Ontario Substitute Decisions Act
The Substitute Decisions Act establishes the legal criteria determining when a person has the ability to make decisions that are fundamental to his/her well-being. The ability to make these types of decisions is termed capacity and the decisions are termed consent. Capacity establishes the legal right to consent to or refuse medical treatment, choose housing arrangements and manage one's money. However, there are different tests for capacity that vary according the type of decisions that must be made. In some instances capacity will exist for people who do not have full capacity in the common sense understanding of the concept.
Read more about Ontario Substitute Decisions Act: Capacity and Incapacity, Substitute Decision-Makers, Right To Refuse An Assessment, Assessment, See Also
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