On 01/11/2006, at 6:56, Micky Jones, LLL Leader, CLE, CLD, CHBE wrote:

> From Barbara Wilson-Clay's post:
>  Require and obtain consent to share clinical concerns and information
> with the physician or other primary health care provider before  
> initiating
> consultation.

Have the authors of this part of the code considered that it may be  
illegal in some areas to "require" a consent to share health  
information? In Australia, I believe it would breach the Privacy Act  
to require this consent (though not, of course, to seek it). In  
addition, if women wish to be seen completely anonymously in any  
healthcare setting, they may choose that. The health practitioner  
must then warn them of the risks of such an approach, and make them  
aware that they may not be able to seek insurance reimbursement.

Lara Hopkins
family doc in Australia

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