Sentences with phrase «consent to treatment under»

In addition, the person must be an adult residing in Quebec and be able to consent to treatment under the law.

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In light of that conclusion, the ONCA held that the issue of whether the younger son's forced participation in the reunification program amounted to treatment and required his consent under the Health Care Consent Act did not need to be addconsent under the Health Care Consent Act did not need to be addConsent Act did not need to be addressed.

Mrs Tomson explains that, in relation to medical treatment, Harry's authority under the LPA is to step into his mother's shoes to either give or refuse consent to medical treatment that, as the power provides for it, extends to life - sustaining treatment.

The primary issue on appeal was whether the withdrawal of life - support amounted to «treatment» under the Health Care Consent Act, 1996, S.O. 1996, c. 2 * the «Act»).

Under the Ontario Child and Family Services Act, «A child is in need of protection where... the child requires medical treatment to cure, prevent or alleviate physical harm or suffering and the child's parent or the person having charge of the child does not provide, or refuses or is unavailable or unable to consent to, the treatment.»

The primary issue on appeal was whether the withdrawal of life - support amounted to «treatment» under the Health Care Consent Act, 1996, S.O. 1996, c. 2.

(i) Obtaining a new consent from the individual under this section for the disclosure to carry out treatment, payment, or health care operations; or

(iii) Without consent, if consent is not required under § 164.506 (a) and has not been sought under § 164.506 (a)(4), to carry out treatment, payment, or health care operations, except with respect to psychotherapy notes;

If the covered provider is unable to obtain consent, but documents the attempt and the reason consent was not obtained, the covered provider may, without consent, use and disclose the protected health information resulting from the treatment as otherwise permitted under the rule.

If a covered health care provider with an indirect treatment relationship, a health plan, or a health care clearinghouse does not seek consent, the covered entity may use or disclose protected health information to carry out treatment, payment, and health care operations as otherwise permitted under the rule and consistent with its notice of privacy practices (see § 164.520 regarding notice requirements and § 164.502 (i) regarding requirements to adhere to the notice).

Response: As explained above, under § 164.506 (a)(4), health plans and other covered entities may seek the individual's consent for the covered entity's use and disclosure of protected health information to carry out treatment, payment, or health care operations.

Under § 164.506 (b)(4), consents for uses and disclosures of protected health information to carry out treatment, payment, and health care operations may be combined in a single document covering all three types of activities and may be combined with other types of legal permission from the individual.

Covered entities that participate in an organized health care arrangement and that develop a joint notice under § 164.520 (d) may develop a joint consent in which the individual consents to the uses and disclosures of protected health information by each of the covered entities in the arrangement to carry out treatment, payment, and / or health care operations.

For example, a consent to use or disclose protected health information under this rule may be combined with an informed consent to receive treatment, a consent to assign payment of benefits to a provider, or narrowly tailored consents required under state law for the use or disclosure of specific types of protected health information (e.g., state laws requiring specific consent for any sharing of information related to HIV / AIDS).

Under the final rule, we refer to the process by which a covered entity seeks agreement from an individual regarding how it will use and disclose the individual's protected health information for treatment, payment, and health care operations as «consent.»

Under the final rule, they will have to obtain consent for treatment and health care operations, as well, but this may entail only minor changes in the language of the consent to incorporate these other categories and to conform to the rule.

Response: Under § 164.506 (a)(3), we provide exceptions to the consent requirement for certain treatment situations in which consent is difficult to obtain.

(1) If a covered entity has obtained a consent under this section and receives any other authorization or written legal permission from the individual for a disclosure of protected health information to carry out treatment, payment, or health care operations, the covered entity may disclose such protected health information only in accordance with the more restrictive consent, authorization, or other written legal permission from the individual.

(3)(i) A covered health care provider may, without prior consent, use or disclose protected health information created or received under paragraph (a)(3)(i)(A)- (C) of this section to carry out treatment, payment, or health care operations:

Therefore, we require researchers engaged in research projects that include the treatment of individuals who obtained an IRB waiver of informed consent under the Common Rule to obtain an authorization or a waiver of such authorization from an IRB or a privacy board under § 164.512 (i) of this rule.

For example, an authorization under this rule may not be combined with a consent for use or disclosure of protected health information under § 164.506, with the notice of privacy practices under § 164.520, with any other form of written legal permission for the use or disclosure of protected health information, with an informed consent to participate in research, or with any other form of consent or authorization for treatment or payment.

First, under § 164.508 (f)(described in more detail, below), an authorization for the use or disclosure of protected health information created for research that includes treatment of the individual may be combined with a consent for the use or disclosure of that protected health information to carry out treatment, payment, or health care operations under § 164.506 and with other documents as provided in § 164.508 (f).

Under § 164.506 (a)(4), covered health care providers that have an indirect treatment relationship with an individual, as well as health plans and health care clearinghouses, may elect to seek consent for their own uses and disclosures to carry out treatment, payment, and health care operations.

If a covered health care provider with an indirect treatment relationship, a health plan, or a health care clearinghouse does ask an individual to sign a consent, and the individual does not do so, the covered entity is Start Printed Page 82511prohibited under § 164.502 (a)(1) from using or disclosing protected health information for the purpose (s) included in the consent.