PROCESSING OF DATA CONCERNING HEALTH FOR INSURANCE PURPOSES REGULATIONS

DATA CONCERNING HEALTH

FOR INSURANCE PURPOSES

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 586.10

PROCESSING OF DATA CONCERNING HEALTH

FOR INSURANCE PURPOSES REGULATIONS

1st June, 2018

LEGAL NOTICE 178 of 2018, as amended by Legal Notice 107 of

2020.

The title of these regulations is the Processing of Data

concerning Health for Insurance Purposes Regulations.

(1)

In these regulations, unless the context

otherwise requires

"Act" means the Data Protection Act;

"business of insurance" shall have the same meaning as

provided under the Insurance Business Act;

"insurance distribution activities" shall have the same meaning

as provided under the Insurance Distribution Act.

"the Regulation" shall have the same meaning as is assigned to

it in article 3 of the Act.

(2) Article 3(2) of the Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to

these regulations.

The scope and purpose of these regulations is to

introduce further conditions on the processing of data concerning

health for insurance purposes pursuant to Article 9 of the Regulation.

(1)

The processing of data concerning health shall

be deemed to be in the substantial public interest when such

processing is necessary for the purpose of the business of insurance

or insurance distribution activities.

(2) The processing referred to in this regulation shall be

subject to the suitable and specific measures designed to safeguard

the fundamental rights and freedoms of data subjects.