Legal Regulation of the Collection of Personal Health Information Under Public Health Emergencies

Abstract

As a subordinate concept of personal information, personal health information has its unique connotations due to its unique nature, but as a result of the epidemic, its meaning has been extended. Currently, the collection of personal health information is fraught with scattered legislation, legislation of lower level, and practice problem, including doubtful qualifications, expansion of scope, and disordered methods. At the legislative level, it is necessary to formulate special chapter provisions, revise the next law, and increase the sunset provisions; in practice, it is necessary to define subjects’ responsibility, assess the scope according to the law, enhance information sharing, and strengthen relief procedures to build a comprehensive legal supervision system for personal health information collection.