6/4/2023 0 Comments Dual family part 2![]() ![]() When a Substitute becomes the decision maker for an incapable patient, that SDM is required to “step into the shoes” of that patient and must try to make decisions for the patient in the same way that the patient would have if still capable. The law specifies who is the patient’s SDM for this purpose. Health practitioners are required to get an informed consent before providing any treatment, subject to the emergency exception, from the patient if capable or from the incapable patient’s Substitute decision maker (SDM). In Ontario, substitute decision making is a fundamental element of the informed consent process when a patient is not mentally capable for health decision-making. ![]() ![]() Substitute decision making is when one person makes decisions on behalf of another when the other is not mentally capable.
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