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===Part 3 - Health Care (Consent) and Care Facility (Admission) Act - The process that is currently not there=== | ===Part 3 - Health Care (Consent) and Care Facility (Admission) Act - The process that is currently not there=== | ||
Part 3 of this Act created a process for appointing a substitute decision-maker when a person had been assessed by a health care provider as incapable of consenting to admission to a care facility and a substitute decision-maker was not already in place. | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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| width="100%" | Part 3 of this Act created a process for appointing a substitute decision-maker when a person had been assessed by a health care provider as incapable of consenting to admission to a care facility and a substitute decision-maker was not already in place. | |||
A substitute would be appointed in a way similar to how temporary substitute decision-makers are now appointed to make health care decisions.Under Part 3, substitute decision-makers would be required to act in the best interests of the person being considered for admission and would have to consult with that person and his or her family or friends who asked to participate in the decision. The substitute decision-maker would have to consider the person’s previously expressed wishes, whether he or she would benefit from admission, and whether another viable option was available. | A substitute would be appointed in a way similar to how temporary substitute decision-makers are now appointed to make health care decisions.Under Part 3, substitute decision-makers would be required to act in the best interests of the person being considered for admission and would have to consult with that person and his or her family or friends who asked to participate in the decision. The substitute decision-maker would have to consider the person’s previously expressed wishes, whether he or she would benefit from admission, and whether another viable option was available. | ||
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A mechanism for bringing Part 3 of the original Health Care Consent law or something akin to it into force is being explored by the government. | A mechanism for bringing Part 3 of the original Health Care Consent law or something akin to it into force is being explored by the government. | ||
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==Use of the Mental Health Act to Admit Older Adults to Residential Care== | ==Use of the Mental Health Act to Admit Older Adults to Residential Care== | ||
