On Feb. 18, 2025, a panel of the Inquiry Committee approved a consent agreement between BCCNM and Sunil Munjaral of Surrey to address practice issues that occurred between 2021 and 2022 related to workplace misconduct and breaching privacy and confidentiality standards by accessing his own health record and other individuals' health records without clinical justification.
BCCNM's professional standards on ethical practice require nurses to treat colleagues, students, and other health care workers in a respectful manner. BCCNM's privacy and confidentiality standards require nurses to access their or other individuals' personal and health information only for purposes that are consistent with their professional responsibilities.
The registrant has voluntarily agreed to terms equivalent to a limit and/or condition on their Practice, including:
a. A suspension of his nursing registration for eight weeks and a reprimand;
b. A limit prohibiting him from being the sole LPN on duty, working without leadership onsite, supervising students or other health-care workers, or orienting new staff for a specified time; and
c. Remedial education in the domains of professionalism, ethics, boundaries, communication, and appropriate workplace conduct.
The Inquiry Committee is satisfied that the terms will protect the public.