Action Taken: Under section 37.1 of the Health Professions Act, the Inquiry
Committee made a Consent Order against Dr. Murray Kievit further to a
complaint alleging inappropriate touching in the course of treatment. Dr. Kievit
denied the allegations in the complaint. In the Consent Order, to which Dr.
Kievit consented, the Committee (1) permanently cancelled Dr. Kievit’s
registration, and required (2) an undertaking not to engage in any further
practice of health care (3) payment of costs in the amount $1000.

Action taken: Dr. Murray Kievit consented to terms on his practice, which terms were
revised on March 10, 2023. The terms require that Dr. Kievit:

(a) not provide care to any female patient unless there is a chaperone present
who is over the age of 19,
(b) not proceed with care, and refer the female patient to another chiropractor, if
the patient or the patient's parent/guardian or substitute decision maker does
not consent to a chaperone being present for care,
(c) ensure that the chaperone's name, telephone number and signature are
recorded with the clinical notes for the care provided, and
(d) report to the College on a weekly basis with documentation confirming the use
of chaperones in compliance with the terms.

Under Section 37.1 of the Health Professions Act, Dr. Murray Kievit admitted that (1) he failed to properly advise a patient and obtain her consent prior to placing his hands in the front of her pants and examining and treating in the area of the pubic bone, and (2) his use of a teddy bear during treatment was without clinical benefit, inappropriate to any intended clinical purpose, and demonstrated a lack of gender sensitivity. Based on those admissions, Dr. Kievit consented to an order from the Inquiry Committee (1) reprimanding him, (2) suspending him for three months, and requiring that he (3) have a chaperone present for a two year period for all assessment, examination or treatment of female patients involving sexually sensitive areas, (4) attend a course on gender sensitivity, boundary issues and communication, (5) prepare an apology letter to the complainant, and (6) pay costs of $4,904.77.

In the Matter of the Complaint of J.G. & others: As part of a consent resolution, Dr. Murray Kievit admitted to failing to meet the standard of care pertaining to communication, note-taking, treatment techniques and respect for patient privacy, all in relation to the provision of treatment in the patient's pubic area that resulted in unintentional violations of their sexual integrity. Based on those admissions, the Board of the then British Columbia College of Chiropractors reprimanded Dr. Kievit and ordered him to discontinue use of a pubic area treatment until such time as he had provided a letter confirming his qualification to use it, to communicate his treatment plan fully to all female patients so there could be no misunderstanding as to the nature and purpose of the treatment, to practice in such a way as to maximize patient privacy and minimize accidental or inadvertent contact with patient's breasts or genitals, to submit to an office inspection within two years for the purposes of confirming compliance, to provide a letter of apology to each of the complainants, and to pay a fine of $4,000 and costs of $15,000.