Law 3101A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: District Health Board, Yorkshire Carnegie, Tuberculous Meningitis
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Failure could lead to provincial/ federal/ professional consequences. F. c. (litigation guardian of) v. 511825 ontario inc. (c. o. b. Because they did everything they could with the information they had: group home was liable in negligence for failing to: Inform school and society of all the 4 absences. Falsifying records would expose one to civil liability, professional misconduct, criminal charges. Physicians are governed by: common law civil liability, regulatory college reprimanded, federal/ provincial statutes prosecution. Phipa: hic"s may use/ disclose those info only if person consents, or if required by law. Although consent is needed by phipa, qcipa (quality of care information protection act) allows disclosure of any information to a quality of care committee (even without consent). Ownership of/ patient access to treatment records: patient record is owned by the practitioner/ the practitioner"s employer, but patients have access to their own record, including information about them that is provided by a 3rd party.
