By-Law Revisions

Council approved amendments to the General By-Law that added and amended certain information displayed on CPSO’s Public Register. The approval by Council followed a circulation of the proposals to the profession.

Approved Amendments to General By-Law
Re Register Provisions
Text in red indicates the changes to the by-law provisions.

Content of Register Entries

49. (1) In addition to the information required under subsection 23(2) of the Health Professions Procedural Code, the register shall contain the following information with respect to each member:

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12. The identity of each hospital in Ontario where the member has professional privileges, and where known to the College, all revocations, suspensions, restrictions, resignations and-, relinquishments of the member’s privileges or practice, and rejections of appointment or reappointment applications, reported to the College by hospitals under section 85.5 of the Health Professions Procedural Code or section 33 of the Public Hospitals Act, but excluding voluntary leaves of absence by members, in each case commencing from the date the relevant portion of this by-law goes into effect.

13. If an allegation of professional misconduct or incompetence against the member has been referred to the discipline committeeOntario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal and not yet decided,

i. a summary of the allegation if it was referred to the discipline committeeOntario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal prior to September 10, 2013,

ii. a summary of the allegation and/or the notice of hearing if it was referred to the discipline committeeOntario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal after September 10, 2013,

iii. an indication that the matter has been referred to the discipline committeeOntario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal,

iv. the anticipated date of the hearing, if the date has been set,

v. if the hearing has been adjourned after September 10, 2013 and no future date has been set, the fact of the adjournment, and

vi. if the decision is under reserve, that fact.

14. If the result of a disciplinary proceeding in which a finding was made by the discipline committeeOntario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal in respect of the member is in the register,

i. the date on which the discipline committeeOntario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal made the finding, and

ii. the date on which the discipline committeeOntario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal ordered any penalty, and

iii. if the finding is appealed, the status of the appeal and the disposition of the appeal.

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17. If an application to the discipline committee for reinstatement has been scheduledreferred to the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal,

i. that fact,

ii. the dates on which the application is scheduled to be heard,

iii. if the hearing has been adjourned after September 10, 2013 and no future date has been set, the fact of that adjournment, and

iv. if the decision is under reserve, that fact.

17.1 If an application to the discipline committeeOntario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal for reinstatement has been decided, the decision of the discipline committeeOntario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal.

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17.3 If an application to vary, suspend or cancel an order of the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal has been filed,

i. that fact,

ii. the dates on which the application is scheduled to be heard,

iii. if the hearing has been adjourned and no future date has been set, the fact of that adjournment, and

iv. if the decision is under reserve, that fact.

17.4 If an application to vary, suspend or cancel an order of the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal has been decided, the decision of the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal.

Public Information

50.1 (1) All information contained in the register, other than:

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g. if,

(i) terms, conditions or limitations were directed to be imposed upon a member’s certificate of registration by a committee other than the discipline committeeOntario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal, and (ii) the terms, conditions or limitations have been removed, the content of the terms, conditions or limitations are no longer public information.