C-26, r. 167 - Code of ethics of respiratory therapists of Québec

Section 21 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

21. A respiratory therapist is bound by professional secrecy in accordance with section 60.4 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26).

A respiratory therapist who, pursuant to the third paragraph of section 60.4 of the Professional Code, communicates information protected by professional secrecy in order to prevent an act of violence shall:

(1)  communicate the information without delay;

(2)  file the following items in the record of the client in question:

(a)  the reasons for the decision to communicate the information;

(b)  the precise elements of the information communicated;

(c)  the method of communication used;

(d)  the name and the coordinates of the person to whom the information was communicated;

(e)  the reason behind the choice of the person to whom the information was communicated;

(f)  the place, the date, and the time of this communication;

(g)  the identity and the coordinates of any person, if any, that he has consulted confidentially prior to this communication.

O.C. 451-99, s. 21; O.C. 944-2003, s. 1.