IN THE MATTER OF THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS ACT, R.S.A 2000, c. H-7
AND
IN THE MATTER OF A HEARING REGARDING THE CONDUCT OF KRISTEN HEDLEY, REGISTRATION #4747
A MEMBER OF THE ALBERTA COLLEGE OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS (the “COLLEGE”)
NOTICE TO ATTEND A HEARING
TO: KRISTEN HEDLEY, #4747
TAKE NOTICE that you, KRISTEN HEDLEY, REGISTRATION 4747 (the “Registrant”) are required to attend on the 20th (twentieth) day of March 2024, commencing at 9:30 (nine-thirty) o’clock, a.m. MST at which time the Hearing Tribunal of the College will conduct a virtual Hearing inquiring as to whether you have engaged in unprofessional conduct with respect to the following matters:
- From December 7, 2022 to November 21, 2023, Kristen Hedley failed or refused to respond to requests of or cooperate with the Complaints Director.
- From May 21, 2023 to June 19, 2023, Kristen Hedley failed or refused to comply with a request of or cooperate with an investigator.
IT IS ALLEGED that the conduct described above constitutes unprofessional conduct as defined in s. 1(1)(p) of the Health Professions Act, and/or constitutes a contravention of ACSLPA’s by-laws, Standards of Practice, and/or Code of Ethics.
FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that the Registrant’s failure to attend at the Hearing may result in the Hearing Tribunal proceeding in the absence of the Registrant, pursuant to section 79(6) of the Health Professions Act.
FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that the Registrant may be compelled to testify at their Hearing, pursuant to section 72(1) of the Health Professions Act.
FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that the Registrant may be represented by a lawyer at their Hearing, pursuant to section 72(2) of the Health Professions Act.
FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that Hearings of the Hearing Tribunal are open to the public unless the Hearing Tribunal directs otherwise, pursuant to section 78(1) of the Health Professions Act.
DATED at the City of Edmonton, in the Province of Alberta, this this second day of February 2024.
Mckenzie Henze
Hearings Director
Alberta College of Speech-Language Pathologists
and Audiologists