Committee: Discipline
Decision Date: 30 Nov 2005
Summary:
On November 30, 2005, the Discipline Committee found Dr. Horonczyk to have committed acts of professional misconduct in that she engaged in an act or omission relevant to the practice of medicine that, having regard to all the circumstances, would reasonably be regarded by members as disgraceful, dishonourable of unprofessional.
1. The Registrar suspend Dr. Horonczyk's certificate of registration for a period of nine (9) months, effective December 1, 2005, three (3) months of which shall be suspended upon Dr. Horonczyk's successful completion of the College's Boundaries Course and the College's Ethics Course, at her own expense.
2. The Registrar impose the following terms, conditions and limitations on Dr. Horonczyk's certificate of registration:
(i) Dr. Horonczyk will have a practice monitor for a period of eighteen (18) months. The practice monitor must be another member of the College, approved by the College, and must meet with Dr. Horonczyk not less than once a month to review her records and discuss her care of patients and her professional behaviour, and must report to the College every three months, or sooner should he/she have any concerns about her professional behaviour or the care she is providing to patients;
(ii) Dr. Horonczyk may not prescribe methadone; and
(iii) Prior to Dr. Horonczyk's return to practice, her treating psychiatrist shall provide a report to the College confirming Dr. Horonczyk's readiness to return to practice.
3. The Discipline Committee further directs the results of the proceeding to be included in the register.