Christin Mandalentsis

On a penalty and costs hearing following findings of professional misconduct arising from treatment of a sensitive area without the required consent and explanation, the Tribunal imposed a reprimand, a seven-month suspension, and remedial educational terms.

The panel treated prior discipline history involving boundaries and non-compliance with an earlier order as aggravating.

A majority also ordered tariff-based costs without reduction, holding that the unproven billing allegation did not consume sufficiently significant hearing time to justify a divided-success adjustment.

A dissenting panel member would have reduced costs by 25% to reflect partial failure on one allegation.