The following scenario is based on existing
jurisdictional policy and are realized in existing systems in Canada. The default policy is
one of implied consent for the provision of care, so these scenarios all deal with withdrawal
or withholding consent for that purpose. In other jurisdictions, where an express consent
model is used (Opt-In), these would examples would contain the phrase "consent to" rather than
"withhold" or "withdraw" consent for.
specific to use-case 3) Withhold or withdraw consent
for disclosure to a specific provider organization
Patient "P. van de Heuvel"
ex-spouse is a Physician that is employed by Good Health Clinic. P. decides that he would
like to withdraw/withhold consent to disclose any instance of his health information to Good
Health Clinic.