PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) is seeking an exemption for doctors to register with the Commissioner of the Personal Data Protection as users of patients’ data.
MMA president Datuk Dr NKS Tharmaseelan said that doctors had been given until Saturday to register themselves or be slapped with a fine of up to RM500, 000 or up to three years’ jail as spelled out in the Personal Data Protection Act 2010, which came into force on Nov 15.
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