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Substitute Decisions Act, 1992, SO 1992, c 30. Document. An amendment made by SO 2021, c 4, Sch 8, a. 1 (1) and enacted on 2021-04-19 came into force retroactively on 2020-04-07. This may affect one or more past versions of this Act.
The decisions may involve treating an incapable person or taking them to a safe place. To address this concern, the Act allows people to make a special power of attorney that allows the attorney to proceed with decisions for personal care over the objections of the grantor.
When a person is mentally incapable of making certain decisions, they may need a legally authorized substitute decision maker to make choices on their behalf. The Substitute Decisions Act, 1992 includes rules for some substitute decision makers for mentally incapable adults, including:
Dec 8, 2019 · Substitute Decisions Act, 1992. ontario regulation 26/95. GENERAL. Consolidation Period: From September 1, 2015 to the e-Laws currency date. Last amendment: 272/15. This is the English version of a bilingual regulation.
If a person is not mentally capable, a health practitioner or Ontario Health atHome must turn to a substitute—usually a relative—for a decision. A person who has been appointed the guardian or attorney for personal care has priority.
Dec 8, 2019 · Substitute Decisions Act, 1992. ONTARIO REGULATION 99/96. REGISTER. Consolidation Period: From March 29, 1996 to the e-Laws currency date. No amendments. This is the English version of a bilingual regulation. 1. The Public Guardian and Trustee shall establish and maintain a register of, (a) guardians of property; and. (b) guardians of the person.
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The Substitute Decisions Act (the Act) is an act of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in Ontario, Canada. It 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.
May 20, 2021 · Substitute Decisions Act, 1992. S.O. 1992, CHAPTER 30. Historical version for the period May 20, 2021 to October 17, 2021. Last amendment: 2021, c. 4, Sched. 11, s. 35. CONTENTS. General. Interpretation. 1 (1) In this Act,
Jan 30, 2013 · Under the Substitute Decisions Act, a person is presumed to be capable until declared to be incapable. The Public Guardian and Trustee will also seek the least intrusive solution so that if a power of attorney as created while the elderly person was capable, the court will sometimes impose conditions on the attorney such as greater financial ...
