D-4, r. 6 - Code of Ethics of the Ordre des denturologistes du Québec

Section 41.1 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

41.1. In addition to the cases provided for in section 41, a denturologist may communicate information that is protected by professional secrecy to prevent an act of violence, pursuant to the third paragraph of section 60.4 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26). A denturologist who communicates such information shall

(1)  warn without delay the person exposed to the danger, that person’s representative or the persons who can come to that person’s aid;

(2)  send as soon as possible to the syndic a written notice of the communication containing the following information:

(a)  the date and time of the communication

(b)  the nature of the information communicated;

(c)  the identity of the person who communicated the information; and

(d)  the identity of the person or persons to whom the information was communicated; and

(3)  enter the information forwarded to the syndic in the patient’s record, including the date on which the information was forwarded.

O.C. 838-2003, s. 1.