RELEASE OF INFORMATION
Either verbal or written information can be released upon receiving WRITTEN request along with a signed release form from the client, ALL OR PART of the client's records can be released to:
The client
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The client's personal representative:
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a) lawyer b) insurance company
c) other health care professional d) others: the IFREMT, CVO, etc. * anything which identifies the client is removed
The exception to this rule is if you are ordered by the law to release client information, such as a court order.
If the client is deceased, a release form can be signed by the client's legal representative.
If the client is incapacitated/unable to give authorization
A release can be signed by: • A committee of the client's appointed under the mental incompetency act • The client's spouse • A person of the opposite or same sex with whom the client is living in a conjugal relationship, if: • They have cohabited for at least a year • They are together the parents of a child • They have entered into a cohabitation agreement under section 53 of the family law act • The client's son/daughter • The client's parent
Reasonable fees for providing client records
It is NOT misconduct to refuse to provide copies of information until the REMT has been paid a reasonable fee: • $ per page for photocopying plus time • $ per page for medicolegal reports
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