Page 7 - Federal Law No. (2) of 2019 Concerning the Use of Information and Communication

1. Keeping health information and data through ICT shall be as per the following:
a. The period during which health information and data are kept shall commensurate with the
need thereof, provided that it is no less than 25 (twenty-five) years as of the date of the last
health procedures provided to the person concerned with such health information and data;
b. Ensuring the application of confidentiality, validity and credibility standards of such health
information and data;
2. The Executive regulation of this Law shall prescribe the controls and procedures for the
implementation of the provisions of this Article.

Article 21
Inclusion of the Identity Number in Health Transactions and Files
The Health Authority and Competent Authority shall enter the identity number in all health
transactions, registers and files and to use the ID number for the purposes of organization and
storage thereof, except in the emergency cases and other cases defined by virtue of a decision
issued by the Ministry in coordination with the Health Authority.

Chapter 3
Penalties
Article 22
Application of the Severer Penalty
The penalties provided for under this Law shall be applied without prejudice to any severer penalty
provided for under any other law.

Article 23
Penalty of Unauthorized Advertisement Publication
Whoever publishes a health advertisement through the Central System without obtaining
authorization shall be punished by a fine of not less than AED 100.000 (one hundred thousand)
and not more than AED 200.000 (two hundred thousand).

Article 24
Penalty of the Violation of Article (13)
Whoever violates the provisions of Article (13) of this Law shall be punished by a fine of not less
than AED 500.000 (five hundred thousand) and not more than AED 700.000 (seven hundred
thousand).

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