Chapter Six Legal Issues in Residential Care References

References

1. ACE (2004). Advocacy Centre for the Elderly. Long-Term Care Facilities in Ontario: The Advocate's Manual. Chapter 7 Decision Making , page 7.7 [“ACE: Decisionmaking”]
2. Capacity to grant or revoke power of attorney. Online : http://whaleyestatelitigation.com/blog/2008/11/capacity-to-grant-or-revoke-power-of-attorney/
3. ACE: Decisionmaking, p. 7.8 and 7.9.
4. ACE: Decisionmaking.
5. Desormeaux v. Kicz (7 July 2000), Court File No. A-8757/2000 (Ontario Superior Court of Justice) at par.17.
6. Adult Guardianship Act, [RSBC 1996] c. 6, [“AGA”]
7. Representation Agreement Act [RSBC 1996] c. 405. [ “RRA”]
8. AGA, s. 3 (1)
9. Health Care (Consent) and Care Facility (Admission) Act [RSBC 1996] c. 181, s. 3. [“HCCCFA”].
10. Power of Attorney Act [RSBC 1996] c. 370.
11. BC Law Institute (2013). Report on Common Law Tests of Capacity, BCLI Report. No. 73. p. 13-16. Online: http://www.bcli.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013-09-24_BCLI_Report_on_Common-Law_Tests_of_Capacity_FINAL.pdf (Last accessed: May 1, 2014) [“BCLI Capacity”]
12. HCCCFA, s.3 (2). Also AGA, s. 3 (2) specifically notes “An adult's way of communicating with others is not grounds for deciding that he or she is incapable of making decisions about [the adult's personal care, health care and financial affairs].
13. HCCCFAA, s.8.
14. HCCCFAA, s.8 (a) and (b).
15. O’Connor, D. (2009). Assessing incapacity: review of tools. Public Guardian and Trustee, page 10. Online : http://www.trustee.bc.ca/pdfs/STA/Incapability_Assessments_Review_Assessment_Screening_Tools.pdf Last accessed: March 9, 2014 [“O’Connor”]. O’Connor notes that unlike some jurisdictions, the notion of ‘appreciation’ is not actually used in BC’s health care consent law. However, the ideas underpinning it are arguably captured in the standard that the person recognizes that the information applies to him or her.
16. O’Connor, p. 10
17. O Connor, p. 10.
18. O’Connor, p. 3.
19. O’Connor, p. 25.
20. O’Connor, p. 9.
21. HCCCFAA, s. 5.
22. HCCCFAA, s. 3.
23. HCCCFAA, s. 10.
24. HCCCFAA s.9 (2).
25. Health Care Consent Regulation. B.C. Reg. 20/2000, s. 3 (c ) and 3 (i) . See Health Professions Act RSBC 1996, c. 183.
26. B.C. Reg. 20/2000, Health Care Consent Regulation.
27. Online: http://bchealthregulators.ca/#list-of-colleges (Last accessed: May 1, 2014)
28. HCCCFAA, s. 1.
29. Cuthbertson v. Rasouli [2013] S.C.J. No. 53; [2013] A.C.S. no 53; 2013 SCC 53; 310 O.A.C. 19; 449 N.R. 313; 2013 EXP-3330; J.E. 2013-1818; 5 C.C.L.T. (4th) 1; 364 D.L.R. (4th) 195; 2013 Carswell Ont 14113
30. HCCCFAA, s. 4
31. Nidus. Your rights and the law. Online: http://nidus.ca/PDFs/Nidus_Info_HCC_Your_Rights_and_the_Law.pdf (Last accessed: May 1, 2014). [“Nidus, Rights”]
32. Nidus, Rights.

This information applies to British Columbia, Canada. Last reviewed for legal accuracy by BC Centre for Elder Advocacy and Support, June 2014.

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