Page 6 - Federal Law No. (2) of 2019 Concerning the Use of Information and Communication

2. The Executive regulation of this Law shall prescribe the controls and procedures for the
implementation of the provisions of this Article.

Article 16
Confidentiality of Information Related to Patients and Exclusions
Without prejudice to any legislation in force, whoever circulates information related to patients
shall keep them confidential and shall abstain from using them for non-health purposes without
obtaining a written approval of the patient, the following cases shall be excluded:
1. The health information or data required by health insurance companies or any entity funding
the provision of health services received by the patient, for the purposes of auditing, approving
or verifying the financial benefits related to those services;
2. Scientific and clinical research purposes, provided that the identity of patients is not disclosed
and that the ethics and rules of scientific research are respected;
3. Taking preventive and curative measures related to the public health or for the sake of
protecting the health and safety of the patient or any other related person;
4. Upon request of the competent judicial entities;
5. Upon request of the Health Authority for the purposes of control, inspection and protection of
public health.

Article 17
Advertisement Licensing
The Central System may not be used to publish any health advertisement before obtaining license
from the Ministry.

Article 18
Violation of the Controls and Standards of Health Advertisements
The Ministry may request the Competent Authority, as per its applicable procedures, to ban or
block websites, whether inside or outside the State, which violate the controls and standards in
force in the State regarding health advertisements or publish health advertisements and information
before obtaining permission or license from the Ministry.

Article 19
Training and Qualification of Human Resources
The Health Authority shall provide training and qualify the human resources and provide the
necessary resources and proper environment to ensure the safety and security of health information
and data according to the best international practices.

Article 20
Keeping Health Information and Data

*In case of any misinterpretation, the Arabic version of this legislation prevails.