Adult Guardianship Act

Question 1

Under the guardianship act the purpose of to provide support and assistance for adults who are abused or neglected, and who are unable to seek support and assistance because of what three things?

Answer 1

1) physical restraint

2) physical handicap, that limits their ability to see help, or

3) an illness disease, injury, or other condition that affects their ability to make decisions about abuse or neglect

Question 2

Under the adult guardianship act, the patient’s property act applies whether an adult is abused or neglected in a public place and the adult home relatives home, a care facility, or any other place except a correctional centre. It does not do what two things?

Answer 2

It does not
1) override the right in section 4 of the healthcare consent and care facility admission act

2) prevent an adults, representative or guardian from refusing healthcare for the adult and accordance with wishes that adults expressed while capable, even if the refusal result in the adults death

Question 3

Under the adult guardianship act, despite the freedom of information, protection of privacy act, and the personal information protection act a person must not disclose what, in terms of reporting abuse or neglect?

And what cannot be done against a person for making a report? Unless what?

Answer 3

The person must not disclose or be compelled to disclose the identity of a person who makes a report.

No action for damages may be brought against a person for making a report or for assisting in an investigation, unless the person made the report falsely maliciously

Question 4

Under the adult guardianship act when reporting abuse or neglect what four things must a person not do?

Answer 4

1) refuse to employer, or refuse to continue to employ a person

2) threaten dismissal, or otherwise threaten a person

3) discriminate against a person with respect to employment, or a term of condition of employment or membership in a profession or trade union, or

4) Intimidate, discipline, or impose a pecuniary or other penalty on a person because the person makes a report or cyst in an investigation

Question 5

Under the adult guardianship act in the report of user neglect section and subsection four, what is the term discipline include?
1)
2)

Answer 5

1) referral to issue or new license or certificate to practice a profession or trade

2) a denial or cancellation of permission to practice in a hospital or refusal to renew that permission