Health Sciences 3101A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Free Hand, Uptodate, Hamilton Health Sciences

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 3101A/B
• Professor: Robert Solomon

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Health care consent act (1996) and substitute decisions act (1992) Part 1: substitute decision making for personal care. General principles: substitute decision makers do not have a free hand in making personal care decisions; rather, the hcca specifically states how substitute decisions are to be made. In these situations, the pgt would have to exercise substitute consent. In order to exercise substitute consent for personal care, an individual must be capable and at least 16 years of age, except for a capable parent, who may consent regardless of his or her age. Janzen v. janzen (2002: scardoni v. hawryluck (2004) Healthcare law chapter 3 notes substitute consent. Part 2: substitute decision making for property: authority to exercise substitute consent for property, safeguards on substitute decision making for property. Poa has mismanaged or misappropriated the incapable person"s assets: even in the absence of wrongdoing, the courts routinely order the guardian or.