A person is moving from city A to city B, within an EEA member state. In city A he was a patient of the local hospital

Question

Options

• AThe hospital in A can send the medical file to the data subject, but not to another hospital
• BThe hospital in A can send the file to hospital B, before the patient has requested it
• CThe hospital in A can send the data directly to hospital B, as requested by the patient.
• DThe hospital in A cannot send the file, because there is no legitimate ground for processing

• A
  4% (1)
• B
  16% (4)
• C
  72% (18)
• D
  8% (2)

Explanation

The hospital in A can send the data directly to hospital B, as requested by the patient. Correct. The right to portability allows this. (Literature: A, Chapter 3) The hospital in A can send the file to hospital B, before the patient has requested it. Incorrect. The hospital in B can only acquire the file from A with consent or if it is in the vital interest of the data subject and consent cannot be obtained. The hospital in A can send the medical file to the data subject, but not to another hospital. Incorrect. The data subject can ask for the data to be sent directly. The hospital in A cannot send the file, because there is no legitimate ground for processing. Incorrect. A request, which implies consent, of the data subject is a sufficient legitimate ground.

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