Lawyers for Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists

As trusted traditional Chinese medicine practitioner and acupuncturist lawyers, we represent traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists in Ontario in regulatory, litigation, clinical and risk issues, including those with the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of Ontario (the “CTCMPAO”), the Human Rights Tribunal and the Information and Privacy Commissioner. We help traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists navigate the legal landscape governing the practice of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists in Ontario, including under the Traditional Chinese Medicine Act, 2006.

If you have a complaint, investigation or disciplinary matter before the CTCMPAO, it is important to get legal advice from a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner and acupuncturist complaint lawyer or traditional Chinese medicine practitioner and acupuncturist discipline lawyer to evaluate your risk and help you manage your response. This is especially important because many forms of remediation ordered by the CTCMPAO remain on a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner’s and acupuncturist’s public register indefinitely. We are traditional Chinese medicine practitioner and acupuncturist defence lawyers who assist on all types of CTCMPAO matters, including clinical issues, billing issues, communication issues, recordkeeping issues and boundary violations/sexual assault allegations.

We work with insurance companies covering Ontario traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists and also represent traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists directly who do not have coverage for regulatory matters. We typically offer our clients the choice of an hourly rate or flat fee for these regulatory matters, especially for traditional Chinese medicine practitioner and acupuncturist complaints. We represent traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists across the province of Ontario, including in Toronto and the GTA, Ottawa, Hamilton, Kitchener, London, Brampton, Barrie, Kingston and Thunder Bay.

Legal Services for Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists

  • Responding on behalf of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists to CTCMPAO patient complaints before the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee (“ICRC”) of the CTCMPAO;

  • Facilitating proactive courses or Specific Continuing Education or Remediation Programs (“SCERP”) for traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists ordered by the CTCMPAO;

  • Responding for traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists to CTCMPAO section 75 investigations before the ICRC;

  • Responding to disciplinary matters and allegations of professional misconduct for traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists before the Discipline Committee of the CTCMPAO;

  • Responding to registration issues for traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists before the Registration Committee of the CTCMPAO or guiding traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists on their application for licensure in other provinces/countries;

  • Defending allegations for traditional Chinese medicine practitioner and acupuncturist students on testing irregularity and cheating on the Pan-Canadian Entry-Level Examinations in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture (the “Pan-Canadian Examinations”);

  • Responding to appeals and judicial reviews for traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists before the Health Professions Appeal and Review Board (“HPARB”), the Divisional Court of Ontario or the Court of Appeal for Ontario;

  • Responding to complaints made against traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario regarding discrimination and human rights violations;

  • Responding to complaints against traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists before the Information and Privacy Commissioner;

  • Responding on behalf of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists to CTCMPAO Fitness to Practice matters;

  • Assisting traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists in managing a challenging patient, including harassment and assault, and terminating the traditional Chinese medicine practitioner and acupuncturist-patient relationship;

  • Navigating clinical issues for traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists, including privacy breaches, traditional Chinese medicine practitioner and acupuncturist malpractice allegations, recordkeeping issues and patient demands;

  • Navigating billing issues for traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists, including insurance company inquiries and audits;

  • Navigating compliance for traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists with CTCMPAO Standards of Practice;

  • Assisting traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists in responding to the annual CTCMPAO report regarding past criminal and regulatory issues; and

  • Representing traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists in workplace investigations.

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