Discipline hearing adjourned sine die after member resigned from the College and ceased practicing.
The College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against the respondent, a speech-language pathologist, including failure to supervise support personnel and irregular billing practices.
During the hearing, the respondent notified the College of her decision to close her practice and resign from the College.
The respondent requested that the allegations be withdrawn and removed from the public register.
The Discipline Committee determined it had continuing jurisdiction despite the resignation and could not dismiss the allegations or remove them from the register without the College's consent.
With the consent of both parties, the Committee ordered the hearing adjourned sine die.
Audiologist found guilty of professional misconduct for improper hearing aid prescriptions and poor record-keeping.
The Member, an audiologist, faced allegations of professional misconduct for prescribing hearing aids without being involved in patient assessment, selection, or validation, and for failing to keep adequate records.
The Member admitted to the allegations and an Agreed Statement of Facts was presented.
The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct.
Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a one-month remitted suspension, remedial education, random audits for two years, and $4,000 in costs.
Speech-language pathologist reprimanded and suspended for two months for inadequate swallowing assessments and record-keeping failures.
The College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct relating to inadequate swallowing assessments, failure to obtain informed consent, and failure to keep proper records for two patients.
The member admitted to the allegations and an Agreed Statement of Facts was presented.
The Discipline Committee found that the member committed professional misconduct by failing to maintain standards of practice, failing to keep records, and engaging in unprofessional conduct.
Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a two-month suspension (with one month remitted upon completion of remedial courses), practice monitoring, and $2,000 in costs.