Health Care Complaints Commission v Liu [2018] NSWCATOD 77

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Health Care Complaints Commission v Liu [2018] NSWCATOD 77 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 25 May 2018 Decision date: 25 May 2018 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: O Shub, Principal Member A Johansen, Professional Member D Elsdon, Professional Member F Taylor, General Member Decision: (1) The Respondent is guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct.

(2) 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 3 audits, the first of which is to be held within 3 months from the date of this decision and subsequently, the remaining 2 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 and 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;