COVID-19 Public Health Response Bill [pdf, 205 KB]
...specified circumstances. 29. The right to refuse medical treatment is engaged where a medical service is provided to an individual in the context of a therapeutic relationship.3 We consider that the right to refuse medical treatment is engaged by certain forms of medical examination, and particularly, a test for COVID-19. A COVID-19 test requires the collection of a bodily sample from an individual for the purpose of diagnosis and assessment. It can include the use of a moderately invasi...