CHEM140 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Actus Reus, Edward Drummond, Informa
11 Oct 2015
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The history and treatment of the mentally disordered. The health care consent act of ontario 1996. The health care consent act 1996 deals with the rights of patients within ontario medical facilities including psychiatric institutions. The focus of this act is on patient rights specifically as they relate to consent to treatment. No treatment without consent: (1) a health practitioner who proposes a treatment for a person shall not administer the treatment, and shall take reasonable steps to ensure that it is not administered unless: (a) (b) The act also has provisions for exceptions to the consent rules in the case of medical emergencies. The consent and capacity board is an independent body created by the provincial government. It conducts hearings under the health care and consent act, the mental. Board members for psychiatric hearings usually consist of one psychiatrist, one lawyer, and a member of the general public.
