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 |
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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 |
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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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