HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1981-01-29, Page 10out the et'et nal contlitt be • '
oseen the obligation to. and •
the rights of. patients and•,ti
the public's need for. or '
interest ut protection ' •
Only one sanction is pro-
posed for breaches of conft-
detnialitt and that is resort to
the courts in the form of
lawsuit. The ,Report recom•
mends that. and 'patient
wins& tttoith infortitation has
iwen dit;chi.sed..be given the • •
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eouldhe d tit a^host
of net, lasts .tend rules to tic
tolknved hospitals.
giherm, .t agencies.
health-,care personnel. eta
plov ers and others who pos
secs health retards •
Recognizing that vonflicts
ma!, develop bet.ceil the
needs for and, public
'protection. the report does
not actually ban disclosure,
`bete st ill lair )re tO 041.
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need for future protection
rather than on past behav-
knit" and S. eet,dly prosecu-
tion would be seen as
discriminatory. because -it
is reasonably clear that those
offender's' whose activities
came to our attention during
the .enquityromprise only 'a'
fraction ;of those engaged in
conduct of ,the, saute type.- `-
For exaMple..Certain latv,
yers Were' identified
obtaining -health,
inferniatiep Ay.hboati oatients,
consent.,- known,
' *Nei: beat alto practices
Slcated' Uere not onlled to
Ole -n4niod tON:y00:044-011'
thp, • contrary.: ' eXtended.
dolniohout Ithat part •of the
legalprofession .participating
in personal injary
• The second volume of the,
three yolurne, • IV& page
report. examines the role of
police, both as occasional
applicants for health inform-
ation and aS regulators- of
private investigators in..:
dudes sharp criticism of the
Perth County Mucha
ASSOCiallint held an
140TtatiOfl day 010-400,
Ou,s- gases.at ibe:*rw. of •
St,
taws,.‘vhgn rePir4inia0vPs
of the Press were shown how
to use respirator equipment.'
The two main dangerous
*gases emphasized were:
1) Nitrogen Dioxide-- or
Silage Gas - formed as a
by-product of the fermentat-
ion process which takes place
in silos during the early
stages .of ensiling. Nitrogen
Dioxide may be visible as
reddish orange fumes and it
also has a bleach-like odour.
This type of gas can form'
within a very short period of
time after putting' chopped
material into a silo. It-ex-
to heavy conentrat-
the gas can resnit in
within seconds.
2),. Hydrogen Sulfide or
Manure Gas - formed as a
result' of the deconiposition.
of organic , material. It is a
clear Colourless.ga0nd has a
rotten' egg 94-0it. Hydrogen ,
Sulfideclassified as a toxic ,
chemical, and in high tiort-
centration it will lead to
almost instantaneous poison-
ing and death.
Micheal Miller, the Ontar-
io Farm tafety,Association' s -
area consuitti0- , for, Perth
County, sho;,,Vea7d1/4erhead
diagrams showingrhow Nit-
rogen Dioxide. moves And
acts after it forms in a silo.
Short films indicated why
each gas forms and how to
try to prevent the Rases. A
starch dernonsaration on the
of 'respirator equipment'
followed. •
Pie president of The Out,
'aria, Farm $afet.y Association„
Morris Sister, anirtfie71rea
Director for Fertyin"
were introduced.
The Perth County Farm
Safety Association is plait-4r
ring •three seminars in
Morel) for the public. on use
of respirator's and on danger-
ous gases. As well. MO
Dangerous Gas signs have
been distributed throughout
Perth hy t e Perth County
Junior Farmers and 4-H
Farm Safety Club members.
ststent treatnwnt or voheresit
wife:, regarding the confi-
dentiality of health offorma-
hidn,-, that he had found little
to the way of restrtctionS on
access to health recolds
eNcept: . I rodwa I IN tor the
patients themselves.
• • In Dotafin:Failt4its Irate
very binned avi,css.
health Information altoid.,
ties tits be go • '
N.". qualiffetl right of access 1 1v
deter cm n health ,reCords .arid
a tneati\ of has ing errors- in
those records caret:led. 'A.
0room-ion) ;Appointed health
711 .ommissittner co' d boar all,
peals for de'llsti i ot - siich
access on grounds ii would:
harni the .patient. and would
ats,o- heat appeals against
refusals to correct patients:
-mcords.^ Confidemblitv
Eight to sue for a miiiimirrn of
MAO both the person
-who unjustifiably discloses"'
the information and anyone
who, induced that person to
make the disclosure.
The maininnoVatinti would
be the Sl0000 minimum and
the absence of a time limit
for launching the lavOuit. At
present. asuit for breach of a
Prto°:11,11:41Tnt:t
te
ageairSItliPeirletedl
and must be initiated
sik•
• Introducing` his Report.
Judge Keever .says
yultsu "b ass as a;,Ittodostr .
study ,of proyinciallegislation,
and•administrative Ofnosses
but it- - snow *came much
place.
inure ambitious dice to
►blare of abuses tolling
iadigs
• Although the Report.'incitt4es
sharp criticiSm of people and
institutions. Judge Krever
gives two reasons for recom-
mending_againstany prose-
Firstof all, he wants
n focused "on the
tole played by the Rural
Canadian-. Mounted Police
during the investigative
hearings and a portrayal,of
the private investigation
dustry in Ontario as "out of
control." ln'tfirS connection.
the report states that resent"-
-.sibility for fegulating private
eygs and security guards '
04),Y,"ItIt1he.rgOtra-
000. branch 4g. the', Ontario
PrOincidi,,Police*at memo.,
mo4*-AW-Iiraneh
• mere, WA-MMO.
to carry -04 -16,1.pab,:t4t4,,M00,
effgPtiV0.1)(,-
MO thp'rOccomglifta •
doo the
deal with 0000404 .to, be
followed providing )heait •'
WorMatjan law enfore •
.1004 ageneies,'..The over-ail -
,effeanf.woold. be, t9.,. tiov the
,rrolice continued access orf
presentation of search war-
rants and to permit, although
not require,hospitals
close some types infernia-
;
don to police with6ut
piOnts7
.1‘ is a rie
fet
ittenfport of the Oritotio
Royal Commission appointed
to investigate abuses in the
disclosure of personal health
tecords was released at the
end of last year. After nearly
three years of enquiry. Mr.
Justice Hot Ac. Krever of the.,
Ontario Supreme Court pro•
posed some 170 legislative
changes aimed at enhancing
the cenfidentiality of health
• ntebrds while legaliling eels,
tam forms of thsclosure.
Terms-of reference of the
commission, established in
Decenther 114 71 .'t ailed' for a
The commission's report
confirmed the existence 'of
widespread abuses. but ad -
review of pertinent legtsla• vised against prosecution of
lion to ascertain whether offendet4. . .
1„lanfitientialio. ..of paticuts;,,, , . suggesting the
r•gords was •being proper ty real fault lies in the s?,t,tfirtli thvmsows,011154, so, ,.141t.tte,,
pristecte4. and an imestiga-, Judge Krever 5414 that .his .4 0144., 'regoanops ,,NRri,;.,„f"
tiotf itno art) intproper'acttyr- t*!view- of ?" statutes, "0 confer sin,h rights. the
ties or violations of the la%;,s. negttattens shotted yog,4,. • ritattni,ern ...44livil, .aL ct-vi
ted resVit tee
the Kft!),,itl Report Tani- •
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