What is the test for suspending a health professional’s registration under the Health Care Reform Act?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Farbeh v. College of Pharmacists of B.C., 2009 BCSC 1120 (CanLII):
An inquiry committee’s power under the Act to suspend a health professional’s registration is an extraordinary remedy that should be used sparingly: Larre v. College of Psychologists of British Columbia, 2007 BCSC 416 per Joyce J. at para. 20. Because the power is designed to allow expeditious action, before a hearing on the merits, to protect the public in exceptional circumstances, the evidentiary foundation required for the order will turn in large part on the degree of urgency. Both parties referred in this regard to Hannos v. Registered Nurses Assn. of British Columbia, [1996] B.C.J. No. 138 (S.C.) per Allan J. at paras. 34-35.
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