Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner. Guidelines for Professional Regulatory Bodies. Updated February 2024. 1 Guidelines for Professional Regulatory Bodies Transparency of discipline of members Discipline decisions, and other discipline related documents, published on the websites of professional regulatory bodies may contain sensitive personal information or personal health information, including information such as alleged wrongdoings, opinions about members and physical and mental health information. Professional regulatory bodies in Saskatchewan may be subject to access and privacy laws, including The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP) and The Health Information Protection Act (HIPA), and their regulations. As such, any disclosure of personal information or personal health information should be done in accordance with the applicable access and privacy law. By making discipline decisions, and other discipline related documents (including notice of complaints, notice of hearings, and discipline decisions) available to the public, professional regulatory bodies are being transparent in its decision-making and demonstrating its accountability to the public. One way of making these documents available to the public is by publishing them on the internet. While publishing on the internet accomplishes the task of promoting transparency and demonstrating accountability, personal information or personal health information contained within these documents may be published on the internet. This information can be compiled and used for unintended and nefarious purposes including stalking, bullying, and identity fraud and theft. This resource is focused on the publication of discipline decisions, and other discipline related documents, on professional regulatory body websites. The resource provides general non-binding advice and is only meant for consideration for professional regulatory bodies as they develop their policies and procedures on the publication of discipline-related documents.
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