Sexual abuse initiative
What Council has previously
proposed for legislative change
In May 2015, Council recommended that the following amendments be
made to the Regulated Health Professions Act to strengthen the legislative
framework so that patients are better protected and supported.
1 Require mandatory revocation penalty
for sexual contact between a physician
and a patient;
2 E xpand mandatory revocation penalty
for other specified acts of professional
misconduct – such as being convicted of
a criminal sexual offence or engaging in
sexual impropriety with a patient under
the age of 16;.
3 Expand circumstances in which patients
have the right to provide victim impact
statements to the Discipline Committee;
4 Increase the legal threshold for the
production and disclosure of confidential
records of patients and guarantee their
standing on disclosure motions to
ensure their voices are heard;
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