Tribunal Chair: Darin Chow
Registrar: David Smith
Address:
3475 Albert Street
Regina, SK S4S6X6
Phone: 306-787-0297
Fax: 306-787-4534
Mandate
The Practitioner Staff Appeals Tribunal is established under Section 45(1) of The Regional Health Services Act to hear appeals filed by practitioners regarding a decision of a board of a regional health authority or an affiliate made in relation to the following matters:
(a) the appointment of the person to the practitioner staff or the reappointment, suspension or termination of appointment of the person;
(b) the disciplining of the person as a member of the practitioner staff;
(c) the granting of privileges to the person as a member of the practitioner staff, or the amending, suspending or revoking of privileges granted to the person
The Practitioner Staff Appeals Tribunal may:
(a) confirm the decision of the board;
(b) vary the decision of the board; or
(c) quash the decision of the board and substitute its own decision for that of the board.
Pursuant to section 45(4) a decision of a tribunal may be appealed to a judge of the Court of Queen’s Bench on a question of law or jurisdiction within 30 days after the date of the tribunal’s decision.
The Tribunal
Composition
The Practitioner Staff Appeals Tribunal consists of the following members appointed by the Minister of Health:
(a) one member appointed from among three persons nominated by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of the Province of Saskatchewan;
(b) one member appointed from among three persons nominated by the Saskatchewan Medical Association;
(c) one member appointed from among three persons nominated by the College of Dental Surgeons of Saskatchewan;
(d) one member appointed from among three persons nominated by The Chiropractors’ Association of Saskatchewan;
(e) one member appointed from among three persons nominated by the Saskatchewan Association of Health Care Organizations; and
(f) two members appointed from among six persons who are authorized pursuant to The Legal Profession Act, 1990 to practise law in Saskatchewan and who are nominated by the Law Society of Saskatchewan.
| Name |
Nominiated By |
Appointment Date |
Position |
Expiry |
| Darin Chow |
Law Society of Saskatchewan |
12-31-10 |
Chair |
12-31-13 |
| Patricia Farnese |
Law Society of Saskatchewan |
12-31-10 |
Vice-Chair |
12-31-13 |
| Suresh Koussett |
College of Physicians and Surgeons |
12-31-10 |
Member |
12-31-13 |
| Rob Weiler |
Saskatchewan Medical Association |
12-31-10 |
Member |
12-31-13 |
| Jim Wilson |
College of Dental Surgeons of Saskatchewan |
12-31-10 |
Member |
12-31-13 |
| James Howlett |
The Chiropractors' Association of Saskatchewan |
12-31-10 |
Member |
12-31-13 |
| J Ross Huckle |
Saskatchewan Association of Health Care Organizations |
12-31-10 |
Member |
12-31-13 |
Reasons for Decision
