THE UNIQUE HEALTH IDENTIFIER RULES, 2021 1 — THE AADHAAR (TARGETED DELIVERY OF FINANCIAL AND OTHER SUBSIDIES, BENEFITS AND SERVICES) ACT, 2016

THE UNIQUE HEALTH IDENTIFIER RULES, 2021 1 [Updated as on 23. 3. 10.2023] Whereas, the use of Aadhaar authentication in the interest of good governance and enabling access to services enables beneficiaries to get the service directly in a convenient and seamless manner and the voluntary use of Aadhaar provides a convenient way to prove one's identity to obtain services provided by the Central, State or Union territory Governments; And whereas, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (hereinafter referred to as the Ministry) in the Government of India intends to create Unique Health Identifier (UHID) for identification and authentication of beneficiaries in various health IT applications implemented by the Ministry; And whereas, UHID will facilitate integration of health data across various applications and create longitudinal Electronic Health Record (EHR) for citizens besides allowing de-duplication in various health services provided by Ministry; And whereas, the creation of UHID will be voluntary; And whereas, sub -clause (ii) of clause (b) of sub-section (4) of section 4 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 (18 of 2016) (hereinafter referred to as the Aadhaar Act, 2016) allows an entity to perform authentication, if the Authority is satisfied that the requesting entity is permitted to offer authentication services under the provisions of any other law made by Parliament or seeking authentication for such purpose, as the Central Government in consultation with the Authority may provide by rules. Now, Therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (aa) of sub-section (2) of section 53 of the Aadhaar Act, 2016, the Central Government in consultation with the Authority makes the following rules,