Law 3101A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Regulatory College, Spousal Privilege
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Common law: obligation to not willingly disclose information, unless the person consents . So when a physician discloses personal information required by court order they are not willingly sharing the person"s info (they"re following order). 1. legal obligations (cannot disclose information: mandatory reporting obligation (must report patient con dential information, patients" personal views of con dentiality. Physicians should thus explain what con dentiality means & their obligations to the patient. Con dentially is expected when the relationship/ circumstances create a reasonable expectation of privacy. Discussion of this issue will not be required. Con dentiality is an inherent element of those type of relationships/ circumstances. All information patients provide is con dential, and should be kept from other health professionals as well. Acceptable means of communication with patients must also be obtained by consent. (i. e phone calls, email ) Obligation of con dentiality only arises when the context is right.
