Chiropractic complaints and disciplinary cases in Canada.

This paper retrospectively reviews various complaints and disciplinary cases that have appeared before chiropractic provincial regulatory boards throughout Canada, and have resulted in a significant outcome. This information was compiled by the Disciplinary Records Committee of the Canadian Federation of Chiropractic Regulatory Boards. Annually, the committee recorded the following; jurisdiction, year of disciplinary decision, nature of charge/allegation, specific mitigating factors, findings/outcome, penalties imposed, costs related to proceedings, who costs were attributed to, formal or informal proceeding(s). A total of 99 complaints are reviewed. In addition to demographic analysis of the data, a series of descriptive cases are included. This information is provided for the purpose of examining any parallels that might exist when chiropractic regulatory boards evaluate cases so they might arrive at conclusions in a fair and reasonable manner. Consistency in the application of rules and sanctions is a desirable objective of all chiropractic regulatory boards. While this paper is disseminated for informative purposes, ultimately each provincial regulatory board must exhibit good judgement with respect to case-specific issues. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]