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Dr. Judith Plante, a family physician from Pembroke, participates at a Council meeting.
Reviews by the Health Professions Appeal and Review Board
Most 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, the Board may confirm the ICRC’ s original decision, make recommendations to the ICRC, or require the ICRC to do anything it could have done at the first instance.
HPARB Appeals Based on 2015 and 2016 Dispositions
Year
Appealable Decisions Issued
Decisions that were Appealed
Appealed decisions that were appealed by the Complainant
* Only includes data for appealed decisions that were received to date
Appealed decisions that were appealed by the Subject Physician
Total HPARB Decisions Upheld *
2015
2,162
431( 20 %)
340( 79 %)
91( 21 %)
295( 90 %)
2016
2,361
436( 18 %)
391( 90 %)
45( 10 %)
Too few
received
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