Date:

25-Nov-2022

Source:

Discipline Committee

Details:

3. (b) For a period of 18 months from the date the member returns to the practice of nursing, the member will notify the member’s employers of the decision. To comply, the member is required to:

1. Inform any employer of the decision prior to commencing or prior to resuming employment in any nursing position;
2. Ensure that CNO is notified of the name, address, and telephone number of all employer(s) within 14 days of commencing or resuming employment in any nursing position;
3. Provide the member’s employer(s) with a copy of:
   1. the Panel’s Order,
   2. the Notice of Hearing,
   3. the Agreed Statement of Facts,
   4. the Joint Submission on Order, and
   5. a copy of the Panel’s Decision and Reasons, once available;
4. Only practice nursing for an employer who agrees to, and does, forward a report to CNO within 14 days of the commencement or resumption of the member’s employment in any nursing position, confirming:
   1. that they received a copy of the required documents,
   2. that they agree to notify CNO immediately upon receipt of any information that the member has breached the standards of practice of the profession, and
   3. that they agree to perform 3 random spot audits of the member’s accesses to electronic health records at the following intervals and provide a report to CNO regarding the member’s practice after each audit:
      1. the first audit shall take place within 4 months from the date the member begins or resumes employment with the employer,
      2. the second audit shall take place within 8 months from the date the member begins or resumes employment with the employer,
      3. the third audit shall take place within 12 months from the date the member begins or resumes employment with the employer;

4. All documents delivered by the member to CNO, the Expert [or the employer(s)] will be delivered by verifiable method, the proof of which the member will retain.

Source:

Discipline Committee

Discipline Decision:

Published in The Standard:

September 2023

Date:

25-Nov-2022

Finding Details:

The member was found to have committed professional misconduct between 2011 and 2018 in that she:

• contravened the standards of practice of the profession and engaged in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct by accessing personal health information for 57 patients without consent, authorization and/or professional purpose.

Outcome Date:

25-Nov-2022

Outcome Details:

The Discipline Committee ordered that the member’s certificate of registration be suspended for 3 months; required the member to appear before the panel to be reprimanded; and imposed the following terms, conditions and limitations on the member’s certificate of registration:

• Must successfully complete specified remedial activities
• Must inform employer(s) of results of discipline hearing
• Must inform CNO of all nursing employer(s) for a period of time
• Employer(s) to provide specified reports to CNO for a period of time

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