Consultation 31 - Responding to Third Party Requests

The Responding to Third Party Requests standard was last reviewed in January 2010 and is currently under review. A proposed title change (Completing Forms & Responding to Third Party Requests) improves awareness of the information provided within the standard. The added preamble and list of definitions provide necessary context while emphasizing the professional responsibility, accountability and objectivity that must be practised when handling these requests. Other amendments and additions support regulated member compliance with the Health Information Act and overall, emphasize fairness and protect the rights of vulnerable patients.

The survey consists of 8 questions, 3 of which are demographic in nature, and should take approximately 5 minutes to complete. It will be easiest to respond to after reading the draft standard (e.g., rationale for edits/inclusions, references/citations, and definitions can be found in the document).

The current standard and consultation page, where you will find clean and marked versions, are linked below:

· Current standard
· Clean version of the draft (with rationale in comments)
· Marked version of the draft (lined comparison with current version with rationale in comments)

All responses will be reviewed, and a summary of the results will be provided to CPSA Council when considering the revised standard for approval for implementation. However, the identity of all respondents will be kept strictly confidential, and feedback will be anonymous.

If you would like to go back to complete or change your responses before submitting, please click the "Previous" button.

If you have any questions, please email consultation@cpsa.ab.ca.