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Former Name: No Former Name
Gender: Male
Languages Spoken: English
Education: Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistr, 1988
As from September 14, 2018, the following is imposed as a term, condition and limitation on the certificate of registration held by Dr. Stephen Michael Coutts in accordance with an undertaking and consent given by Dr. Coutts to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario: UNDERTAKING, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSENT ("Undertaking") of DR. STEPHEN MICHAEL COUTTS ("Dr. Coutts") 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; "NMS" means the Drug Program Services Branch, the Narcotics Monitoring System implemented under the Narcotics Safety and Awareness Act, 2010, S.O. 2010, c. 22, as amended; "OHIP" means the Ontario Health Insurance Plan; "Public Register" means the College's register that is available to the public. (2) I, Dr. Coutts, certificate of registration number 61463, am a member of the College. (3) I, Dr. Coutts, acknowledge that the College received information and initiated an investigation bearing File Number 7216238 (the "Investigation") into whether I failed to maintain the standard of practice of the profession and/or am incompetent in my prescribing of controlled substances, including narcotics. B. UNDERTAKING (4) I, Dr. Coutts, undertake to abide by the provisions of this Undertaking, effective immediately. (5) Practice Restrictions (a) I, Dr. Coutts, undertake that I shall not prescribe methadone. (6) Monitoring (a) I, Dr. Coutts, undertake to inform the College of each and every location where I practise or have privileges, including, but not limited to, any hospitals, clinics, offices, and any Independent Health Facilities with which I am affiliated, in any jurisdiction (collectively my "Practice Location" or "Practice Locations"), within ten (10) days of executing this Undertaking. Going forward, I further undertake to inform the College of any and all new Practice Locations within ten (10) days of commencing practice at that location. (b) I, Dr. Coutts, undertake that I will submit to, and not interfere with, unannounced inspections of my Practice Locations and patient charts by a College representative for the purposes of monitoring my compliance with the provisions of this Undertaking. (c) I, Dr. Coutts, give my irrevocable consent to the College to make appropriate enquiries of OHIP, NMS 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. Coutts, acknowledge that I have executed the OHIP and NMS consent forms, attached hereto as Appendix "A" and Appendix "B", respectively. C. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT (7) I, Dr. Coutts, acknowledge that all appendices attached to or referred to in this Undertaking form part of this Undertaking. (8) I, Dr. Coutts, 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. Coutts, 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. Coutts, 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. Coutts, 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 Committee of the College. (12) I, Dr. Coutts, 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. Coutts, acknowledge that, during the time period that this Undertaking remains in effect, this Undertaking shall be posted on the Public Register. (b) I, Dr. Coutts, 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: The College received information about Dr. Coutts' prescribing of controlled substances, including narcotics. Based on the information received, the College conducted an investigation into whether Dr. Coutts failed to maintain the standard of practice of the profession and/or was incompetent in his prescribing of controlled substances, including narcotics. As a result of the investigation, Dr. Coutts has ceased to prescribe methadone. D. CONSENT (14) I, Dr. Coutts, 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.
Source: Member Active Date: September 14, 2018 Expiry Date: Summary: Summary of the Undertaking given by Dr. Stephen Michael Coutts to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, effective September 14, 2018:The College received information about Dr. Coutts’ prescribing of controlled substances, including narcotics.Based on the information received, the College conducted an investigation into whether Dr. Coutts failed to maintain the standard of practice of the profession and/or was incompetent in his prescribing of controlled substances, including narcotics. As a result of the investigation, Dr. Coutts has ceased to prescribe methadone.