98Record keeping requirements

98 Record keeping requirements

(1) The operator of a health facility must take reasonable steps to ascertain whether either of the following is in force in relation to any patient in the facility—

(b) an appointment of an appointed medical treatment decision maker or a support person.

(2) If the operator of a health facility ascertains that a patient in the facility has an advance care directive, the health facility must take reasonable steps to ensure that the following are placed with the patient's clinical records kept by the facility—

(a) a copy of the advance care directive;

(b) a copy of any amendment of the advance care directive.

(3) In this section, operator means the entity that has day-to-day responsibility for managing and operating the health facility.