The Personal Health Information Act (PHIA) requires all health information trustees, including health care facilities (ex: medical clinics and laboratories), health services agencies and privately practicing licensed, registered or designated health professionals to be familiar with PHIA and to develop policies and procedures as required by the Act.
To assist trustees in complying with the many requirements of this law, Manitoba Health, Healthy Living and Seniors (MHHLS) has developed a PHIA Online Training Program. This program provides a comprehensive review of The Personal Health Information Act (PHIA) and offers three versions:
Interested parties can register for the program as an individual or as a health information trustee organization. Organizations can register their employees and can monitor which of their registrants have completed the training. Individuals that complete the training receive a program completion certificate for the version that they complete. The certificate is valid for three years.
The program is free of charge.
A Certificate of Completion is recognized by the College of Audiologists and Speech – Language Pathologists of Manitoba as evidence of a continuing competency learning activity.