PAIA/POPIA
(PAIA: Promotion of Access to Information Act / POPIA: The Protection of Personal Information Act)
Q:What is the difference between PAIA and POPIA?
A:PAIA versus POPIA? Both are “information” laws, with PAIA protecting the right to access and freedom of information and POPIA protecting the unwarranted exposure of personal information. Both Acts work together to ensure that information is managed lawfully.
Q:Is it compulsory for all Organisations to have a PAIA manual?
A:From 1 January 2022, everybody must have a manual.
Q:How do you comply with PAIA?
A:A requester must comply with the procedure that PAIA stipulates – the request must be in the form specified in the PAIA regulations, and the requester must pay the prescribed fees to the organisation. Again, relatively easy to comply with. There must not be any grounds for refusal (as determined in PAIA).
PAIA – FEES for Requested Information
PAIA – REQUEST for ACCESS to RECORD
PAIA MANUAL (This 13-page ‘word’ document is available from your CPC/Qualicare Consultant, or phone the office: Tel: 021 426 4777)
What is POPI all about?
POPI refers to South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Bill which seeks to regulate the Processing of Personal Information.
GENERAL GUIDELINES ON COLLECTING POPI DATA
PATIENT REGISTRATION FORM
DOCTOR’S STAFF CONSENT TO MAINTAINING & PROCESSING CONFIDENTIAL PATIENT PERSONAL INFORMATION
OPERATOR AGREEMENT
PLAN FOR THE RESPONSE TO DATA BREACHES OF PERSONAL PATIENT INFORMATION
NOTIFICATION TO A PATIENT WHOSE DATA HAS BEEN BREACHED
POPIA – Frequently asked Questions & Answers
POPIA – GUIDANCE NOTE ON INFORMATION OFFICERS & DEPUTY INFORMATION OFFICERS
Information Officers Registration SA-eForm
2022 – POPIA – Manual Submission of the Pdf Form for Registration of Information Officers
POPIA: Registration of Information Officers
Some doctors may have forgotten about POPIA as the website was non-functional last year.
The web page still gives problems at times. The preferred method of registration is electronic:
New Registrations: https://eservices.inforegulator.org.za/user/login.aspx/,
but if you are having trouble registering electronically,
there is a pdf document that you can complete & send via email to: Registration.IO@inforegulator.org.za
THIS IS REQUIRED FOR POPIA COMPLIANCE AND FOR DATA PROTECTION
Telephone Support: 010 023 5200 / Email Support: helpdesk@inforegulator.org.za / enquiries@inforegulator.org.za