Health Sciences 3050 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Personal Representative

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 3050
• Professor: Robort Solomon

Document Summary

General principles of substitute consent for personal care. General principles under hcca: sdms bound to prior wishes expressed by capable patient 16+ If wish unknown or impossible, decision must be in patient"s best interest by accounting for: patient"s values or beliefs, patients expressed withes while under 16 or incapable, likelihood of condition/well-being improving. If less intrusive treatment would be as beneficial: sdm entitled to info patient would be entitled to in competent (despite. Personal health information protection act: sdm with authority to consent treatment may consent ancillary treatment and admission to various facilities. If incapable person 16+ refuses admission to psychiatric facility, sdm generally has no authority to admit them: sdm may apply to ccb: Exercising substitute decision making for personal care: five ways to get authority to sub con, court-appointed guardian, poa for personal care, personal representative, family and others, public guardian and trustee.