sources of confidentiality obligations

Question 1

confidentiality obligations health care pros are subject to

Answer 1

1. indv who explicitly or implicitly indicate that info ill be kept confidential may have a common law contract and tort obligation to do so (treatment, counselling or care)
2. fiduciary duty to maintain confidentiality and not misuse it to their own benefit
3. RHPA and other statutes regulating health, counselling or care pros make a breach of confidentiality a specific basis for finding professional misconduct
4. provincial and federal statutes create confidentiality obligations relevant to health professionals
   ex. psych is public hospital would be governed by confidentiality provisions like FIPPA, PHA, PHIPA
5. professional associations that have codes of ethics or conduct setting out stndards for their members
   - prevent inadvertent disclosures of confidential patient information
   - refrain from disclosing such information unless they have patients consent or required/authorized by law
   - reasonable safeguards