Annual Report 2015 | Page 24

Protecting and eMpowering

Protecting and eMpowering

Reviews by the Health Professions Appeal and Review Board
Public complaints decisions issued by the ICRC are subject to review, on request of either the complainant or the physician, to the Health Professions Appeal and Review Board( HPARB). Upon holding a review, HPARB may confirm the Committee’ s original decision, make recommendations to the Committee, or require the Committee to do anything the Committee could have done at the first instance.
HPARB Appeals Based on 2014 and 2015 Dispositions
Year
Appealable Decisions Issued
Decisions that were Appealed
Appealed decisions that were appealed by the Complainant *
Appealed decisions that were appealed by the Subject Physician *
Total HPARB Reviews Received thus far
Total HPARB Decisions Upheld **
2014
2326
370( 16 %)
82( 89 %)
10( 11 %)
265( 72 %)
243( 92 %)
2015
2162
431( 20 %)
340( 79 %)
91( 21 %)
Too few
Too few
received
received
As of December 31st, 2015 * Only includes data for appealed decisions in which there is information relating to the source ** Only includes data for appealed decisions that were received
Discipline Findings, Penalties and Current Referrals
In 2015, the Discipline Committee completed 35 cases.
• 1 case was a motion to vary the terms of a prior order( granted); and
34 cases compeleted
• 34 cases involved allegations of
professional misconduct and / or incompetence, as follows:
8 contested
26 uncontested
3( 37 %) not proved
5( 63 %) proved
26( 100 %) proved
5 proved contested cases + 26 proved uncontested cases = 31 cases or 91 % where some or all allegations were proved.
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