Areas of Practice
Regulatory Law MAtters including professional regulation & Discipline
Responding to College Complaints (from employees, employers, patients, and hospital administrators)
Section 75 and other investigations
Responding to mandatory reports
Prehearing settlements
College Disciplinary proceedings and follow up
Fitness to practice proceedings
Disability proceedings including investigations
APPEALS AND REVIEWS
Appeals and decisions of Regulatory Bodies
Judicial review applications
Reviews and or appeals to the Health Professions Appeal and Review Board (HPARB) and the Health Services Appeal and Review Board (HSARB)
OHIP disputes and other audits, including health care billing issues
Representation before health tribunals
Civil litigation and appeals
QUALITY ASSURANCE PROCEEDINGS (QA)
Peer Reviews
Assistance with compliance and monitoring
Assistance with the preparation and review of portfolios
QA examination irregularities
Business Health LAW-RELATED Matters INCLUDING employment law and contracts
Drafting and reviewing employment contracts and employee terminations
Other contracts and agreements, including commercial leases
Compliance with College guidelines and professional standards
Purchase and Sale agreements & transactions
Employment disputes, including employee terminations
Workplace harassment and discrimination matters
Partnership disputes
Advice regarding new health care businesses
Assistance with mobile dental and dental hygiene practices
Rules and regulations respecting advertising in health care
Preparation of practice templates and documents
Compliance matters
Independent legal advice (ILA)
COLLEGE REGISTRATION COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS
Matters affecting applications for registration and licensure
Issues regarding entry to practice examinations, examination irregularities
Dealing with extra-provincial (registrant) history
Personal character issues, such as questions of good character
Review and appeals of biased and unfair outcomes
PRIVACY AND PATIENT INFORMATION, OTHER DISPUTES
Record Keeping, ownership and transfer of records
Privacy complaints, Privacy Commission Applications (IPC)
Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA) and Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PEPIDA) obligations and breaches
Human Rights Tribunal matters including Human Rights complaints
Workplace harassment and discrimination issues
Further Services
Health Law Firm recognizes that many health care providers in Ontario work in complex business environments affecting the interests of many parties. We support the business needs of regulated health care professionals in Ontario in the following ways.
Professional incorporations
Partnerships and sole proprietorships
Business startup, including planning
Partnership disputes
OHIP Billing Audits
OHIP disputes and resolutions
Patient OHIP challenges and Health Services Appeal and Review Board
Advice and Compliance Direction
Regulatory College compliance and best practices
Human rights complaints, privacy complaints, workplace harassment and discrimination matters
Dental Negligence
Assessment of the case
Implant complications, total reconstruction failures
Supervised neglect
Overtreatment
Failed treatments
Failure to diagnose
Litigation in the Superior Court of Justice and the Ontario Court of Appeal
We work with healthcare Professionals including:
Medical Laboratory Technologists
Massage Therapists
Medical Radiation and Imaging Technologists
Doctors / Physicians
Midwives
Naturopathic Doctors
Nurses
Occupational Therapists
Opticians
Audiology and Speech-Language Pathologists
Chiropodists
Chiropractors
Dental Hygienists
Dental Technologists
Dentists
Denturists
Dietitians
Kinesiologists
Optometrists
Pharmacists
Physiotherapists
Psychologists
Applied Behaviour Analysts
Psychotherapists
Respiratory Therapists
Social Workers
Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists
Veterinarians