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Who can be a witness for a Representation Agreement? Can a monitor be a witness?

Written by Joanne on March 24, 2015
Categories: Personal Planning, Representation Agreements

The Representation Agreement Act outlines the requirements for witnessing a Representation Agreement. The following information applies to a Representation Agreement made under Section 9 (RA9) and under Section 7 (RA7).   Whose signature needs witnessing? The first thing to know is that only the adult’s signature has to be witnessed for a Representation Agreement. The […]

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How does the emergency department access my registered plan?

Written by Joanne on March 12, 2015
Categories: Registry, Sept 15 Event VPL

Q. How does the emergency department access my registered advance care plan? Do they need a passport? Do you need to allow hospitals individually to access you records? The Personal Planning Registry does not require you to allow individual hospitals to access your records. This is not practical as people can be treated at different […]

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Is it too easy for health authorities to access the Registry? Audits for security?

Written by Joanne on March 9, 2015
Categories: Registry, Sept 15 Event VPL

Q. Is it too easy for health authorities to access the Registry? Audits for security? Health Authority staff must be pre-authorized by the Nidus Registrar before they are given a log-in to search for information and documents stored in the Personal Planning Registry. This includes agreeing to the Registry Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy […]

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Are health providers required by law to access the Nidus Registry or do other searches?

Written by Joanne on March 2, 2015
Categories: Personal Planning, Registry, Sept 15 Event VPL

Q. Are health providers required by law to access or attempt to access the Nidus Registered information? This is critical for seniors who have no children or children are far away. No the law does not require health care providers to access or try to access the Nidus Registry. Nidus and other community groups recommended […]

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