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Superintendent of Financial Services |
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surintendant des services financiers |
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REGARDING the Insurance Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. I.8, as amended (the “Act”), in particular sections 441.1, 441.2 and 441.3;
AND REGARDING GTA Chiropractic Center Inc.
ORDER TO IMPOSE AN ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY
GTA Chiropractic Center Inc. (“GTA Chiropractic”) is licensed as a service provider with the Superintendent of Financial Services (the “Superintendent”) (licence #SP15324).
On May 22, 2018, the Superintendent of Financial Services (“Superintendent”) issued a Notice of Proposal to Impose an Administrative Penalty of $5,750 and to Suspend Licence (the “Notice”) against GTA Chiropractic for knowingly making false or misleading statements to insurers in order to obtain payment for services contrary to clause 447(2)(a.3) of the Act and for furnishing false information to the Commission, contrary to clause 447(2)(a) Act.
On June 7, 2018, GTA Chiropractic requested a hearing before the Financial Services Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) in respect of the Notice. Pursuant to a settlement, GTA Chiropractic has withdrawn its request for hearing before the Tribunal and has consented to the imposition of an administrative penalty.
Subsection 441.3(7) of the Act provides that the Superintendent may carry out his proposal if the person does not request a hearing or does not make the request in accordance with subsection 441.3(5) of the Act.
ORDER
An administrative monetary penalty in the amount of $5,750 is imposed on GTA Chiropractic Center Inc.
TAKE NOTICE THAT GTA Chiropractic will be receiving shortly an invoice from Ontario Shared Services, a part of the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services, with information as to where and how to make the payment. GTA Chiropractic must pay the administrative penalty no later than thirty (30) days after the date of the invoice.
If GTA Chiropractic fails to pay the administrative monetary penalty in accordance with the terms of this Order, the Superintendent may file the Order with the Superior Court of Justice and the Order may be enforced as if it were an order of the court. An administrative monetary penalty that is not paid in accordance with the terms of an order imposing the penalty is a debt due to the Crown and is enforceable as such.
DATED at Toronto, Ontario, this 1st day of November 2018.
Original signed by “Anatol Monid”
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Anatol Monid
Executive Director, Licensing and Market Conduct Division
By Delegated Authority from
The Superintendent of Financial Services