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C-26, r. 286.1 - Code of ethics of the members of the Ordre des travailleurs sociaux et des thérapeutes conjugaux et familiaux du Québec
Section 40
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40. In addition to the cases referred to in section 39, members may communicate, pursuant to section 60.4 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26), information that is protected by professional secrecy to prevent an act of violence, including a suicide, where the members have reasonable cause to believe that there is an imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury to a person or an identifiable group of persons and where the nature of the threat generates a sense of urgency.
The expression “serious bodily injury” means any physical or psychological injury that is significantly detrimental to the physical integrity or the health or well-being of a person or an identifiable group of persons.
Despite the foregoing, members may only communicate the information to the person or persons exposed to the danger or their representative, or to the persons who can come to their aid.
Members must only communicate such information as is necessary to achieve the purposes for which the information is communicated.
In force: 2020-11-01
40. In addition to the cases referred to in section 39, members may communicate, pursuant to section 60.4 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26), information that is protected by professional secrecy to prevent an act of violence, including a suicide, where the members have reasonable cause to believe that there is an imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury to a person or an identifiable group of persons and where the nature of the threat generates a sense of urgency.
The expression “serious bodily injury” means any physical or psychological injury that is significantly detrimental to the physical integrity or the health or well-being of a person or an identifiable group of persons.
Despite the foregoing, members may only communicate the information to the person or persons exposed to the danger or their representative, or to the persons who can come to their aid.
Members must only communicate such information as is necessary to achieve the purposes for which the information is communicated.
