We differ slightly from the recommendations of the provincial-territorial expert advisory group. They suggested that it would be the physician's responsibility to inform the third party. Our feeling is that it would be unacceptable for us to have to take that responsibility and that the actual patient could be the one to contact. In the situation where the patient is unable to contact, which would normally happen in an institution, then we could look to a patient transfer that would be the opportunity, then, for another physician in the facility to be able to respond to the patient's concerns.
On February 3rd, 2016. See this statement in context.