lecture 20 Flashcards
regulated health professions act (RHPA)
is intended to
1. Better protect and serve the public interest
2. Be a more open and accountable system of self-governance
3. Provide a more modern framework for the work of health professionals
4. Provide consumers with freedoms of choice
5. Provide mechanisms to improve quality of care
There are numerous aspects to legal structure of the regulation of health professionals that are governed by the RHPA, which include
Statues
Regulations
By-laws
Case Laws
Interpretation of statues, regulations and by-laws
Other documentation
Health professions procedure code (HPPC)
Registration
Public register
Patient relations
Complaints, discipline and fitness to practice
Quality assurance
Guidance and policy documents
key point is that health professionals should read and follow the guidelines, policy statements and other standards of practice that there profession publishes/ makes available
A hearing committee process will have the following:
Public hearing
Follow more formal court rules (such as rules regarding evidence)
Make corrective orders
college of Kinesiologists of Ontario and Christopher Challenger: facts
completing false or misleading insurance forms.
Failing to cooperate with an investigation
Practicing while suspended
He was saying he was not only a kinesiologists (which his license was suspended for not paying fees) but also that he was a MD and a psychotherapists
He used other peoples registrations numbers for the forms, people that he didn’t even know
He didn’t actually harm anyone, he was providing proper care, it is just that he was committing fraud while doing so.
who was the onus of proividng the violations for the college of Kinesiologists of Ontario and Christopher Challenger
case
The onus was on the collage to prove what he did
It was also based on the balance of probabilities
onus
who has to prove the violations
decisions for the college of Kinesiologists of Ontario and Christopher Challenger
Appear before the panel to be reprimanded, within one month
If he gets a new certificate, it would be suspended for 10 months
Member to successfully complete within 6 months (at his own expense)
Record keeping course
College ethics and professionalism e-learning module
Member to meet with a mentor
Develop a learning plan
Mentor will be required to provide a report to the college
Member to meet within 1 month for inspection of his record keeping and billing practices
Member shall pay the colleges costs of $5,000 (within 6 months)
