Law 3101A/B- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 134 pages long!)
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Chapter xii: mandatory reporting and the duty to warn. Health professionals being required to disclose such information dealing with patient information. Only one narrow mandatory reporting obligation under the criminal code, there are numerous mandatory reporting obligations under provincial statue. There are situations where an individual may be held civilly liable despite having the obligation to maintain confidentiality. Health practitioners who disclose patient information pursuant to a mandatory (cid:396)epo(cid:396)ti(cid:374)g o(cid:271)ligatio(cid:374) a(cid:396)e (cid:374)ot (cid:449)illi(cid:374)gl(cid:455) dis(cid:272)losi(cid:374)g i(cid:374)fo so the(cid:455) a(cid:396)e(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:271)(cid:396)ea(cid:272)hi(cid:374)g co(cid:373)(cid:373)o(cid:374) In contrast, practitioners who disclose patient info outside the confines of confidentiality may face legal consequences may result in prosecution, a finding of professional misconduct and civil liability. The government pretends to care by imposing mandatory obligations which have been seen in the last 20 years. Does the federal criminal code make it a crime to fail to report past, present or serious crime to the police: no unless it is treason. Part 1: reporting under federal law: intro.
