Law 3101A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Implied Consent, Internal Audit, Health Professional
Document Summary
Provincial health statute authorizing disclosure, mandator reporting obligation, search warrant, subpoena, court order. Implied consent to share info when seeking advice from a colleague for best course of action. Can consult peer or other health professional both within or outside of their agency. Keep amount of identifying information to minimum, unless would be helpful to consultant formulating advice. Consulted colleague = obligation to maintain con dentiality. Share con dential info in compassionate circumstances, undertake internal audit, ensure quality of services provided, carry out routine internal administrative/ management tasks. Individuals who apply for bene t, exemption, accreditation, placement, referral = implicit consent to release of their con dential info necessary to process their request. Wise for doctor to obtain explicit consent if info is highly sensitive, or dif cult patient. Doctor not required to provide a service if patient has made task impossible/ dif cult. Right to disclose patient info with patient"s explicit consent.
