What will the presentations and written submissions from AFP and AHP Canada focus on?
ANSWER #6: In general, the written submissions from the working group will: Acknowledge the opportunity to participate in the consultation process and will continue to advocate for involvement in regulation. Encourage the government to handle the “consent issue” for fundraisers by legislating an opt-out, implied consent through notice for the collection, use or disclosure of personal, non-health information – e.g. healthcare foundations and hospitals would have to inform patients through notice that their demographic information will be used for fundraising purposes. Patients would be given meaningful opportunities at multiple points in the care delivery cycle to opt out of fundraising. Healthcare foundations and hospitals could solicit patients who fail to indicate that they do not wish to participate in healthcare fundraising. Healthcare foundations and hospitals wishing to collect, use or disclose personal health information for fundraising purposes would require express consent fro
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