Inquiry Committee

Last meeting was December 14, 2007 via teleconference
The next meeting is scheduled for March 11, 2008

Current activities:

• Manage complaints as required under the Health Professions Act (click here for a schematic drawing of the complaint process),
• Reviewed Case #07-03, listened to a presentation by the investigators relating the case to their training and made minor revisions to the Investigators' Plan for the investigation
• Reviewed the outcome of case #07-04 and noted the period of appeal had passed; a Case Outcome Report will be reviewed at the next meeting
• Reviewed Case #07-05 including the requested response letter from the complainant, clarifying the complaint; legal advice is being sought prior to any further action, and
• Reviewed information presented by the Registrar about a registrant who practiced without registration for approximately 8 months in 2007; the committee weighted the registrant's serious personal circumstances during the year against potential danger to the public and decided not to initiate an "own motion" complaint.

Mandate:

• Investigate, inquire into, inspect, observe or examine the premises, equipment and materials used by a registrant to practice; the records relating to the registrant’s practice; and the practice of a registrant,
• Investigate complaints against registrants delivered by the Registrar to the Committee, pursuant to the Act, Dietitians Regulation and bylaws,
• On its own motion, investigate a registrant pursuant to the legislation,
• Report to the Board and the complainant the results of an investigation and inform registrants and the public, to educate registrants and enhance practice, and
• Refer matters that cannot be resolved at the inquiry level to the Discipline Committee for a hearing.