False billing and record falsification warranted suspension, remediation, monitoring, and costs.
In this professional discipline proceeding, the member admitted multiple allegations arising from false or misleading insurance claims, false or misleading patient-related documents, inadequate and altered records, and unethical conduct affecting numerous patients.
The panel accepted the admissions and Agreed Statement of Facts and found professional misconduct proved under the Health Professions Procedural Code and Ontario Regulation 853.
The panel also accepted a joint submission on penalty and costs, holding that it served specific and general deterrence, remediation, and public protection.
The disposition included a four-month suspension, a reprimand, remedial education, practice monitoring, and costs.