PODIATRISTS’ DUTIES TO REPORT
STATUTORY DUTIES TO MAKE A REPORT
Practitioners should be aware of a number of BC laws that impose duties to report certain matters to various authorities.
ON OWN INITIATIVE
Child, Family & Community Services Act – s. 14: Duty to report need for protection
Coroners Act – s. 2: Deaths that must be reported
Criminal Records Review Act – s. 17: Duty to report new convictions or outstanding charges
Gunshot and Stab Disclosure Act – s. 2: Mandatory disclosure of treatment of gunshot or stab wound
Health Professions Act – ss. 32.2 – 32.4: Duties to report a registrant
ON REQUEST
Criminal Injury Compensation Act – s. 19: Reports of treating practitioners
Public Health Act – s. 29, s. 32: Information pertaining to a infectious agents & health hazards
Public Health Act– s. 57: Reports required in an emergency
Workers Compensation Act – s. 56: Reports of treating practitioners