Right-Touch Regulation
Discipline
The Discipline Committee is an independent
adjudicative committee within the College structure
that conducts public hearings regarding allegations
of an Ontario physician’s professional misconduct or
incompetence.
In 2019, 29 physicians were referred to the
Discipline Committee.
TIME TO RELEASE
DISCIPLINE DECISIONS
26 weeks
TIMELINE
REDUCED
BY 51%
In managing its cases, the Committee must balance
process efficiency, effectiveness and fairness.
Recognizing that there will always be a percentage
of cases that for legitimate reasons take longer
to commence and complete, the Committee’s aim
is to eliminate unreasonable delay in the hearings
process and, in doing so, to reduce case time span.
12 weeks
13 WEEK
BENCHMARK
8 weeks
And as with our complaints process, we have been
able to see the benefits of system improvements.
2018
2019
(contested)
2019
(uncontested)
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22 // CPSO ANNUAL REPORT 2019