Committee: Discipline
Decision Date: 08 Jan 2001
Summary:
On January 8, 2001 the Discipline Committee accepted Dr. Kozner’s plea of guilty and found her guilty of failing without reasonable cause to provide a report or certificate relating to an examination or treatment performed to the patient or his or her authorized representative within a reasonable time after the patient or his or her authorized representative has requested such a report or certificate; and in that she was guilty of unprofessional conduct.
Subsequently the Committee ordered the following:
(a) the attendance by Dr. Kozner before the Discipline Committee to be reprimanded, with the fact of the reprimand to be recorded on the register;
(b) the suspension of Dr. Kozner’s certificate of registration for a period of six months, to commence on a date to be fixed by the Registrar within 60 days of this order becoming final; and (c) three months of Dr. Kozner’s suspension referred to in paragraph (b) above will be suspended if Dr. Kozner:
(i) retains an assessor acceptable to the Registrar at her own expense;
(ii) successfully completes any remediation and reassessment required by the assessor, at her own expense;
(iii) funds and co-operates with annual inspections of her practice by the assessor or another person appointed by or acceptable to the Registrar for a period of three years;
(iv) should Dr. Kozner cease private practice at any time prior to the end of the inspection periods referred to in (iii) above, but participate in any professional activity whether by consulting or employment, Dr. Kozner shall advise the College that she has ceased to engage in private practice, and provide the College with a written undertaking that she will advise the College in advance of her returning to private practice, at which time the three year period of annual inspections referred to in paragraph 3 above shall recommence. While not in private practice, Dr. Kozner shall provide the College with an annual report from any school board or other body to whom she provides consulting or other professional services, or by which she is employed, indicating that she is meeting her obligations in a timely manner.
(d) Costs shall be paid to the College by Dr. Kozner in the amount of $10,000.00 on or before March 8, 2001.
(iv) should Dr. Kozner cease private practice at any time prior to the end of the inspection periods referred to in (iii) above, but participate in any professional activity whether by consulting or employment, Dr. Kozner shall advise the College that she has ceased to engage in private practice, and provide the College with a written undertaking that she will advise the College in advance of her returning to private practice, at which time the three year period of annual inspections referred to in paragraph 3 above shall recommence. While not in private practice, Dr. Kozner shall provide the College with an annual report from any school board or other body to whom she provides consulting or other professional services, or by which she is employed, indicating that she is meeting her obligations in a timely manner.
(d) Costs shall be paid to the College by Dr. Kozner in the amount of $10,000.00 on or before March 8, 2001.