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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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