The scope of the law



section 1 of this Act apply to the processing of personal data in

The public health agency's activities in relation to national

vaccination (immunization registry).



The law applies only if the treatment is completely or partially

automated or if the personal data are or are

intended to be part of a structured set of personal data

available for searching or compilation according to

specific criteria. Team (2013:637).



2 § the term national vaccination programmes have in this law

the same meaning as in the event of (2004:168).



section 3 of the Swedish personal data Act (1998:204) applies in the treatment of

personal data of the public health agency's activities

national vaccination programmes, subject to

of this Act or of regulations in

adherence to the law. Team (2013:637).



section 4 of the processing of personal data is permitted by

This Act may be carried out even if the individual is opposed to

the treatment.



section 5 of the public health authority is responsible for the

treatment of personal information that the Agency under

This law. Team (2013:637).



Purpose of personal data processing



section 6 of the processing of personal data for



1. the production of statistics,



2. monitoring, evaluation and quality assurance of

national vaccination programmes, as well as



3. research and epidemiological studies.



Personal data processed for the purposes specified in

the first subparagraph may also be processed for the performance of

data disclosure that is made in accordance with the law

Regulation. Otherwise, section 9, first subparagraph, (d) and other

subparagraph personal data Act (1998:204).



Personal data may be processed



7 § for the purposes specified in section 6, only the following

data is processed:



1. date of vaccination,



2. the vaccinated person number or co-ordination number,



3. the vaccine used,



4. batch number,



5. the health care providers who have been responsible for the vaccination, and



6. the vaccinated population city.



Obligation to provide data



section 8 of The health care providers who have been responsible for the vaccination to be

provide the information referred to in section 7 of the 1 – 5 to

immunization registry.



Permission assignment



Article 9 of the public health authority shall determine the conditions for the award

of access to information in the register.

The permissions should be restricted to what is necessary to the

assigned permissions to perform their

tasks.



Government or authority the Government determines

Announces rules on the allocation of jurisdiction for

access to information in the register. Team (2013:637).



Disclosure on medium for automated data processing



section 10 of the personal data in the register of vaccination may be released on

medium for automated data processing only if data

should be used for any of the purposes specified in section 6.



Privacy



section 11 of the public and of the Official Secrets Act (2009:400), see

provisions relating to restrictions on the right to issue

personal data.



Rectification and indemnity



section 12 of the provisions of the Swedish personal data Act (1998:204) about

rectification and damages shall apply in the case of treatment of

personal information under this Act or the regulations

a court in connection with the Act.



Information



section 13 of the public health authority must ensure that the individual may

information on personal data processing.



The information should contain the following information:



1. who is responsible,



2. the purposes of the processing,



3. the obligation to provide data which may result from legislative or

Regulation,



4. the mandatory silence-and safety regulations

for information and treatment,



5. the right to take part of the information referred to in section 26

personal data Act (1998:204),



6. the right referred to in section 12 to the correction of inaccurate or

misrepresentations,



7. the right to compensation in accordance with section 12 in the treatment of

personal data in contravention of this law,



8. what applies in the case of search terms,



9. what applies in terms of retention, as well as



10. that the registration is not optional.

Team (2013:637).