One of my physician friends was doing an independent examination and realized the patient, who was incapable of driving safely, was still driving. In most provinces a physician has a duty to report a patient who shouldn't be driving. But this wasn't a typical doctor patient relationship.
So he called the College of Physicians and Surgeons (the physician regulator) and asked what to do. They told him he should not report the patient as he was not the patient's treating physician.
We discussed this situation at our noon doctor's meeting. We advised the examining physician to call the treating physician and remind him of his responsibility to report the patient to the driving license authorities. And then document that he had done so.
So he called the College of Physicians and Surgeons (the physician regulator) and asked what to do. They told him he should not report the patient as he was not the patient's treating physician.
We discussed this situation at our noon doctor's meeting. We advised the examining physician to call the treating physician and remind him of his responsibility to report the patient to the driving license authorities. And then document that he had done so.