M-8, r. 4 - Code of ethics of veterinary surgeons

Article 25.1 Versions de la disposition

2012-09-01

25.1. A veterinary surgeon who, pursuant to the third paragraph of section 60.4 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26), communicates, orally or in writing, information protected by professional secrecy to prevent an act of violence shall, for each communication,

1°  communicate the information immediately to the person exposed to the danger, that person’s representative, and to the persons who can come to that person’s aid;

2°  use a means of communication that in the circumstances ensures the confidentiality of the information;

3°  enter the following information in the client’s record:

a)  the name of the person or group of persons exposed to a danger;

b)  the name of the person who caused the member to communicate the information;

c)  the reasons supporting the decision to communicate the information;

d)  the name of the person to whom the information was given;

e)  the date and time of the communication;

f)  the means of communication; and

g)  the content of the communication; and

4°  within 5 days of the communication, send the syndic a notice regarding the communication that includes the reasons supporting the decision to communicate the information and the date and time it was communicated.

O.C. 364-2008, s. 21.