Medical Act

Section 55.1

55.1   Every person involved in the administration of this Part, and any member of the Council, a Board of Inquiry, or a committee of Council or the College, shall maintain confidentiality with respect to all information that comes to his knowledge regarding patients, and with respect to all matters that come to his knowledge relating to a peer assessment except,

(a) in connection with the administration of this Part, and the regulations or proceedings thereunder;

(b) to one's own legal counsel;

(c) as otherwise required by law; or

(d) with the consent of the person to whom the information relates.

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