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written <strong>Investigation Report<\/strong> &mdash; sometimes more than one &mdash; and you are given the chance to respond to it. Most matters end at the <strong>Complaints Investigation Committee<\/strong>. The ones that do not go to an Inquiry, where the costs alone can exceed fifty thousand dollars.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"callout\"><b>Do this first: get CNPS assistance for the whole investigation, not just the first letter.<\/b> Ask for the investigation material, respond fully to every Investigation Report you are served with, meet every deadline, and start your remediation now &mdash; the committee decides after it sees what you have already done.<\/div>\r\n\r\n  <h2>First: is CRNM actually your regulator?<\/h2>\r\n  <p>Manitoba splits nursing and midwifery across four separate colleges, and practitioners regularly write to the wrong one. <strong>CRNM regulates registered nurses and nurse practitioners only.<\/strong> If you are a <strong>licensed practical nurse<\/strong>, your regulator is the <strong>College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Manitoba (CLPNM)<\/strong>. If you are a <strong>registered psychiatric nurse<\/strong>, it is the <strong>College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Manitoba (CRPNM)<\/strong>. If you are a <strong>midwife<\/strong>, it is the <strong>College of Midwives of Manitoba<\/strong>. The processes below are CRNM&rsquo;s; the other colleges run their own, and a letter sent to the wrong college does not stop your clock.<\/p>\r\n  <h2>Who investigates, and what they produce<\/h2>\r\n  <p>Where the CEO\/Registrar refers a matter, the <strong>Complaints Investigation Committee<\/strong> takes it on and an <strong>investigator<\/strong> is appointed. The investigator gathers the evidence &mdash; the clinical record, employer documents, interviews with witnesses and with you &mdash; and issues a written <strong>Investigation Report<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n  <p>Note something important that nurses often miss: <strong>there can be more than one report<\/strong>. In published CRNM cases an investigator has issued a first report, then a second months later, with the registrant responding to both. Each report is a fresh opportunity to answer, and a fresh risk if you do not.<\/p>\r\n  <h2>Your written response to the report<\/h2>\r\n  <p>You are entitled to respond in writing to the Investigation Report, and this response carries real weight &mdash; it goes to the committee alongside the investigator&rsquo;s findings. Read the report against the record line by line. Correct factual errors precisely and with evidence. Where a finding is right, do not fight it; address it, and show what you have done. Where it is wrong, show why, from the contemporaneous documents rather than from memory.<\/p>\r\n  <h2>What the Complaints Investigation Committee can do<\/h2>\r\n  <p><strong>Most complaints are managed and resolved by the Complaints Investigation Committee<\/strong> rather than at a hearing. Under the RHPA the committee has a graded set of powers, and can:<\/p>\r\n  <ul>\r\n    <li><strong>Take no further action<\/strong>, where practice met the standard.<\/li>\r\n    <li><strong>Resolve the matter remedially<\/strong> &mdash; education and remedial strategies to correct and improve practice. This is CRNM&rsquo;s stated preference.<\/li>\r\n    <li><strong>Accept an undertaking<\/strong> from you, or <strong>impose conditions<\/strong> on your registration.<\/li>\r\n    <li><strong>Monitor<\/strong> your practice.<\/li>\r\n    <li><strong>Censure or reprimand<\/strong> you &mdash; a formal written expression of strong disapproval, and a formal sanction.<\/li>\r\n    <li><strong>Suspend or cancel<\/strong> registration, or <strong>accept a voluntary surrender<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n    <li><strong>Refer the matter to the Inquiry Committee<\/strong> for a hearing.<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n  <p>Watch the undertaking carefully. It resolves a matter without a hearing &mdash; but <strong>a breach of an undertaking is itself a route to the Inquiry Committee<\/strong>. Do not sign one whose terms you cannot actually keep while working the shifts you work.<\/p>\r\n  <h2>Interim conditions during the investigation<\/h2>\r\n  <p>Under the RHPA, conditions or an interim suspension can be imposed <strong>while the investigation is still running<\/strong>, where necessary to protect the public from exposure to serious risk (s.110(1)). Diversion allegations and impairment concerns are the usual triggers. It is not the norm, but if it is raised, escalate to CNPS and counsel immediately &mdash; interim restrictions have employment consequences long before any finding is made.<\/p>\r\n  <h2>The Inquiry Committee: what a referral means<\/h2>\r\n  <p>A matter reaches an Inquiry <strong>after an investigation, or on the breach of an undertaking<\/strong>. The Inquiry Committee is drawn from members and former members of the College together with <strong>public representatives<\/strong>; the chair or vice-chair selects the panel that hears your case. Published CRNM panels have sat with registered nurses and two public representatives.<\/p>\r\n  <p>The panel decides whether you committed <strong>professional misconduct<\/strong>, contravened the <strong>RHPA, a practice direction, the entry-level competencies or the Code of Ethics<\/strong>, or <strong>displayed a lack of knowledge, skill or judgment<\/strong> in the practice of registered nursing. As in Canadian regulatory proceedings generally, this is decided on the <strong>balance of probabilities<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n  <h2>What an Inquiry can order &mdash; and what it costs<\/h2>\r\n  <p>A panel can censure or reprimand, impose <strong>conditions<\/strong>, order <strong>monitoring<\/strong> or supervision, <strong>suspend<\/strong>, or <strong>cancel<\/strong> registration outright. And note the exposure that nurses consistently underestimate: <strong>costs<\/strong>. In one published CRNM matter the College&rsquo;s costs were put in evidence at <strong>over $55,000<\/strong> and rising, on the argument that the profession should not have to carry the cost of one registrant&rsquo;s misconduct.<\/p>\r\n  <p>Decisions are <strong>published on the CRNM website<\/strong>, naming the nurse, expressly so that other registrants learn from them. Appeal lies to the <strong>Manitoba Court of Appeal<\/strong> under <strong>s.131(1) of the RHPA<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n  <h2>How to use the months this takes<\/h2>\r\n  <p>Investigations run for months, and the interval between a first and second Investigation Report can itself be long. That time is the most valuable asset you have. The committee is choosing between a remedial resolution and a sanction, and it makes that choice on the evidence in front of it &mdash; which includes the remediation you have <em>already completed<\/em>. Start now: <a href=\"https:\/\/healthcareethicscourses.com\/can\/knowledge-support\/nurses-midwives\/manitoba\/remediation\/\">what that evidence looks like<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <section class=\"kt\">\r\n    <h2>Key takeaways<\/h2>\r\n    <ul>\r\n    <li>An appointed <strong>investigator<\/strong> issues a written <strong>Investigation Report<\/strong> &mdash; and there may be more than one. You can respond to each, and should.<\/li>\r\n    <li><strong>Most complaints are resolved by the Complaints Investigation Committee<\/strong>, not at a hearing.<\/li>\r\n    <li>Committee powers run from <strong>remedial education<\/strong> and undertakings, through conditions, monitoring and <strong>censure<\/strong>, to suspension, cancellation or referral to Inquiry.<\/li>\r\n    <li><strong>Breaching an undertaking is itself a route to the Inquiry Committee.<\/strong> Do not agree to terms you cannot keep.<\/li>\r\n    <li>An Inquiry panel decides on the <strong>balance of probabilities<\/strong> and can cancel registration; published costs in one CRNM case exceeded <strong>$55,000<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n    <li>Discipline decisions are <strong>published and name the nurse<\/strong>; appeal lies to the <strong>Manitoba Court of Appeal<\/strong> under s.131(1) RHPA.<\/li>\r\n    <\/ul>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n  <section class=\"courses\">\r\n    <h2>Related courses<\/h2>\r\n    <p>Structured CPD you can complete now and put in front of the committee as evidence of insight.<\/p>\r\n  <a class=\"card\" href=\"https:\/\/healthcareethicscourses.com\/can\/courses\/dealing-with-a-complaint-or-investigation-professionally\/\"><b>Dealing with a Complaint or Investigation Professionally<\/b><span>Co-operating with an investigator without conceding what is not yours to concede.<\/span><\/a>\r\n  <a class=\"card\" href=\"https:\/\/healthcareethicscourses.com\/can\/courses\/insight-for-fitness-to-practise\/\"><b>Insight for Fitness to Practise<\/b><span>What a regulator means by insight, and how to evidence it before the decision.<\/span><\/a>\r\n  <a class=\"card\" href=\"https:\/\/healthcareethicscourses.com\/can\/courses\/probity-and-honesty-for-healthcare-professionals\/\"><b>Probity and Honesty for Healthcare Professionals<\/b><span>Why candour failures and altered records escalate faster than clinical error.<\/span><\/a>\r\n  <a class=\"card\" href=\"https:\/\/healthcareethicscourses.com\/can\/courses\/fitness-to-practise-for-healthcare-professionals\/\"><b>Fitness to Practise for Healthcare Professionals<\/b><span>How impairment, competence and conduct are framed by a regulator.<\/span><\/a>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n  <section class=\"nextset\">\r\n    <h2>Continue reading<\/h2>\r\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/healthcareethicscourses.com\/can\/how-to-respond-to-a-crnm-complaint\">How to respond to a CRNM complaint<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/healthcareethicscourses.com\/can\/remediation-and-reflection-for-manitoba-nurses-and-midwives\">Remediation and reflection for Manitoba nurses and midwives<\/a>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n  <section class=\"faq\">\r\n    <h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\r\n  <details>\r\n    <summary>Who carries out a CRNM investigation?<\/summary>\r\n    <p>An investigator appointed after the CEO\/Registrar refers the matter to the Complaints Investigation Committee. The investigator gathers records, interviews witnesses and you, and issues a written Investigation Report.<\/p>\r\n  <\/details>\r\n  <details>\r\n    <summary>Can there be more than one Investigation Report?<\/summary>\r\n    <p>Yes. In published CRNM cases an investigator has issued a first report and then a second some months later, with the registrant responding to both. Each report is a fresh chance to answer &mdash; and a fresh risk if you do not.<\/p>\r\n  <\/details>\r\n  <details>\r\n    <summary>What can the Complaints Investigation Committee do?<\/summary>\r\n    <p>Take no further action, resolve the matter remedially through education, accept an undertaking, impose conditions, monitor practice, censure or reprimand, suspend or cancel registration, accept a voluntary surrender, or refer the matter to the Inquiry Committee.<\/p>\r\n  <\/details>\r\n  <details>\r\n    <summary>What happens if I breach an undertaking?<\/summary>\r\n    <p>A breach of an undertaking is itself a route to the Inquiry Committee for a hearing. Never agree to terms you cannot realistically keep in the role you actually work.<\/p>\r\n  <\/details>\r\n  <details>\r\n    <summary>What can an Inquiry panel order?<\/summary>\r\n    <p>Censure or reprimand, conditions, monitoring or supervision, suspension, or cancellation of registration &mdash; plus costs, which in one published CRNM matter were put in evidence at over $55,000.<\/p>\r\n  <\/details>\r\n  <details>\r\n    <summary>Can I appeal an Inquiry decision?<\/summary>\r\n    <p>Yes. Appeal lies to the Manitoba Court of Appeal under subsection 131(1) of The Regulated Health Professions Act.<\/p>\r\n  <\/details>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n  <p class=\"disc\">This guide is general information about the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba (CRNM) and is not legal advice. Regulatory processes turn on their facts, and the RHPA and CRNM by-laws and practice directions change. Contact the Canadian Nurses Protective Society (CNPS) before you write to CRNM, speak to your union if you have one, and take advice from a lawyer experienced in Manitoba regulatory matters. Healthcare Ethics Courses is an independent CPD provider and is not affiliated with CRNM. 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