obtaining consent to treatment

the elements required for consent to treatment are set out in s. 11 hcca:

the consent must relate to the treatment.

the consent must be informed: the person received reasonable information about: the nature of the treatment; the expected benefits of the treatment; the material risks of the treatment; the material side effects of the treatment; alternative courses of action; and the likely consequences of not having the treatment; and the person received responses to his or her requests for additional information about those matters;

	the consent must be given voluntarily.
	the consent must not be obtained through misrepresentation or fraud.
	consent to treatment may be express or implied.