Discipline Information

Discipline Information

134. Subject to any restrictions or prohibitions established by any provincial or federal privacy legislation the BCIA: (a) May distribute to all Registrants a summary of any complaint or other matter, and may include commentary about related professional standards, requirements, policies or guidelines, for purposes of educating and assisting Registrants about professional and ethical issues, but any summary published under this subsection must not identify any Complainant or Respondent; (b) Must publish on the BCIAs’ website within thirty(30) days of the date set for a hearing before a Discipline Panel information confirming that a citation has been issued which information may include the name of the Respondent if that Respondent’s competence is in issue; (c) Must publish on the BCIAs’ website within thirty(30) days of an agreement being concluded between the parties a summary of any matter addressed in any RRAC or Alternative Dispute Resolution agreement entered into by a Respondent which must include the name of the Respondent if that Respondent is, by the terms of the respective agreement, subject to a limitation on their practice; (d) May, upon the express direction of the Board publish the name of the Respondent even if no limitations on the Respondent’s practice were directed in the respective RRAC or alternative dispute resolution agreement; (e) Must maintain records of all instances where the Board exercised discretion as to the publication of a Respondents name; (f) Must publish, within 30 days of a Consent Order being concluded between the parties, the Respondents name, professional designation, date(s) and nature of offence(s)and a copy of the respective Consent Order; (g) Must within 30 days of the expiration of any appeal periods available to a Respondent of an order of the Discipline Committee , advise the OSPG of the final disposition of the respective complaint, update the on line register with respect to the Respondent and publish the following information on its website: i. The name of the Respondent; ii. The date(s) of the offence(s); iii. The nature of the offence(s); iv. A copy of any and all agreements entered into between the BCIA and the Respondent; and v. The written judgement of the Discipline Panel.