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The oversight body, the Health Ministry said, will also ensure more consistent discipline across the professions and that the public is given information about practitioners who are found guilty of misconduct. Medical professionals guilty of serious misconduct could face fines up to $200,000 or up to six months in jail.
Dix said this is false. Only an independent investigator appointed by the oversight body can request medical records related to a patient complaint, he said.Article content The act is a response to a 2019 report by independent expert Harry Cayton that called on B.C. to completely overhaul the Health Professions Act. Cayton found that some colleges were more concerned with protecting their members than patient safety.Article content
“So if somebody makes a frivolous complaint, that now is investigated in a very public way,” he said.