Lawyers for Dieticians

As trusted dietician lawyers, we represent dieticians in Ontario in regulatory, litigation, clinical and risk issues, including those with the College of Dieticians of Ontario (the “CDO”), the Human Rights Tribunal and the Information and Privacy Commissioner. We help dieticians navigate the legal landscape governing the practice of dietetics in Ontario, including under the Dietetics Act, 1991.

If you have a complaint, investigation or disciplinary matter before the CDO, it is important to get legal advice from a dietician complaint lawyer or dietician discipline lawyer to evaluate your risk and help you manage your response. This is especially important because many forms of remediation ordered by the CDO remain on a dietician’s public register indefinitely. We are dietician defence lawyers who assist on all types of CDO matters, including clinical issues, billing issues, communication issues, recordkeeping issues and boundary violations/sexual assault allegations.

We work with insurance companies covering Ontario dieticians and also represent dieticians directly who do not have coverage for regulatory matters. We typically offer our clients the choice of an hourly rate or flat fee for these regulatory matters, especially for dietician complaints. We represent dieticians across the province of Ontario, including in Toronto and the GTA, Ottawa, Hamilton, Kitchener, London, Brampton, Barrie, Kingston and Thunder Bay.

Legal Services for Dieticians

  • Responding on behalf of dieticians to CDO patient complaints before the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee (“ICRC”) of the CDO;

  • Facilitating proactive courses or Specific Continuing Education or Remediation Programs (“SCERP”) for dieticians ordered by the CDO;

  • Responding for dieticians to CDO section 75 investigations before the ICRC;

  • Responding to disciplinary matters and allegations of professional misconduct for dieticians before the Discipline Committee of the CDO;

  • Responding to registration issues for dieticians before the Registration Committee of the CDO or guiding dieticians on their application for licensure in other provinces/countries;

  • Defending dietician malpractice lawsuits;

  • Defending allegations for dietician students on testing irregularity and cheating on the Canadian Dietetic Registration Examination (the “CDRE”);

  • Responding to appeals and judicial reviews for dieticians before the Health Professions Appeal and Review Board (“HPARB”), the Divisional Court of Ontario or the Court of Appeal for Ontario;

  • Responding to complaints made against dieticians to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario regarding discrimination and human rights violations;

  • Responding to complaints against dieticians before the Information and Privacy Commissioner;

  • Responding on behalf of dieticians to CDO Fitness to Practice matters;

  • Assisting dieticians in managing a challenging patient, including harassment and assault, and terminating the dietician-patient relationship;

  • Navigating clinical issues for dieticians, including privacy breaches, dietician malpractice allegations, recordkeeping issues and patient demands;

  • Navigating billing issues for dieticians, including insurance company inquiries and audits;

  • Navigating compliance for dieticians with CDO Standards and Guidelines;

  • Assisting dieticians in responding to the annual CDO report regarding past criminal and regulatory issues; and

  • Representing dieticians in workplace investigations.

Need help with any of the above? We are dietician attorneys, so don’t hesitate to contact John McIntyre for a free consultation at john@mcintyre-szabo.com or through the website here.