Health Care Complaints Commission v Liu [2017] NSWCATOD 88

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Health Care Complaints Commission v Liu [2017] NSWCATOD 88 Hearing dates: 22 May 2017 Date of orders: 02 June 2017 Decision date: 02 June 2017 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: O Shub, Principal Member A Johansen, Professional Member D Elsdon, Professional Member F Taylor, General Member Decision: (1) The Respondent's registration is to be subject to the following conditions:

(a) Over the period of 18 months from the date of this decision, the Respondent is to submit to audits of a random selection of his patient records in all of his clinics by a person or persons nominated by the Chinese Medicine Council of NSW.

(b) In this period, the Respondent shall submit to three audits, the first of which is to be held within three months from the date of this decision and subsequently the remaining two audits on dates to be determined by the Council.

(c) The auditor(s) is to assess the Respondent's compliance with the Chinese Medicine Board of Australia's Guidelines for Patient Records and Legislative requirements. The auditor(s) should pay particular attention to whether the clinical notes contain:

(i) an accurate or complete case history that complies with the Chinese Medicine Board of Australia Patient Health Record Guidelines (2016);

(ii) a treatment plan, including a detailed listing of Chinese herbal medicines prescribed or supplied;

(iii) a record of acupuncture treatment points administered.