FHCi is a Membership organization consisting of the Board of Directors, HP Supervisors as fellow members and HP Family Members. The HP supervisors are also registered in Free and Healthy Communities Association (FHCiA) which is a Private Membership association that oversees them. As HP Families and HP Supervisors both maintain Membership with FHCi, each party is eligible to file a complaint against the other party. FHCiA is in the position to file or process a complaint against an HP Supervisor. Any complaints made against a practitioner with regards to the legality of practicing HPx shall submit a complaint in the same way. The process to register these complaints follows as Per FHCi Bylaws:
Chapter ten: Ethical Review process
10.1: Ethical Review process for complaints filed by an FHCi Patron Member against an FHCiA HP Supervisor or Associate Member: if there ever arises a complaint against an FHCiA HP Supervisor or Associate member for willful or unintentional acts, the FHCi Patron Member has the right to submit a complaint in writing to FHCi for review within three months of the said incident.
10.2: Process:
- Complaint to be received by the administrator of FHCi, FHCinewsletter@gmail.com on this form: Ethics Complaint Form for Patron Member2022 as below.
- And independent Ethics Review Committee will be contacted, and complaint forwarded.
- The name(s) of HP Supervisor and of the Patron Members in said complaint will be held in confidentiality from the FHCi Board during the review process.
- The Ethical review committee will reach out to FHCi Patron Member and Supervisor for clarification of incident(s) in question.
- Analysis of review will also seek to find a remedial solution.
- A written report and analysis of complaint and proposed remediation will be submitted to the Board within one month of the filing of the complaint.
- Board will decide based on the suggestion of the Ethics Review Committee within one month of receiving a report.
- Complainant and HP Supervisor will be contacted by the Ethics Review Committee for remediation.
- Final report to be submitted to FHCiA Board for records to be filled in ethics folder in FHCi Dropbox.
10.3: For Complaints Against an FHCi Patron Member by an FHCiA HP Supervisor
If any unforeseen event or situation were to arise where an HP Supervisor wishes to withdraw consent to supervise a Patron Member who has registered under them, that HP Supervisor has the right to transfer said Patron Member to another HP Supervisor as outlined in the section under coordinated transfer in the HP Supervisor Membership Rights, Benefits, and Responsibilities section of the FHCiA bylaws.
If the HP Supervisor feels that the FHCi Patron member has behaved in such a way as to violate the ethics of the program or HP Supervisor – FHCi Patron Member relationship and the relationship is irreparable, the HP Supervisor should follow this course of action:
- Complaint received by the main office of FHCi filed by the HP Supervisor via FHCinewsletter@gmail.com.
- Ethics review committee will be contacted, and complaint forwarded.
The name of the FHCi Patron Member and the HP Supervisor along with their complaint, will be withheld from the FHCi Board during the review process.
- The Ethical Review Committee will reach out to FHCi Patron Member and HP Supervisor for clarification of incident(s) in question.
- Analysis of review will also seek to find a remedial solution.
- A written report and analysis of complaint will be submitted to the Board within one month of the filing of the complaint.
- Board will decide based on the suggestion of the Ethics Review Committee within one month of receiving a report.
- The Ethics Review Committee will contact the complainant and HP Supervisor for remediation.
- Final report to be submitted to FHCi Board for records.
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