Patricia Sullivan-Taylor

The Member, a Registered Nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting false claims under her employer's group benefit plan between 2015 and 2017.

The Member submitted claims for massage therapy and shoe modifications that were not received, obtaining store credit for non-orthopaedic shoes instead.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order, finding the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Member was ordered to receive an oral reprimand, serve a 3-month suspension, attend meetings with a Regulatory Expert, and notify her employers of the decision for 12 months.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registered nurse for disclosing a patient's personal health information to a colleague without consent or clinical purpose.

The nurse admitted to the allegations, acknowledging that her conduct breached confidentiality standards and constituted professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order.

The nurse was reprimanded, her certificate of registration was suspended for one month, and conditions were imposed requiring meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The Member was found to have committed professional misconduct by engaging in benefit fraud over a four-year period, defrauding her employer of approximately $8,000.

At the penalty hearing, the Discipline Committee accepted a Partial Joint Submission on Order for a reprimand and conditions, but the parties contested the length of the suspension.

The Committee ordered a four-month suspension, emphasizing the need for general deterrence and noting the Member's failure to pay restitution as an aggravating factor.