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Common Legal Matters in Contracts in Residential Care Admission and Transfer (view source)
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If the resident is not mentally capable of signing an admission agreement, then a substitute decision-maker may sign on behalf of the resident. The Ministry of Health policy requires the agreement to be in writing.([[Chapter Three Legal Issues in Residential Care References|36]]) However the law does not require a substitute to sign the written agreement in these circumstances. In some instances, the substitute decision-maker may not want to if there are specific clauses in the agreement that cause concern. | If the resident is not mentally capable of signing an admission agreement, then a substitute decision-maker may sign on behalf of the resident. The Ministry of Health policy requires the agreement to be in writing.([[Chapter Three Legal Issues in Residential Care References|36]]) However the law does not require a substitute to sign the written agreement in these circumstances. In some instances, the substitute decision-maker may not want to if there are specific clauses in the agreement that cause concern. | ||