confidentiality

• section 36 of the regulated health professions act sets out a duty of confidentiality
• giving information about a client to a person other than the client or his or her authorized representative except with the consent of the client or his or her authorized representative or as required or allowed by law is an act of professional misconduct (1(10), o. reg. 799/93)
• a governmental institution shall not disclose personal information about an individual without the individual's consent, in most circumstances. (freedom of information and protection of privacy act)
• the government of ontario is considering enacting privacy legislation that will codify confidentiality issues. bill 159, personal health information privacy act, 2000. the government of ontario introduced draft legislation in december 2000, and is currently conducting province-wide consultations discussing acceptable collection, use, and disclosure of personal information in the health care sector.