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Committee: Discipline
Decision Date: 10 Apr 2000
Summary:
On April 10, 2000, the Discipline Committee found Dr. Davis guilty of professional misconduct
in that he failed to maintain the standard of practice of the profession and engaged in conduct or
an act relevant to the practice of medicine that, having regard to all the circumstances, would
reasonably be regarded by members as disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional. The
Committee ordered the following penalty:
1) that Dr. Davis attend befored it to be reprimanded;
2) that the fact of this reprimand be recorded on the Register;
3) directs the Registrar to impose on Dr. Davis certificate of registration a term, condition
and limitation that he be prohibited from prescribing the drugs on Schedule 1" to the
Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, with the exception of codeine
4) directs the Registrar to suspend Dr. Davis certificate of registration for a period of 12
months to commence on a date in June, 2000, to be fixed by the Registrar;
5) that 9 months of the 12 month suspension shall be suspended, provided that
a) Dr. Davis sends a letter to the Director of the Bureau of Drug Surveillance, Health
Canada, voluntarily giving up his prescribing privileges in respect of the drugs on
Schedule 1" to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, with the exception of
codeine, and provides proof to the Registrar that he has sent such letter;
b) Dr. Davis shall agree to and co-operate in inspections of his practice by an
inspector appointed by the Registrar, at his own expense, to review and report to
the Registrar on:
i) The quality of his record keeping,
ii) The appropriateness of referrals to specialists,
iii) The quality of care to his patients as demonstrated by his medical records.
Such inspections shall take place at the end of six months after his resumption of
his medical practice following his three month suspension, and for three years
thereafter, on or about the twelve month anniversary date of the first inspection
and each inspection thereafter;
c) Dr. Davis understands and agrees that the Registrar may take such action as he
considers appropriate on the basis of the inspection reports that he receives;
6) The Committee orders that Dr. Davis shall pay a fine to the Minister of Finance in the
amount of $2,000.00 on or before May 1, 2000, and that Dr. Davis shall provide proof of
this payment to the Registrar of the College.
Appeal: No Appeal
Hearing Date(s): 10 Apr 2000
Committee: Discipline
Decision Date: 17 Jun 1993
Summary:
In June 1993, Dr. Davis pleaded guilty to a charge of professional misconduct, as defined in Ontario Regulation 448/80, as
amended, in that he committed sexual impropriety with a patient, contrary to s. 27(29); and in that he engaged in conduct or an
act relevant to the practice of medicine that, having regard to all the circumstances, would reasonably be regarded by members
as disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional, contrary to s. 27(32). The Discipline Committee accepted this plea and
found Dr. Davis guilty of professional misconduct. Consequently, for the offence of disgraceful, dishonourable or
unprofessional conduct, the Committee ordered that Dr. Davis be reprimanded, with the fact of the reprimand to be recorded
on the Register, and that he be fined the sum of $5000.00. This fine was to be suspended on the condition that no further
convictions of this nature were recorded against Dr. Davis. For the offense of sexual impropriety, the Committee imposed the
following penalty:
1. Dr. Davis was to be reprimanded, with the fact of the reprimand to be recorded on the Register.
2. Dr. Davis' licence was to be suspended for a period of twelve months, with ten months of the suspension to be
themselves suspended if the following conditions were met:
(a) He was to embark upon, and complete to the satisfaction of the Registrar, a program directed toward victim
empathy and sensitization, and relapse prevention. Dr. Davis was to enrol in such a program by 1
September 1993, and to complete it by 31 March 1994.
(b) He was to undertake to have a female third party, employed by him or provided by the patient, present
whenever a female patient was to be examined. This undertaking was to take effect within thirty days, but
would no longer be required as a condition once the program, outlined in section 2(a) above, was completed.
(c) Dr. Davis was to continue in psychotherapy with his present therapist, or an alternate therapist acceptable to
the Registrar, until such time as the therapist advised the Registrar, to the Registrar's satisfaction, that such
therapy was no longer necessary, with reports to be sent semi-annually to the Registrar indicating compliance
with the program outline above in section 2(a), and providing assurance to the Registrar that Dr. Davis posed
no threat to the public.
Appeal: No Appeal
Hearing Date(s): 16 Jun 1993
Committee: Discipline
Decision Date: 10 Dec 1976
Summary:
In December 1976, Dr. Davis pleaded guilty to a charge of professional misconduct, as defined in
Ontario Regulation 577/75, as amended, in that he failed to provide within a reasonable time and
without cause a report or certificate requested by a patient or his authorized agent in respect of
an examination or treatment performed by him, contrary to s. 26(26); and in that he engaged in
conduct or an act relevant to the practice of medicine that, having regard to all the
circumstances, would reasonably be regarded by members as disgraceful, dishonourable or
unprofessional, contrary to s. 26(31). The Discipline Committee accepted this plea, and found Dr.
Davis guilty of professional misconduct. Consequently, the Committee ordered that Dr. Davis be
reprimanded, and that his licence to practice be suspended for a period of two weeks. The
Committee also accepted Dr. Davis( undertaking to reimburse his patients for financial loss
suffered as a result of his failure to provide a report, stipulating that failure to fulfil this
commitment to the satisfaction of the College within thirty days would result in suspension of his
licence for an additional one month.
Appeal: No Appeal
Hearing Date(s): 10 Dec 1976