Surrey Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner reprimanded over false acupuncture receipt

A Surrey-based Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner has accepted a reprimand and remedial education after B.C.’s complementary health regulator found she issued a fraudulent receipt for acupuncture treatment that was not provided.

Chin Ling (Eliza) Huang entered a consent order with the College of Complementary Health Professionals of B.C. this week. The order says she breached professional and ethical standards, college bylaws and billing and insurance guidance in force when the investigation began.

According to the order, Huang issued a receipt for treatment despite providing no service to the patient. It also says she failed to protect her registration number by using it on a receipt for services that were not provided.

Huang accepted the reprimand and agreed not to repeat the conduct. She must review the college’s current standards and bylaws within one month, and within nine months complete, at her own expense, the 217B Clinical Procedures: Medical Ethics & Legal Issues course at Tzu Chi International College of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

The investigation began under the former College of Traditional Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of B.C., which was amalgamated with other colleges to form the current regulator in 2024. The online directory lists Huang as licensed since 2023 and working at Physiofirst PhysioTherapy Clinic and Move Health & Wellness in Surrey.