General Information
Practice Information
Mississauga ON L5J 1J5
Brampton Ontario L6W 3E1
Appletree Medical Clinic
Brampton ON L6Y 4W5
Specialties
| SPECIALTY | ISSUED ON | CERTIFYING BODY |
|---|---|---|
|
Internal Medicine
|
Effective: 14 Jun 2005
|
Hospital Privileges
No information available
Professional Corporation Information
Mississauga ON L5J 1J5
Brampton ON L6W 3E1
Practice Conditions
| IMPOSED BY | EFFECTIVE DATE | EXPIRY DATE | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|
Discipline Committee |
02 Nov 2016 |
Restricted |
As from 12:30 p.m., November 2, 2016, by order of the Discipline Committee of
the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, the following terms,
conditions and limitations are imposed on the certificate of registration held
by Dr. Paramjit Gill:
Prescribing Privileges
(a) Dr. Gill shall not issue new prescriptions or renew existing
prescriptions, except as specifically set out in paragraph 5(a) below for
any of the following substances:
(i) Narcotic Drugs (from the Narcotic Control Regulations made under
the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, S.C., 1996, c. 19);
(ii) Narcotic Preparations (from the Narcotic Control Regulations made
under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, S.C., 1996, c. 19);
(iii) Controlled Drugs (from Part G of the Food and Drug Regulations
under the Food and Drugs Act, S.C., 1985, c. F-27);
(iv) Benzodiazepines and Other Targeted Substances (from the
Benzodiazepines and Other Targeted Substances Regulations made
under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act., S.C., 1996, c. 19),
as amended from time to time; (A current summary of the above-named
drugs [from Appendix I to the Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and
Specialties] is attached hereto as Schedule "A"; and the current
regulatory lists are attached hereto as Schedule "B"); and
(v) All other Monitored Drugs (as defined under the Narcotics Safety
and Awareness Act, 2010, S.O. 2010, c. 22 as noted in Schedule
"C"); as amended from time to time.
(b) Dr. Gill will return any supplies of the substances referred to in
paragraph 3(a) above that are presently in his possession, in any place,
to a pharmacy in a safe and secure manner, as stipulated in the College's
Policy Number 8-12, "Prescribing Drugs."
(c) Notwithstanding paragraph 3(a):
Dr. Gill may prescribe the above-noted substances to his
in-patients, only during the course of their in-patient stay and
only through the hospital pharmacy.
(d) Upon request of the College, Dr. Gill will provide a Prescribing
Resignation Letter to Health Canada consistent with this Order.
Posting a Sign
(e) Dr. Gill shall post a sign in the waiting room(s) of any practice
location, except hospitals, in a clearly visible and secure location, in
the form set out at Schedule "D". For further clarity, this sign shall
state as follows:
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Dr. Gill must not prescribe any of the following:
- Narcotic Drugs
- Narcotic Preparations
- Controlled Drugs
- Benzodiazepines and Other Targeted Substances
- All other Monitored Drugs
Further information may be found on the College of
Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario website at
www.cpso.on.ca
(f) Dr. Gill shall post a certified translation in any language in which he
provides services, of the sign described in paragraph 3(e) above, in the
waiting room(s) of his office.
(g) Dr. Gill shall provide the certified translation(s) described in
paragraph 3(f), to the College within thirty (30) days of this Order.
(h) Should Dr. Gill elect to provide services in any other language(s), he
must notify the College prior to providing any such services.
(i) Dr. Gill shall provide to the College the certified translation(s)
described in paragraph 3(g) prior to beginning to provide services in the
language(s) described in paragraph 3(h).
(j) Dr. Gill shall be subject to an assessment of his practice, within two
(2) months of his return to practice, by an assessor acceptable to the
College and at Dr. Gill's expense. The assessor shall select and review
twenty five (25) patient charts or the patient charts for the total
number of patients seen by Dr. Gill in the two (2) month period if less
than twenty five (25). The assessor shall provide a report to the College
following the assessment and Dr. Gill shall abide by the recommendations
of the assessor.
Compliance
(k) Dr. Gill must inform the College of each and every location that he
practises or has privileges, including, but not limited to, hospital(s),
clinic(s) and office(s), in any jurisdiction (collectively the "Practice
Location(s)"), within fifteen (15) days of commencing practice at that
location.
(l) Dr. Gill shall be solely responsible for payment of all fees, costs,
charges, expenses, etc. arising from the implementation of any of the
terms of this Order.
(m) Dr. Gill shall provide his irrevocable consent to the College to obtain
all reports prepared by his Physician Health Program ("PHP") workplace
monitor pursuant to Dr. Gill's current contract with the PHP.
(n) Dr. Gill shall co-operate with unannounced inspections of his Practice
Location(s) and patient charts by the College and to any other activity
the College deems necessary in order to monitor compliance with the terms
of this Order.
(o) Dr. Gill shall provide his irrevocable consent to the College to make
appropriate enquiries of the Ontario Health Insurance Plan ("OHIP"), the
Drug Program Services Branch, the Narcotics Monitoring System ("NMS")
implemented under the Narcotics Safety and Awareness Act, 2010 and any
person or institution that may have relevant information, in order for
the College to monitor his compliance with the terms of this Order.
(p) Dr. Gill acknowledges that the College may provide this Order to any
Chief(s) of Staff, or a colleague with similar responsibilities, at any
Practice Location where he practices or has privileges ("Chief(s) of
Staff"), or other person or individual as necessary for the
implementation of this Order and shall consent to the College providing
to said Chief(s) of Staff, person or organization with any information
the College has that led to this Order and/or any information arising
from the monitoring of his compliance with this Order and with his PHP
contract.
(q) Dr. Gill shall comply with the terms of his current PHP contract and
shall comply with any recommendations made by the PHP at the completion
of the contract term in April 2020.
As from 12:30 p.m., November 2, 2016, by order of the Discipline Committee of
the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, the following terms,
conditions and limitations are imposed on the certificate of registration held
by Dr. Paramjit Gill:
Prescribing Privileges
(a) Dr. Gill shall not issue new prescriptions or renew existing
prescriptions, except as specifically set out in paragraph 5(a) below for
any of the following substances:
(i) Narcotic Drugs (from the Narcotic Control Regulations made under
the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, S.C., 1996, c. 19);
(ii) Narcotic Preparations (from the Narcotic Control Regulations made
under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, S.C., 1996, c. 19);
(iii) Controlled Drugs (from Part G of the Food and Drug Regulations
under the Food and Drugs Act, S.C., 1985, c. F-27);
(iv) Benzodiazepines and Other Targeted Substances (from the
Benzodiazepines and Other Targeted Substances Regulations made
under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act., S.C., 1996, c. 19),
as amended from time to time; (A current summary of the above-named
drugs [from Appendix I to the Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and
Specialties] is attached hereto as Schedule "A"; and the current
regulatory lists are attached hereto as Schedule "B"); and
(v) All other Monitored Drugs (as defined under the Narcotics Safety
and Awareness Act, 2010, S.O. 2010, c. 22 as noted in Schedule
"C"); as amended from time to time.
(b) Dr. Gill will return any supplies of the substances referred to in
paragraph 3(a) above that are presently in his possession, in any place,
to a pharmacy in a safe and secure manner, as stipulated in the College's
Policy Number 8-12, "Prescribing Drugs."
(c) Notwithstanding paragraph 3(a):
Dr. Gill may prescribe the above-noted substances to his
in-patients, only during the course of their in-patient stay and
only through the hospital pharmacy.
(d) Upon request of the College, Dr. Gill will provide a Prescribing
Resignation Letter to Health Canada consistent with this Order.
Posting a Sign
(e) Dr. Gill shall post a sign in the waiting room(s) of any practice
location, except hospitals, in a clearly visible and secure location, in
the form set out at Schedule "D". For further clarity, this sign shall
state as follows:
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Dr. Gill must not prescribe any of the following:
- Narcotic Drugs
- Narcotic Preparations
- Controlled Drugs
- Benzodiazepines and Other Targeted Substances
- All other Monitored Drugs
Further information may be found on the College of
Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario website at
www.cpso.on.ca
(f) Dr. Gill shall post a certified translation in any language in which he
provides services, of the sign described in paragraph 3(e) above, in the
waiting room(s) of his office.
(g) Dr. Gill shall provide the certified translation(s) described in
paragraph 3(f), to the College within thirty (30) days of this Order.
(h) Should Dr. Gill elect to provide services in any other language(s), he
must notify the College prior to providing any such services.
(i) Dr. Gill shall provide to the College the certified translation(s)
described in paragraph 3(g) prior to beginning to provide services in the
language(s) described in paragraph 3(h).
(j) Dr. Gill shall be subject to an assessment of his practice, within two
(2) months of his return to practice, by an assessor acceptable to the
College and at Dr. Gill's expense. The assessor shall select and review
twenty five (25) patient charts or the patient charts for the total
number of patients seen by Dr. Gill in the two (2) month period if less
than twenty five (25). The assessor shall provide a report to the College
following the assessment and Dr. Gill shall abide by the recommendations
of the assessor.
Compliance
(k) Dr. Gill must inform the College of each and every location that he
practises or has privileges, including, but not limited to, hospital(s),
clinic(s) and office(s), in any jurisdiction (collectively the "Practice
Location(s)"), within fifteen (15) days of commencing practice at that
location.
(l) Dr. Gill shall be solely responsible for payment of all fees, costs,
charges, expenses, etc. arising from the implementation of any of the
terms of this Order.
(m) Dr. Gill shall provide his irrevocable consent to the College to obtain
all reports prepared by his Physician Health Program ("PHP") workplace
monitor pursuant to Dr. Gill's current contract with the PHP.
(n) Dr. Gill shall co-operate with unannounced inspections of his Practice
Location(s) and patient charts by the College and to any other activity
the College deems necessary in order to monitor compliance with the terms
of this Order.
(o) Dr. Gill shall provide his irrevocable consent to the College to make
appropriate enquiries of the Ontario Health Insurance Plan ("OHIP"), the
Drug Program Services Branch, the Narcotics Monitoring System ("NMS")
implemented under the Narcotics Safety and Awareness Act, 2010 and any
person or institution that may have relevant information, in order for
the College to monitor his compliance with the terms of this Order.
(p) Dr. Gill acknowledges that the College may provide this Order to any
Chief(s) of Staff, or a colleague with similar responsibilities, at any
Practice Location where he practices or has privileges ("Chief(s) of
Staff"), or other person or individual as necessary for the
implementation of this Order and shall consent to the College providing
to said Chief(s) of Staff, person or organization with any information
the College has that led to this Order and/or any information arising
from the monitoring of his compliance with this Order and with his PHP
contract.
(q) Dr. Gill shall comply with the terms of his current PHP contract and
shall comply with any recommendations made by the PHP at the completion
of the contract term in April 2020.
Current Tribunal Proceedings
No information available
Past Tribunal Proceedings (1)
On November 2, 2016, the Discipline Committee found that Dr. Gill committed the following acts of professional misconduct:
engaging in an act or omission relevant to the practice of medicine that, having regard to all the circumstances, would reasonably be regarded by registrants as disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional;
being found guilty of an offence relevant to the registrant’s suitability to practice; and
contravening a term, condition or limitation on the registrant’s certificate of registration.
On the same date, the Discipline Committee ordered that:
the registrant attend before the panel to be reprimanded;
the Registrar suspend the registrant’s certificate of registration for 5 months effective immediately;
the Registrar place terms, conditions and limitations on the registrant’s certificate of registration; and
the registrant pay the College costs in the amount of $5,000 within 60 days of the date of the order.
The "Download Full Decision" link provides the Discipline Committee’s decision and any reprimand.
All published OPSDT reasons are available at www.canlii.org/en/on/onpsdt/.
Hearing exhibits, including any agreed statement of facts or statement of uncontested facts, can be obtained by contacting the Tribunal Office at [email protected].
Paramjit Gill was found guilty of the following offences:
1. Fraud under $5000 in relation to a prescription written by Dr. Gill for prescription drugs, contrary to Section 380(1)(b) of the Criminal Code of Canada.
2. Uttering a forged document, namely a forged prescription for prescription drugs, contrary to Section 368(1)(a) of the Criminal Code of Canada.
DATE: September 22, 2016
SENTENCE: [January 25, 2017] Conditional discharge with 6 months’ probation; 40 hours of community service; Victim surcharge of $200.
Training
Registration History
| DETAILS | DATE |
|---|---|
| Suspension of registration removed. | Effective: 02 Apr 2017 |
| Suspension of registration imposed: Discipline Committee | Effective: 02 Nov 2016 |
| Terms and conditions amended by Discipline Committee. | Effective: 02 Nov 2016 |
| Transfer of class of registration to: Restricted Certificate | Effective: 29 Apr 2016 |
| Effective: 29 Apr 2016 | |
| Suspension of registration removed. | Effective: 12 Jun 2015 |
| Suspension of registration imposed: Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee | Effective: 23 Dec 2014 |
| Subsequent certificate of registration issued: Independent Practice Certificate | Effective: 25 Jul 2005 |
| Expired: Terms and conditions of certificate of registration | Effective: 30 Jun 2004 |
| Subsequent certificate of registration issued: Postgraduate Education Certificate | Effective: 17 Oct 2003 |
| Expired: Terms and conditions of certificate of registration | Effective: 30 Jun 2003 |
| First certificate of registration issued: Postgraduate Education Certificate | Effective: 01 Jul 2000 |
