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Maria Jeannette T. Valdez, IC07802
The Member was not present, nor was she represented by legal counsel at the hearing. The hearing proceeded in her absence.
Facts
Between 2011 and 2015, the Member submitted false claims for services and medical products under her employer’s group benefit plan and received $9,655 in relation to those false claims.
Discipline Committee’s Findings
A panel of the Discipline Committee of the College of Nurses of Ontario (the “Panel”) found that the Member:
- contravened a standard of practice of the profession or failed to meet the standards of practice of the profession;
- misappropriated property from a client or workplace;
- falsified a record relating to the member’s practice;
- signed or issued, in the member’s professional capacity, a document that the member knew or ought to have known contained a false or misleading statement; and
- engaged in conduct or performed an act, relevant to the practice of nursing, that, having regard to all the circumstances, would reasonably be regarded by members as dishonourable and unprofessional.
Discipline Committee’s Order
The Panel made an order that included the following:
- an oral reprimand;
- a 6-month suspension; and
- terms, conditions and limitations including:
- attending 2 meetings with a Regulatory Expert; and
- employer notification for 18 months.
The Panel noted that the order would send a signal to the Member that this type of conduct is not acceptable and demonstrate to the nursing profession that there are serious consequences for engaging in this type of misconduct.
