BC Jurisprudnece Exam Key Terms And Questions Flashcards
What does CCALA stand for?
Community care and assisted-living act
What does CFCSA stand for?
Child, Family and community service act
What does FOIPPA stand for?
Freedom of information and protection of privacy act
What does HCCCFAA stand for?
Healthcare consent, and care facility admission act
What does HPA stand for?
Health Professions Act
What does PIPA stand for?
Personal information protection act
List the 7 professional duties of psychologists.
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Duty to be HONEST with patients
Duty to provide GOOD SERVICE
Duty to INFORM patients of what they are going to do
Duty to ask for patients’ CONSENT
Duty to be POLITE
Duty to work with FELLOW PRACTITIONERS
Duty to work with the regulatory college to PROTECT the PUBLIC
What does it mean for an activity to be regulated?
The law imposes restrictions on activity to ensure the public are not harmed, and actually benefit from it
What does self regulation mean?
Government has made a statue (act) duty to regulate the profession to a separate body (college), majority of whose board is elected by the profession
What is the mandate of the college of psychologist of BC?
Serve the public interest
The college has a duty to serve and protect the public under what act?
Under the health, professions act
How much notice must the college provide for proposed byelaws or amendments?
Three months
What fraction of the board and committees of the college must be made of the public?
1/3
What are the following components part of: being honest, respecting confidentiality, behaving with sensitivity, maintaining, competence, along patience to make informed choices
Code of ethics
The college is authorized by the health professions act to create bylaws that establish standards of professional ethics force members schedule _______ (A) of the college byelaws contains _____ (B) schedule be contains what
A: college of ethics
B: general standards of practice
Define practice standards
They describe the way in which practitioners practised their profession
Define professional misconduct
Conduct that falls below the minimum expectations of a safe and ethical practitioner
Define incompetence
Where a practitioner demonstrates a lack of knowledge, skill or judgment, when assessing or treating a patient
Define incapable
They have a health condition that prevents them from practising safely
What act prohibits any practitioner from providing care without consent?
The healthcare consent and care facility admission act (HCCCFAA)
What are the 5 requirements for patient consent?
1) relates to the proposed healthcare and treatment
2) be specific, no blanket consent
3) be informed
4) voluntary
5) no misrepresentation or fraud
What seven things must consent include in order to be informed?
1) nature of the treatment/therapy or assessment
2) who will be doing procedure
3) reasons for procedure
4) material risks, and side effects
5) alternatives to procedure
6) consequences of not having the procedure
7) particular patient concerns
What are three ways of receiving consent?
Verbal
Written
Implied
What are the 4 requirements of a substitute decision-maker?
At least 19 years of age
Must themselves be capable
Able and willing to act
No higher ranked substitute available
Who may make decisions on behalf of a patient?
3 options
Personal guardian
Representative
Substitute decision maker
In situates where consent is needed, who makes the decision if two equally ranked decision-makers cannot agree
Public guardian and trustee
What are the 2 rules that a substitute decision-maker must follow?
Act in accordance with last no one wishes a patient
Act in the best interest of the patient
In what eight areas do practitioners need to be very cautious to maintain professional boundaries?
Self disclosure
Giving or receiving gifts
Dual relationships
Ignoring established customs
Personal opinions
Becoming friends
Touching and disrobing
Sexual misconduct
What is the name of the committee in the college that establishes a patient relations program that aims to prevent professional misconduct?
Patient relations committee
What happens if there is a finding of sexual misconduct?
Reprimand
Pay costs
Lose the right to practice for a period of time or indefinitely