VERIFIED AND REVISED SOLUTIONS
CCALA - ANS>> Community Care and Assisted Living Act
CFCSA - ANS>> Child, Family and community service act
FOIPPA - ANS>> Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
HCCCFAA - ANS>> Health care consent and care facility admission act
HPA - ANS>> health professions act
PIPA - ANS>> Personal Information Protection Act
List profession duties - ANS>> duty to be honest with patients
duty to provide good service
duty to tell px what they are going to do
ask for px consent
duty to be polite
work with fellow practitioners
work with regulatory college to protect the public
What does it mean for an activity to be regulated? - ANS>> the law
imposes restrictions on the activity to ensure the public are not harmed and
actually benefit from it
the college has a duty to serve and protect the public under what act? -
ANS>> The Health Professions Act
What does self regulation mean? - ANS>> government has made a statue
(act) giving duty to regulate the profession to a separate body (college), the
majority of whose board is elected by the profession
What is the mandate of the college? - ANS>> serve the public interest
, Define incompetence - ANS>> where a practitioner demonstrates a lack of
knowledge, skill or judgement when assessing or treating a patient
How much notice must the college provide for proposed bylaws or
amendments? - ANS>> 3 months
What fraction of the board and committees of the college must be made of
the public - ANS>> 1/3
-Being honest
-respecting confidentiality
-behaving with sensitivity
-maintaining competence
-allowing px to make informed choices
are part of what? - ANS>> Code of Ethics
The college is authorized by the HPA to create bylaws that establish
standards of professional ethics for its members. Schedule A of the college
bylaws contains_________. Schedule B contains __________. - ANS>> A:
College Code of Ethics
B: General Standards of Practice
Define practice standards - ANS>> describe the way in which practitioners
practice their profession
Define professional misconduct - ANS>> conduct that falls below the
minimum expectations of a safe and ethical practitioner
What act prohibits any practitioner from providing care without consent? -
ANS>> HCCCFAA (Health care consent and care facility admission act)
Define incapable - ANS>> they have a health condition that prevents them
from practicing safely
What are the requirements for patient consent (5)? - ANS>> 1. Relate to
the proposed health care and treatment
2. be specific (no blanket consent)
3. be informed
4. voluntary