Difference between revisions of "Physician-Patient Privilege"

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 Like the UK, testimonial compulsion is applicable.<ref>Medical Professional secrecy with Special Reference to Venereal Diseases, Bernfeld, British Journal of Venereal Disease 43, 53 (1967).</ref>  National Health Act section 14-
 #All information concerning a user, including information relating to his or her health status, treatment or stay in a health establishment, is confidential.
-#Subject to section 15, no person may disclose any information contemplated in subsection (1) unless:
+#Subject to section 15, no person may disclose any information contemplated in subsection (1) unless:a.	The user consents to that disclosure in writing; b. A court order or any other law requires that disclosure; or c. Non-disclosure of the information represents a serious threat to public heath. <ref>Ethics roundtable debate: Is a physician-patient confidentiality relationship subservient to a greater good? Arthur Morgan, Critical Care 25 April 2005.</ref>
-       a.	The user consents to that disclosure in writing;
-       b.	A court order or any other law requires that disclosure; or
-       c.	Non-disclosure of the information represents a serious threat to public heath. <ref>Ethics roundtable debate: Is a physician-patient confidentiality relationship subservient to a greater good? Arthur Morgan, Critical Care 25 April 2005.</ref>
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