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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The respondent requested that the allegations be withdrawn and removed from the public register.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.
Appeal of nursing fitness to practise suspension dismissed; panel's finding of mental incapacity was reasonable.
The appellant nurse appealed a decision of the Fitness to Practise Committee of the College of Nurses of Ontario, which found her incapacitated due to a mental condition and suspended her Certificate of Registration.
The appellant argued the panel relied on a psychiatric assessment based on incorrect information and fabricated evidence.
The Divisional Court applied the standard of reasonableness simpliciter and found that the panel's credibility findings and reliance on the psychiatric assessment were reasonable.
The appeal was dismissed with no order as to costs.
Appeal allowed and nurse found incapacitated due to committee's failure to consider uncontroverted medical evidence.
The College of Nurses of Ontario appealed an order of the Fitness to Practise Committee regarding the respondent nurse.
The Divisional Court allowed the appeal, finding that the Committee failed to fully consider the uncontroverted evidence of an addiction medicine specialist who assessed the respondent.
The Court set aside the Committee's order, declared the respondent 'incapacitated' under the Health Professions Procedural Code, and remitted the matter to the Committee to determine the appropriate order.
