As from February 11, 2022, the following are imposed as terms, conditions and limitations on the certificate of registration held by Dr. Walid Al-Houssan in accordance with an undertaking and consent given by Dr. Al-Houssan to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario:
UNDERTAKING, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSENT
(“Undertaking”)
of
DR. WALID AL-HOUSSAN
(“Dr. Al-Houssan”)
to
COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS OF ONTARIO
(the “College”)
________________________________________
A. PREAMBLE
(1) In this Undertaking:
“Code” means the Health Professions Procedural Code, which is Schedule 2 to the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991, S.O. 1991, c. 18, as amended;
“Discipline Tribunal” means the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal of the College;
“OHIP” means the Ontario Health Insurance Plan;
“Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal” means the Discipline Committee established under the Code;
“Public Register” means the College’s register that is available to the public.
(2) I, Dr. Al-Houssan, certificate of registration number 85716, am a member of the College.
(3) I, Dr. Al-Houssan, acknowledge that following public complaints that raised concerns about my standard of practice as a general practitioner, I underwent remediation and submitted to a reassessment of my practice. The reassessment report subsequently received by the College raised ongoing concerns about my standard of practice.
B. UNDERTAKING
(4) I, Dr. Al-Houssan, undertake to abide by the provisions of this Undertaking, effective immediately.
(5) Restriction
(a) I, Dr. Al-Houssan, undertake that I will not provide antenatal care to any patient, and will take immediate steps to refer any existing antenatal patients to another family physician or qualified specialist. I, Dr. Al-Houssan, undertake to complete all referrals as specified above within one (1) month of signing this Undertaking.
(b) I, Dr. Al-Houssan, undertake to keep a log of my referrals of existing antenatal patients as set out in (a) above in the form attached at Appendix “A”, which shall be provided to the College at any time upon request.
(6) Monitoring
(a) I, Dr. Al-Houssan, undertake to inform the College of each and every location at which I practice, delegate, or have privileges, including, but not limited to, any hospitals, clinics, offices, and any Out-of-Hospital Premises and Independent Health Facilities with which I am affiliated, in any jurisdiction (collectively my “Practice Location” or “Practice Locations”), within five (5) days of executing this Undertaking. Going forward, I further undertake to inform the College of any and all new Practice Locations within five (5) days of commencing practice at that location.
(b) I, Dr. Al-Houssan, undertake that I will submit to, and not interfere with, unannounced inspections of my Practice Locations and patient records by a College representative for the purposes of monitoring my compliance with the provisions of this Undertaking.
(c) I, Dr. Al-Houssan, give my irrevocable consent to the College to make appropriate enquiries of OHIP and/or any person who or institution that may have relevant information, in order for the College to monitor my compliance with the provisions of this Undertaking.
(d) I, Dr. Al-Houssan, acknowledge that I have executed the OHIP consent form, attached hereto as Appendix “B”.
C. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
(7) I, Dr. Al-Houssan, acknowledge that all appendices attached to or referred to in this Undertaking form part of this Undertaking.
(8) I, Dr. Al-Houssan, acknowledge and undertake that I shall be solely responsible for payment of all fees, costs, charges, expenses, etc. arising from the implementation of any of the provisions of this Undertaking.
(9) I, Dr. Al-Houssan, acknowledge that I have read and understand the provisions of this Undertaking and that I have obtained independent legal counsel in reviewing and executing this Undertaking, or have waived my right to do so.
(10) I, Dr. Al-Houssan, acknowledge that the College will provide this Undertaking to any Chief of Staff, or a colleague with similar responsibilities, at any Practice Location (“Chief of Staff” or “Chiefs of Staff”).
(11) I, Dr. Al-Houssan, acknowledge that a breach by me of any provision of this Undertaking may constitute an act of professional misconduct and/or incompetence, and may result in a referral of specified allegations to the Discipline Tribunal of the College.
(12) I, Dr. Al-Houssan, acknowledge that this Undertaking constitutes terms, conditions, and limitations on my certificate of registration for the purposes of section 23 of the Code.
(13) Public Register
(a) I, Dr. Al-Houssan, acknowledge that, during the time period that this Undertaking remains in effect, this Undertaking shall be posted on the Public Register.
(b) I, Dr. Al-Houssan, acknowledge that, in addition to this Undertaking being posted in accordance with section (13)(a) above, the following summary shall be posted on the Public Register during the time period that this Undertaking remains in effect:
Dr. Al-Houssan engaged in remediation and submitted to a reassessment of his general medicine practice. The reassessment raised concerns about his standard of practice. As a result, Dr. Al-Houssan will not provide antenatal care to any patient.
D. CONSENT
(14) I, Dr. Al-Houssan, give my irrevocable consent to the College to provide all Chiefs of Staff with any information the College has that led to the circumstances of my entering into this Undertaking and/or any information arising from the monitoring of my compliance with this Undertaking.
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