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Medical Information Portability Law, 5784-2024

חוק ניוד מידע רפואי, תשפ"ד-2024

Published: 2024-07-24Consolidated Hebrew text as of 2025-07-08 · Last amended 2025-07-06✓ Amendment status checked against the Knesset legislation record on 2026-09-28
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Chapter I: Purpose and Definitions

Purpose§

1.

The purpose of this Law is to regulate every person's right to the portability of medical information about him or her for the purpose of improving the medical treatment given to that person and his or her health condition, inter alia by means of innovative medical treatments and preventive, personalised and proactive medicine, and also for the purpose of assisting in the exercise of his or her rights and improving the service that he or she receives from a public body where such service involves medical information, all while preserving his or her privacy and with his or her consent.

Definitions§

2.

In this Law –

"hospital" – as defined in section 24 of the Public Health Ordinance;

"geriatric hospital" – a hospital which, under the conditions of its registration as referred to in section 25 of the Public Health Ordinance, is licensed to engage in the treatment of nursing patients or mentally frail persons or in active geriatrics, and is designated solely for such engagement;

"public hospital" – any of the following:

(1)a Government hospital, including a health corporation operating within its framework;
(2)a hospital in the ownership of a health fund;
(3)a hospital in the ownership of a local authority, including a health corporation operating within its framework;
(4)a hospital that is a corporation that is a public institution as defined in section 9 of the Income Tax Ordinance [New Version];
(5)a hospital that is not a hospital referred to in paragraphs (1) to (4), whose certificate of registration under the Public Health Ordinance includes emergency medicine positions (triage);

"public body" – Government ministries and other State institutions;

"permit" – a permit to receive medical information under section 3;

"National Health Insurance Law" – National Health Insurance Law, 5754-1994;

"National Insurance Law" – National Insurance Law [Consolidated Version], 5755-1995;

"Privacy Protection Law" – Privacy Protection Law, 5741-1981;

"Patient Rights Law" – Patient Rights Law, 5756-1996;

"soldier" – as defined in section 55(a) of the National Health Insurance Law;

"Medical Corps" – the Medical Corps of the Israel Defence Forces;

"medical treatment", "patient" and "medical information" – as defined in the Patient Rights Law;

"interface" – an information transfer interface that enables direct communication between different bodies in a secure manner;

"the Director" – the Director General of the Ministry of Health or a person authorised by the Director General for the purposes of this Law from among the employees of the Ministry;

"access authorisation management system" – as defined in section 17;

"information recipient" – a health services provider or public body referred to in section 3(b)(2) that has received a permit;

"information source" – a health services provider upon whom a duty to transfer medical information applies under the provisions of section 11;

"geriatric medical centre" – a geriatric hospital that has more than two types of active geriatrics departments;

"health services provider" – any of the following:

(1)a health fund;
(2)a public hospital, other than a geriatric hospital;
(3)a geriatric medical centre;
(4)the Ministry of Health, in respect of health services detailed in the Third Schedule to the National Health Insurance Law;
(5)a hospital that is not a hospital referred to in paragraphs (2) or (3) designated by the Director by Order under the provisions of section 22;
(6)the Medical Corps, in respect of the provision of health services under section 55 of the National Health Insurance Law or under Military Orders as defined in the Military Justice Law, 5715-1955 (hereinafter – Military Orders);
(7)the medical department of the Israel Prison Service, in respect of the provision of health services to a prisoner as defined in the Prisons Ordinance [New Version], 5732-1971 (hereinafter – prisoner);
(8)a public body listed in the Second Schedule, in respect of the provision of medical treatment for which it is responsible, as detailed in that Schedule;

"information basket" – data items grouped according to their characteristics as detailed in the First Schedule;

"health fund" – as defined in the National Health Insurance Law;

"Public Health Ordinance" – Public Health Ordinance, 1940;

"health corporation" – as defined in section 21 of the Budget Foundations Law, 5745-1985, even if it operates within the framework of a hospital in the ownership of a local authority;

"the Minister" – the Minister of Health.

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Chapter IV: Provision of Consent to the Transfer of Medical Information

Section A: Consent

Consent to the Transfer of Medical Information§
14.

Medical information shall be transferred under this Law only with the consent of the person about whom the medical information relates.

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Chapter V: Miscellaneous Provisions

Designation of Another Hospital as a Health Services Provider§

22.
(a)The Director may designate, by Order, a hospital that is not a hospital listed in paragraphs (2) or (3) of the definition "health services provider" as a health services provider for the purposes of this Law; the Director shall make such an Order upon the fulfilment of both of the following:
(1)after having given notice thereof to that hospital and having given it an opportunity to present its arguments in that regard, or at the request of the hospital;
(2)after having considered the implications of the designation, including the scope and characteristics of the medical information in the possession of the hospital, the extent of the improvement in the quality and safety of medical treatment following the designation, the costs of implementing the provisions of this Law, and the measures taken by the hospital in that regard.
(b)Notice of the making of an Order as referred to in this section shall be published on the website of the Ministry of Health.

Transfer of Information from the National Immunisation Registry§

22a.
(a)Without derogating from the provisions of this Law, the Ministry of Health shall transfer to an information recipient, under the provisions of section 11, information from the national immunisation registry established under section 65b1 of the Public Health Ordinance.
(b)The provisions of this Law shall apply to the transfer of information as referred to in subsection (a), and the Ministry of Health shall be regarded, for the purposes of the national immunisation registry, as an information source.

Display of All Medical Information about a Soldier§

22b.
(a)The Medical Corps shall provide a soldier with a service for the display of all medical information about him or her under the provisions of subsection (b), in digital form in the soldier's personal area on the Medical Corps website, except for information determined in a procedure under section 12(b)(3).
(b)Information transferred to the Medical Corps under this Law shall be displayed as referred to in subsection (a), provided that it was transferred for the purpose of its display, all in accordance with the list of information sources maintained with respect to the soldier in the access authorisation management system as referred to in section 17(b).

Savings Provisions§

26.

Nothing in the provisions of this Law shall derogate from the possibility of disclosing medical information to another person under any law, including under the provisions of the Patient Rights Law, or derogate from the provisions under that Law or from the provisions under the Privacy Protection Law.

Use of Interface§

27.

Nothing in the provisions of this Law shall derogate from the possibility of using an interface to transfer medical information under any law.

Implementation and Regulations§

29.
(a)The Minister is responsible for the implementation of this Law, and may make Regulations on any matter relating to its implementation.
(b)The Minister, with the consent of the Minister of Finance and with the approval of the Health Committee of the Knesset, may amend, by Order, the First Schedule.
(c)The Minister, with the consent of the Minister of Finance and the Minister responsible for the relevant public body and with the approval of the Health Committee of the Knesset, may amend, by Order, the Second Schedule and the Third Schedule.

Commencement and Application§

30.
(a)This Law shall come into force, except for sections 1, 2, 14, 22, 26, 27 and 29 to 32, three years from the date of its publication (hereinafter – the commencement date).
(b)In respect of information sources, the provisions of this Law shall apply to the information baskets as detailed below, from the dates specified alongside them:
(1)in respect of the information baskets listed in items 1 to 8 of the First Schedule – on the commencement date;
(2)in respect of the information baskets listed in items 9 to 11 of the First Schedule – one year from the commencement date;
(3)in respect of the information baskets listed in items 12 to 16 of the First Schedule – two years from the commencement date.
(c)The provisions of section 21e of the National Health Insurance Law, as worded in this Law, shall apply from six months after the date prescribed in subsection (b)(1) to (3), as the case may be.
(c1)Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b), in respect of a health services provider listed in paragraph (7) or (8) of the definition "health services provider", the provisions of this Law shall apply to the information baskets as detailed below, from the dates specified alongside them:
(1)in respect of the information baskets listed in items 1 to 8 of the First Schedule – on the 1st of Av 5788 (24 July 2028);
(2)in respect of the information baskets listed in items 9 to 11 of the First Schedule – on the 12th of Av 5789 (24 July 2029);
(3)in respect of the information baskets listed in items 12 to 16 of the First Schedule – on the 23rd of Tammuz 5790 (24 July 2030).
(c2)The Minister responsible for a health services provider as referred to in subsection (c1), with the approval of the Health Committee of the Knesset, may defer, by Order, the dates referred to in that subsection, all or some of them, in respect of that health services provider, by additional periods not exceeding one year in the aggregate, after having considered, inter alia, the completion of the preparedness of the health services provider for the implementation of this Law, including the resources required therefor.
(d)The Minister, with the approval of the Health Committee of the Knesset, may defer, by Order, the dates referred to in subsections (a), (b) and (c1), all or some of them, by two additional periods not exceeding two years each, after having considered, inter alia, the completion of the preparedness for the implementation of this Law, including the resources required therefor; the deferral of the date may be in respect of different information baskets or in respect of different health services providers listed in paragraphs (6) to (8) of the definition "health services provider".

Initial Provisions§

31.
(a)Initial provisions under sections 11(a) and (c), 12(a)(1) and 21(b) shall be determined within six months of the date of publication of this Law.
(b)Initial provisions under sections 4(a) and 15(c) shall be determined within 18 months of the date of publication of this Law.

Reporting – Temporary Provision§

32.
(a)Health services providers shall report to the Director on their preparedness for the transfer of medical information under the provisions of this Law, on 1 January and on 1 July of each year.
(b)The Director General of the Ministry of Health shall submit to the Health Committee of the Knesset a report on the preparedness for the implementation of this Law, on 1 February and on 1 August of each year, including the preparedness of health services providers for the implementation of this Law, and of the Ministry of Health for the operation of the access authorisation management system, and the resources required for its implementation.
(c)Reports under this section shall be submitted until the end of five years from the commencement date.

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Second Schedule (paragraph (8) of the definition "health services provider" in section 2 and section 29(c))

(1)the Ministry of Defence, in respect of the provision of medical treatment under section 43 or 43b of the Disabled Persons Law (Pensions and Rehabilitation), 5719-1959 [Consolidated Version];
(2)the Ministry of Welfare and Social Security, in respect of the provision of medical treatment in a residential facility as defined in the Residential Facilities Supervision Law, 5725-1965, provided that the information is transferred to a database as defined in the Privacy Protection Law (hereinafter – database), the controller of which is the Ministry of Welfare and Social Security, and which manages the computer systems in which the information is stored.

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Third Schedule (sections 3(b)(2), 9(a)(1)(d), 10(d)(2) and 29(c))

(1)the National Insurance Institute, in respect of each of the following:
(a)a benefit for preservation of pregnancy under Section E of Chapter III of the National Insurance Law;
(b)a benefit in respect of a work injury under Chapter V of the National Insurance Law;
(c)accident pay under Chapter VI of the National Insurance Law;
(d)a general disability benefit under Chapter IX of the National Insurance Law;
(e)a special services allowance under Chapter IX of the National Insurance Law;
(f)a disabled child benefit under Section F of Chapter IX of the National Insurance Law;
(g)a nursing care benefit under Chapter X of the National Insurance Law;
(h)allowances for volunteers under Chapter XIII of the National Insurance Law;
(i)allowances for victims of the security forces under Chapter XIII/1 of the National Insurance Law;
(j)an allowance in respect of a hostile action injury under the Victims of Hostile Action (Pensions) Law, 5730-1970;
(k)an allowance under the Allowances for Prisoners of Zion and Their Family Members Law, 5752-1992;
(l)a benefit under the Polio Victims Compensation Law, 5767-2007;
(2)the Ministry of Defence, in respect of any right, including an allowance, additional entitlement, grant, payment or any other benefit, paid or granted under the Disabled Persons Law (Pensions and Rehabilitation), 5719-1959 [Consolidated Version], or by virtue of the provisions and procedures of the Ministry of Defence, or under another law that applies the provisions of that Law;
(3)the Ministry of Health, in respect of each of the following:
(a)determination of percentages of mobility disability for the purposes of the agreement on a mobility benefit drawn up under section 9 of the National Insurance Law;
(b)a rehabilitation programme for a person with a mental health condition under the Mental Health Rehabilitation in the Community Law, 5760-2000;
(c)a recommendation of the medical authority under section 12b(c) of the Traffic Ordinance [New Version], to the licensing authority;
(4)the Ministry of Welfare and Social Security, in respect of each of the following:
(a)a diagnosis under section 7 of the Welfare Law (Treatment of Persons with Intellectual-Developmental Disabilities), 5729-1969, provided that the information is transferred to a database the controller of which is the Ministry of Welfare and Social Security, and which manages the computer systems in which the information is stored;
(b)a diagnosis of the existence of a disability and an assessment of the level of support under section 8 of the Welfare Services for Persons with Disabilities Law, 5782-2022, and also recognition of a person as entitled to receive welfare services and determination of the level of support required by that person under section 14 of that Law, all provided that the information is transferred to a database the controller of which is the Ministry of Welfare and Social Security, and which manages the computer systems in which the information is stored;
(c)the issuance of a certificate of blindness or visual impairment and escort payments, in accordance with the guidelines and instructions of the Director General of the Ministry of Welfare and Social Security, as in force from time to time, published on the Ministry's website (hereinafter – Ministry of Welfare Director General's instructions);
(d)the provision of communication support services for persons with hearing disabilities in accordance with the Ministry of Welfare Director General's instructions;
(e)a medical opinion given by a physician employed by the Ministry of Welfare and Social Security, whom the Minister of Welfare and Social Security has designated as a recognised medical institution for the purposes of determining the suitability of a ward for a residential facility under regulation 6 of the Residential Facilities Supervision Regulations (Placement of Wards with Intellectual Disabilities in Residential Facilities), 5727-1967;
(5)the Ministry of Transport and Road Safety, in respect of the approval of a disability by a physician authorised by the licensing authority under section 1a of the Disabled Persons Parking Law, 5754-1993, provided that the information is transferred to a database the controller of which is the Ministry of Transport and Road Safety, and which manages the computer systems in which the information is stored;
(6)the Authority as defined in the Aviation Law, 5771-2011, in respect of the issuance of a medical certificate under sections 6 and 7 of that Law, provided that if the information requester is an authorised physician as defined in section 6(a)(1) of that Law, the information is transferred to a database the controller of which is that Authority, and which manages the computer systems in which the information is stored.

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