Samir Satyaprak Shah

CPO and Samir Shah 2017-0185

On August 9, 2018 the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee (ICRC) referred a matter involving Samir Shah to the Discipline Committee for a hearing. 

The hearing took place on April 4, 2019. The panel of the Discipline Committee issued a decision on the finding on April 4, 2019, on the penalty on April 4, 2020 and on costs on September 16, 2019. The decision was appealed on June 5, 2019. The appeal was heard and dismissed by the divisional court on October 7, 2020.

Finding

After having considered all of the evidence, the panel found Mr. Shah to have committed the following acts of professional misconduct:

• paragraph 1 (Failed to maintain the standards of practice of the profession),
• paragraph 14 (Contravened by act or omission, the Physiotherapy Act, 1991, the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 or the regulations under either of those Acts),
• paragraph 18 (Engaged in conduct or performed an act relevant to the practice of the profession that having regard to all circumstances would reasonably be regarded by members as disgraceful, dishonorable or unprofessional) and
• paragraph 28 (Signed or Issued a document containing a statement that the member knows or ought to know contains a false or misleading statement)

Penalty

The panel of the Discipline Committee ordered the following penalty, that Mr. Shah: 

• Receive a verbal reprimand at a date to be determined by the Registrar
• Serve a suspension for a period of eighteen (18) months
• Practice as a PTA during his suspension only under the supervision of an approved registered member of the College who is a physiotherapist in Mr. Shah’s practice location. The supervising physiotherapist must be pre-approved by the College prior to Mr. Shah providing services as a PTA

Mr. Shah is required to pay costs to the College in the amount of $6,000.  

STATUS: All requirements completed
 

The Discipline Committee publishes its decisions on Canlii www.canlii.org.

CPO and Samir Shah

Case Number: 2012-0275

On September 16, 2014, a panel of the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee referred allegations pertaining to Samir Shah to the Discipline Committee for a hearing. The hearing took place on April 13, 2015.

Summary of the Allegations:

Samir Shah was the co-owner of Square One Physiotherapy in Mississauga, Ontario along with another physiotherapist. 

Mr. Shah’s certificate of registration was suspended between September 21, 2012, and November 2, 2012, as a result of an order made by a panel of the Discipline Committee of the College. During this time, Mr. Shah continued to practice as a physiotherapist. Invoices for services provided by Mr. Shah during this time referenced the co-owner as the provider of record which was incorrect. In addition, Mr. Shah falsified records during this period.

Findings:

The parties agreed and the panel of the Discipline Committee confirmed that Mr. Shah had committed the following acts of professional misconduct in that he:

• failed to meet the standards of practice of the profession
• practiced the profession while his certificate of registration was suspended
• failed to comply with an order of a statutory Committee 
• engaged in conduct or performed an act relevant to the practice of the profession that having regard to all the circumstances would reasonably be seen by members of the profession as disgraceful, dishonorable or unprofessional
• falsified a record
• submitted an account or charge for services that he knew or ought to have known were false or misleading

Penalty:

The panel rejected the joint submission on penalty (in part) as presented by the parties and imposed a penalty that reflected a longer period of suspension. The panel ordered the following:

• That Mr. Shah's certificate of registration is suspended for a period of nine months. Mr. Shah will be required to serve six months (of the nine) if he completes the following within the required timelines:
• Mr. Shah will receive a reprimand.
• Mr. Shah will be required to complete a number of practice enhancement activities.
• Mr. Shah's practice will be monitored for a period of two years following his return to practice.
• Mr. Shah will pay costs to the College in the amount of $12,000.

STATUS: All requirements completed 

A copy of the panel’s decision is available on Canlii (www.canlii.org).

Samir Shah has voluntarily agreed not to perform lymphatic drainage as a treatment option in their practice.