Health Department Refers Chinese Medicine Practitioner Suspected of Improperly Issuing Sick Leave Certificates to Board and Police
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On 20 October 2026, the Department of Health, regarding media reports that a registered Chinese medicine practitioner was suspected of issuing sick leave certificates without consultation, referred the case to the Chinese Medicine Council of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Police Force for criminal investigation and follow-up. The department stated that Chinese medicine practitioners must comply with the Reference Guidelines on Issuance of Sick Leave Certificates and Attendance Certificates by Registered Chinese Medicine Practitioners and issue appropriate sick leave certificates based on professional judgement; it also noted that in the past, Chinese medicine practitioners had been found guilty of professional misconduct and removed from the register for issuing misleading or false sick leave certificates. On the same day, a Radio Television Hong Kong report also quoted the department as saying that Chinese medicine practitioners must issue sick leave certificates based on professional judgement according to patients' circumstances, and that in the past, Chinese medicine practitioners had been found guilty of professional misconduct and removed from the register after investigation and inquiry by the Council for issuing misleading or false sick leave certificates. The case has now been handed to the Council and the police for handling, and the report did not mention further investigation results.
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- 香港電台·即時本地Registered Chinese Medicine Practitioner Suspected of Issuing Sick Leave Certificates Without Consultation as Department of Health Refers Case to Police
The Department of Health, in response to media reports that 1 registered Chinese medicine practitioner is suspected of issuing sick leave certificates without consultation, has referred the case to the Chinese Medicine Council of Hong Kong and the police for criminal investigation and follow-up. The department said Chinese medicine practitioners issuing sick leave certificates must comply with the Reference Guidelines on Issuance of Sick Leave Certificates and Attendance Certificates by Registered Chinese Medicine Practitioners, issuing them based on professional judgement according to patients' circumstances; there have previously been Chinese medicine practitioners who, after investigation and inquiry by the Council, were found to have committed professional misconduct and were removed from the register for issuing misleading or false sick leave certificates.
- 政府新聞處·新聞公報Health Department Refers Suspected Over-Issuance of Sick Leave Certificates by Chinese Medicine Practitioner to Board and Police
Following media reports of suspected issuance of sick leave certificates by a registered Chinese medicine practitioner without consultation, the Department of Health today referred the case to the Chinese Medicine Council of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Police Force for criminal investigation and follow-up. The department said Chinese medicine practitioners must comply with the Reference Guidelines on Issuance of Sick Leave Certificates and Attendance Certificates by Registered Chinese Medicine Practitioners and issue appropriate sick leave certificates based on professional judgement; in the past, Chinese medicine practitioners had been found guilty of professional misconduct and removed from the register for issuing misleading or false sick leave certificates.
- 政府新聞網·新聞速遞Health Department Follows Up on Chinese Medicine Practitioner Suspected of Improperly Issuing Sick Leave Certificates, Refers Case to Chinese Medicine Council and Police
The Department of Health, in response to media reports that 1 registered Chinese medicine practitioner is suspected of issuing sick leave certificates without consultation, today referred the case to the Chinese Medicine Council and the Police for criminal investigation and follow-up. The department said Chinese medicine practitioners must comply with the Reference Guidelines on Issuing Sick Leave Certificates and Attendance Certificates by Registered Chinese Medicine Practitioners, and that in the past Chinese medicine practitioners who issued misleading or false sick leave certificates were, after investigation and hearings, found guilty of professional misconduct and removed from the register.
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