Acts Flashcards
Adult Guardianship Act
When are they used?
If the patient has no representative or subsitiute decision maker and is INCAPABLE of making informed consent.
The office of Public Guardian and Trustee will appoint a decision maker
CCALA (Community Care Assisted Living)
What do they do?
Regualte community care facilities and assisted living residences in BC.
They set out the rights of an adult person IN care
- right to protection
- privacy
- participate in care
- transparency
- accountability in delivery of service
- abuse
CFCSA (Child, Family and Community Services Act)
What do they do?
If a child is in need of protection we must contact CFCSA.
Their duty overrides all privacy and confidentiality laws
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No legal action can be taken against practitioner for reporting
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If we do not report we are subject to a fine of $10K and upto 6 months imprisonment
FOIPPA (Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act)
This is the Act that is used in Public Hospital and applies to a health care practitioner who works for the public hospital.
HCCCFAA (Health Care Consent and Care Facility Adminsitration)
They prohibit any health care pratitioner from providing care without consent.
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The also set the standard for the ranking substitute decision maker if the person is incapiable of consenting
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They create the statutes that practitioners will have to be MOST aware of
the consent police 😆
HPA (Health Professionals Act)
Provides a framework for:
governance
registration
restricted activities
discipline
competence.
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The college serves and protects the public under HPA.
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HPA allows the college to create bylaws for:
- Ethics
- Standards for avoidance of conflict of interest
- Professional misconduct
- And with respect to the regulation of the profession
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“Umbrella” statue that sets out duties and responsibilities of Minster of Health Services
Human Rights Code
Persons with disabilities be accommodated
- No mandatory reporting requirements under HRC
- protects equal treatment of patients regardless of race, gender etc.
- if HRC is violated, practitioner or organization may have to pay damages or undergo more training
- Human Rights Tribunal does NOT have the right to suspend or revoke the practitioners certificate of registration
HR is used for scenarios where persons needs wheelchair, offer more time for learning disabilities, service animal, communicate in writing if they have hearing impairment etc….
Labour Mobility Act
Three provisions under this act that allow for out of province, registrants, from elsewhere in Canada, to transfer to BC with recognition of their qualifications.
the only registration requirements. The college of BC can review are good character and professional liability insurance.
Medical and Health Service Regulation
This regulation operates under the Medicare protection act. It states that services provided by a practitioner to themselves or family members are not covered by MSP.
Ombudsperson Act
Governs the colleges decision making practises to ensure they are transparent, impartial and fair
PIPA
helps guide the general duty of confidentiality to protect the privacy of patient’s personal health information under college bylaws, and the PIPA act
PIPA requires an appointed contact person called the information officer. The officers duties are to ensure private practises are compliant with PIPA
Privacy Policy
Must explain how, and when personal information will be collected, used and disclosed
Personal information can be collected without consent if the collection is necessary for the medical treatment of an individual who is unable to consent
