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Inquiries, Complaints & Reports Committee (ICRC)

COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES SEPTEMBER 1, 2021 – NOVEMBER 30, 2021

New Complaints and Reports

In the 2nd Quarter, the College received 26 new complaints. The nature of service in relation to these matters is as follows:

Timeline Snapshot

There are currently 117 open Complaints and Registrar’s Investigations under active investigation.

ICRC Meetings

The ICRC met five times in the second quarter and considered a total of 45 cases. Eighteen teleconferences were also held to consider 24 cases.   An ICRC plenary session was held on October 29, 2021.

ICRC Dispositions

The ICRC disposed of 11 cases during the 2nd Quarter, as follows:

*F&V: Frivolous, vexatious, made in bad faith, moot or otherwise an abuse of process, pursuant to s.26(4) of the Health Professions Procedural Code.

The dispositions of these 11 cases, as they relate to nature of service, are as follows:

Disposition of Allegations

The 11 cases disposed of included the consideration of 35 allegations. The ICRC took remedial action with respect to 9 (26%) of these allegations.

Health Professions Appeal and Review Board (HPARB)

In the 2nd Quarter, four HPARB reviews of ICRC decisions were requested. The College received HPARB decisions in four reviews previously requested all of which confirmed ICRC decisions.