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ROI - Module 3 - Name the Legislation LA3 Flashcards

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Mandates that a physician must prnounce a patient dead before the body is removed from the hospital

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HOSPITAL ACT

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Requires hospitals to maintain a patient register

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Hospital Act

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Lists reportable diseases

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Public Health Act Regulations

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Mandates the development and use of by-laws by hospitals

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Hospital Act

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Provides requirements for health information management departments for reporting births

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Vital statistics Act

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Allows the director of a mental institution to consent to treatment of its patients

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Mental Health Act

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Mandates that original documents must be on the health record

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Hospital Act Regulations

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Allows a committee to handle the business affairs of a patient declared incapable

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Patient Property Act

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Provides a legal basis for the donation of body parts after death

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Human Tissue Gift Act

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Outlines the requirements for considering a patient an “emancipated minor”

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Infants Act

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Provides requirements to hospitals for reporting deaths and fetal deaths

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Vital Statistics Act

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States the legal age of majority in B.C.

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Age of Majority

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Protects physicians who work on medical/hospital committees (3)

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Hospital Act
Evidence Act
Health Professions Act

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Gives power to WCB officers to examine witnesses (2)

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Workers Compensation Act

Criminal Injury Compensation Act

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A law enforcement officer may request a nurse to take a blood sample.

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Motor Vehicle Act

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Provides for nondisclosure of the names of the human tissue donors

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Human Tissue Gift Act

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Allows access to health records by BC College of Physicians and Surgeons

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Hospital Act Regulations

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Allows ICBC representatives to examine health records

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Insurance (Vehicle) Act

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Allows a certified true copy of a health record to be admitted in evidence in court (2)

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Evidence Act

Hospital Act

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Allows Ministry of Health representatives to inspect hospital records

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Hospital Act

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Lists the types of deaths which must be reported to the coroner

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Coroners Act

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Provides for the provision of a diagnosis upon admission of a patient to the hospital (2)

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Hospital Act Regulations

Hospital Insurance Act & Regulations

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Defines fetal death

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Vital Statistics Act

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Does not apply to legal matters covered by the Criminal Code of Canada

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Limitations Act

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States requirements for renewal of detention in cetain types of hositals

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Mental Health Act

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Defines “birth”

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Vital Statistics Act

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Outlines the age of consent for surgical treatment (3)

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Age of Majority
Infants Act
Child, Family & Community Service Act

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Provides a time limit of 6 years within which legal action must be taken (2)

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Hospital Insurance Act

Limitations Act

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Provides for application for compensation within 1 year

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Criminal Injuries Compensation Act

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Allows an autopsy to be performed without the consent of the next-of-kin

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Coroners Act

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Mandates that the health record is the property of the hospital

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Hospital Act

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Protects physicians from personal liability for committee work (2)

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Health Professions Act

Hospital Act

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Permits release of information to MCFD regarding children in their care awaiting adoption

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Adoption Act

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Focus is on protecting youth age 12-17 requiring medical care

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Child, Family & Community Service Act & Regulations

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Mandatory reporting of assault by a knife

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Gunshot & Stab Wound Disclosure Act

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Allows for the creation and maintenance of a health status registry

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Health Act

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Authorized to conduct confidential hearings that are nonthreatening

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Ombudsperson Act

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Conducts investigations into the criminal injury of a child or youth

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Representative for Children & Youth Act

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A physician has to report a communicable disease within 24 hours to a medical health officer (BCDC)

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Public Health Act

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A newborn baby is treated with eye drops within 1 hour following birth

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Public Health Act Regulations

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BCCA has submitted a list of patient names for whom they are missing pathology reports for the past month

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Health Act (Public Health Act)

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Does WSBC have access to health records?

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Yes, Workers Compensation Act

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Does WSBC have power to summon witnesses?

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Yes, Workers Compensation Act

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This Act provides a list of diseases recognized as occupational diseases - carpal tunnel syndrome and emphysema, etc.

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Workers Compensation Act

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45
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Requirements for registering all births, deaths, and fetal deaths

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Vital Statistics Act

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46
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Do stillbirths need to be registered?

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Yes, Vital Statistics Act

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47
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Under what legislation is the registration onf an adoption done?

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Vital Statistics Act

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What happens if there is a birth or death on a ship or an aircraft?

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If the first stop is in BC, the registrar general may register it (Vital Statistics Act)

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Can DVA request information to support a client’s receipt of health care and treatment benefits of disability pension application?

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Yes, Veteran Health Care Regulations

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Advises government on services for children, youth and their families

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Representative for Children and Youth Act

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51
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Monitors services of adoption act, child care BC Act, child care subsidy act, child family and community services act, community living authority Act and Youth Justice act

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Representative for Children and Youth Act

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Conducts investigations into critical injury or death of a child or youth requested by the Attorney General

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Representative for Children and Youth Act

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Advocates for children and youth

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Representative for Children and Youth Act

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54
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Can a child and youth officer request access to a patient’s personal health information?

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Yes, Representative for Children and Youth Act

55
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What age group is considered a young adult or youth?

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19 - 24

56
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A list of required (communicable) reportable diseases

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Public Health Act Regulations

57
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health authorities have power to inspect products and sites to make sure they adhere to public health safety standards

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Public Health Act

58
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Governs the handling and reporting of contagious or infected persons

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Public Health Act

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The purposes of collecting, using and disclosing information to conduct research into health issues

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Public Health Act

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Authorizes which persons are declared either “capable” or “incapable” of handling their own financial affairs if they are a patient under the Mental Health Act

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Patient Property Act

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Incapable persons generally have public trustees or a court-appointed committee handling their financial affairs

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Patient Property Act

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Handles care quality complaints

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Patient Care Quality Review Board Act

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Making sure administrative practices and services of public bodies are fair, reasonable, appropriate and equitable

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Ombudsperson Act

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A nurse is allowed to take a blood sample if demanded by a police officer

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Motor Vehicle Act

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Requirement of a psychologist, optometrist, or doctor to report any patient who has a medical condition that makes them dangerous to drive

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Motor Vehicle Act

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Governs all legal aspects of the admission, discharge, transfer, detention, costs and treatment of mental ill persons in the provincial Mental Health facilities, and psychiatric units of public hospitals

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Mental Health Act

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Can a mental health review panel request copies of a patient’s record?

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Yes, Mental Health Act

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Can a patient’s legal representative (advocate, lawyer, or patient) request the patient’s record?

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No, cannot disclose without patient’s consent (Mental Health Act - if physician determines that info in the chart will harm patient, then this info may be severed)

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As a public body, it is our duty under FIPPA to ensure that personal information being released to “these” requestors is reviewed for 3rd party information and appropriate sections of FIPPA are applied

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Mental Health Act

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Requirements for information and involuntary admissions to hospital

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Mental Health Act

71
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A limit of 15 years from the day of which the claim took place for legal action against hospitals and physicians

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Limitations Act

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Applying to civil cases only, (not criminal code cases such as rape) can legal action take place

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Limitations Act

73
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Physicians and hospital employees are required to provide reports to ICBC regarding injuries, diagnosis and treatment

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Insurance (Vehicle) Act

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Is written consent from the patient needed for ICBC to review a report?

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Yes, (Insurance Vehicle Act)

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a 16+ year old patient may consent to health care, and it is not necessary for parents or guardian to consent

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Infants Act

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a 17 year old consent to medical treatment, do the parents have a right to access their child’s health record?

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No, unless the patient gives consent (Infants Act)

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A person can consent to having their body parts used for transplantation, medical education, and research

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Human Tissue Gift Act

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How many physicians are necessary to pronounce death before tissue is removed from a body for transplantation?

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2 (Human Tissue Gift Act)

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What is the order to consent for transplantation of human tissues, medical education, scientific research, or therapeutic purposes, after a patient dies?

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Spouse (any age), child (if of legal age), parent, sibling (if of legal age), and any next of kin (of legal age) …. Human Tissue Gift Act

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Can donor information be disclosed?

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No, Human Tissue Gift Act

81
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governs both public and private hospitals

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Hospital Act

82
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Makes regulations regarding patient’s admission, discharge, standard of care, and records to be kept and their retention period

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Hospital Act

83
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a person has to be certified dead by a physician before body is removed

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Hospital Act

84
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A physician cannot be liable for work done in good faith on a committee

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Hospital Act

85
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A health record is the property of the hospital

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Hospital Act

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A certified true copy of a record is acceptable in court

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Hospital Act

87
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An admission of diagnosis is required

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Hospital Act Regulations

88
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Discharge order is required

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Hospital Act Regulations

89
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A physician has to justify overlong stay of a patient

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Hospital Act Regulations

90
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A note to be written if a patient leaves against medical advice

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Hospital Act Regulations

91
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The original documents stay on a patient’s health record

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Hospital Act Regulations

92
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Legal action can take place within 6 years

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Hospital Insurance Act

93
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Makes regulations regarding reports about the need for treatment or length of stays, patients, records, morbidity reporting, confidentiality and admission requirements

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Hospital Insurance Act

94
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Physicians must admit patient and provide history and diagnosis

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Hospital Insurance Act Regulations

95
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There must be a completed application for extended care or rehabilitation made

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Hospital Insurance Act Regulations

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BCCA may request a person with their consent support their info or records if the agency believes that the information or records will facilitate medical research and benefit to the public justifies the request

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Health Act (also Public Health Act)

97
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Health Status Registry records and classifies for statstical purposes

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Health Act

98
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Husband/wife communication is privileged

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Evidence Act

99
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Photocopies and microfilm are acceptable in a court if made in the regular order of business

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Evidence Act

100
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Information cannot be disclosed if produced in legal proceedings, or that a record that was used in the course of a study, investigation, evaluation or program carried on by a committee

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Evidence Act

101
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Physicians or health care professionals must report all gunshots regardless of origin, and stab wounds EXCEPT if believed to be self-inflicted or unintentional

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Gunshot & Stab Wound Disclosure Act

102
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Immediate family members of a victim injured as a result of a certain crime may be eligible for financial assistance or benefits (work related)

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Criminal Injury Compensation Act (Work Safe BC)

does not apply if a vehicle was used as an assault weapon

103
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Under what legislation can you apply for compensation within 1 year?

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Criminal Injury Compensation Act (physician to furnish reports)

104
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A person may apply for benefits if they have been a victim of a crime (not vehicle accident, work related, or sexually assaulted)

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Crime Victim Assistance Act

105
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All deaths must be reported in BC

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Coroners Act

106
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Coroner has power to inspect/seize records

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Coroners Act

107
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Cannot take a body out of BC without coroner’s authorization

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Coroners Act

108
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Coroner can authorize an autopsy without consent

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Coroners Act

109
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Who owns the autopsy report?

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Attorney General

110
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Does the coroner have power to summon witnesses?

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Yes

111
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Despite FIPPA, can a coroner withhold information collected in the course of an investigation until it is complete?

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Yes

112
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The chief coroner or the chair of the Child Death Review Unit may disclose information obtained to the Representative for Children and Youth

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Coroners Act

113
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Covers nursing homes, and programs such as home support,adult day services, home care nursing, and meal programs

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Continuing Care Act

114
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Applies to community care provided to 3 or more unrelated people (group home)

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Community Care and Assisted Living Act

115
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regulates registration, licensing and operating of a care facility

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Community Care & Assisted Living Act

116
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Protects children under 19 (including youth 12-17) who need medical or surgical care

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Child, Family & Community Service Act & Regulation

117
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What is the age of Majority?

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19

118
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Ministry of Children and Family Development are responsible for managing adoptions under this Act

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Adoption Act

119
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There are no consent requirements when releasing information for the purpose of adoption

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Adoption Act

120
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If an adopted person is wanting their birth records, what do you do?

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Have them fill out an authorization form for the release of their birth record; sever parents names and personal information, and refer the requestor to the Adoption Reunion Registry

121
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When is a birth mother’s consent for adoption valid?

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After 10 days of child’s birth

122
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Can a birth mother revoke her consent of adoption?

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Yes, within 30 days of child’s birth, stating in writing and received by the director within the 30 day period

123
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A capable adult can give/refuse medical treatment

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Health Care Consent & Care Facility (Admission) Act

124
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Identifies hierarchy of family members who can act as decision-maker on behalf of incapable adult

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Health Care Consent & Care Facility Act

125
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Outlines a process for elder abuse

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Adult Guardianship

126
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Maintains a registry of court appointed decision makers

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Public Guardian & Trustee Act

127
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Provides a process to allow for the arrangement in advance of an individual to make decisions for an adult should they become incapable

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Representation Agreement (stronger than Enduring Power of Attorney)

128
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Under Adult Guardianship, who is able to make decisions for the adult for a limited time period?

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Substitute Decision Maker

129
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Under Adult Guardianship, who is able to make decisions for the adult for an extended period of time?

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Guardian

130
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Under Adult Guardianship, who is not able to make the decision for the adult

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Associate Decision Maker

131
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Stats Canada requests statistics on all patients admitted to your hospital with a diagnosis of a psychiatric illness

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Vital Statistics Act

132
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Inspector for the MOH would like to review the documentation on all patients who received home care nursing services (2)

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Continuing Care Act

Hospital Act

133
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An adult patient, refuses treatment on religious grounds and endangers her life

A

Health Care Consent & Care Facility (Admission) Act

134
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State the component parts of the BC Adult Guardianship legislation

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Adult Guardianship Act - associate/substitute/guardian decision makers
Health Care Consent & Care Facility Act
Public Guardian & Trustee Act
Representation Agreement Act

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