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Former Name: No Former Name
Gender: Male
Languages Spoken: English, French
Education: University of Manitoba, 1983
Effective September 1, 2015, the College by-laws require the College to indicate on the register if the member has a licence or is registered to practise medicine in a jurisdiction outside Ontario, if this is known to the College.
As from 11:59 p.m., February 24, 2015, 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. David Brian Opper: (i) Dr. Opper shall participate in and successfully complete an educational program satisfactory to the College in Ethics, with a report or reports to be provided to the College regarding Dr. Opper's progress and compliance. Dr. Opper shall complete this requirement by August 1, 2015 or, if no satisfactory program is available by that time, by the first possible opportunity thereafter; (ii) Within thirty (30) days of the date of this Order, Dr. Opper shall obtain a physician practice monitor acceptable to the College, who will review his Ontario Health Insurance Plan ("OHIP") billings and corresponding patient charts to ensure his compliance with the Health Insurance Act and who will sign an undertaking in the form attached hereto as Schedule "A" (the "Practice Monitor"); (iii) The Practice Monitor will review, at minimum, 25 of Dr. Opper's patient charts for which he has billed OHIP once every three (3) months for a minimum of one year. If Dr. Opper bills OHIP for fewer than 25 patients in any given three-month period, the Practice Monitor will review all of the patient charts for which Dr. Opper billed OHIP. In the event that Dr. Opper has billed OHIP for fewer than 100 patients during the one-year period of monitoring, the monitoring will continue until a minimum of 100 charts have been reviewed; (iv) If a Practice Monitor who has given an undertaking in Schedule "A" to this Order is unable or unwilling to continue to fulfill its terms, Dr. Opper shall, within twenty (20) days of receiving notice of same, obtain an executed undertaking in the same form from a similarly qualified person who is acceptable to the College and ensure that it is delivered to the College within that time; (v) If Dr. Opper is unable to obtain a Practice Monitor in accordance with paragraphs 4(ii), 4(iii) and 4(iv) of this Order, he shall cease to submit bills to OHIP until such time as he has done so; (vi) Dr. Opper shall consent to the disclosure by his Practice Monitor to the College, and by the College to his Practice Monitor, of all information the Practice Monitor or the College deems necessary or desirable in order to fulfill the Practice Monitor's undertaking and to monitor Dr. Opper's compliance with this Order; (vii) For an indefinite period of time, Dr. Opper shall inform the College of each and every location where he practices including, but not limited to hospitals, clinics, and offices, in any jurisdiction (collectively, his "Practice Location(s)"), within fifteen (15) days of this Order, and shall inform the College of any and all new Practice Locations within 15 days of commencing practice at that location; (viii)For an indefinite period of time, Dr. Opper shall submit to, and not interfere with, unannounced inspections of his Practice Location(s) and patient records by a College representative for the purposes of monitoring his compliance with this Order; (ix) Dr. Opper shall consent to the monitoring of his OHIP billings and cooperate with inspections of his practice and patient charts by his Practice Monitor and College representatives for the purpose of monitoring and enforcing his compliance with the terms of this Order; and (x) Dr. Opper shall be responsible for any and all costs associated with implementing the terms of this Order.
Committee: Discipline Decision Date: 24 Feb 2015 Summary:
Decision: Download Full Decision (PDF) Appeal: No Appeal Hearing Date(s): February 24, 2015