"Given the significant commitment of time involved in completing these questionnaires, and my busy clinical practice, I would ask for your assistance in completing these forms, as is usually the case when I report cases to the [Canadian Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Surveillance System]," Marrero wrote.
Instead, he claims he received a letter from a Vitalité Health Network lawyer about two weeks later "threatening discipline," and accusing him of not respecting the requirements of the Public Health Act, according to the 183 pages of documents.
The article clearly states this ...
"By the end of May, Marrero's office had completed forms for eight patients, each between 46 and 188 pages..."
And remember, doctors often are NOT paid to fill out provincially-mandated forms.