care mandate implying the right and obligation to request care activities
A subject of care requesting care from a general practitioner.
A passer-by may, in some jurisdictions, be obliged to seek care for any endangered person, for example unconscious after a road accident.
Figure 125 — request mandate (UML Representation)
A request for care is usually made by a subject of care themselves, but there are circumstances where the subject of care is not in the position of making a request for care. In that case, it may be made on their behalf by another person, such as decision-making representative with power of attorney.
Within certain jurisdictions a generic request mandate may be explicitly or implicitly assigned to certain categories of citizens on the basis of their specific roles. It may also be directly or indirectly made necessary by law that such generic mandates are explicitly established.
Every care professional with authority (mandate to manage health matters of a subject of care) is entitled to request services and has a request mandate.