DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE OF THE
COLLEGE OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS AND ACUPUNCTURISTS OF ONTARIO
IN THE MATTER OF
the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991, S.O. 1991, c. 18, and the Traditional Chinese Medicine Act, S.O. 2006, c.27
Decision Date: October 11, 2024
Indexed as: Ontario (College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners & Acupuncturists of Ontario) v Esther Cheng 2024 ONCTCMPAO 27
Panel:
Mark Handelman
Chairperson, Public Member
Judy Cohen
Public Member
Akari Yokokawa
Professional Member
BETWEEN:
THE COLLEGE OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS AND ACUPUNCTURISTS OF ONTARIO
-and-
ESTHER YU KWAN CHENG
( Jaan Lilles and Brianne Westland for ( the College
( Not present (
( Fredrick Schumann
( Independent Legal Counsel (
( Date of Hearing: August 7, 2024
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DECISION AND REASONS FOR DECISION
This matter came on for hearing before a panel of the Discipline Committee (the “Panel”) of the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists (the “College”), on August 7, 2024, via videoconference.
The allegations against Ms. Cheng are contained in a Notice of Hearing dated September 8,
At the hearing, College counsel told us that they were seeking to withdraw the allegations in the Notice of Hearing because Ms. Cheng passed away. The College filed a copy of a death certificate for Ms. Cheng.
Since Ms. Cheng is deceased, it was not in the public interest to require a hearing.
Accordingly, the allegations in the Notice of Hearing were withdrawn.