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January 24, 2020 in Administration // Association of licensing boards is shielded from litigation over publication of disciplinary action
January 24, 2020 in Licensing Requirements // Added factual findings not required to deny license to doctor out of practice for 15 years
January 24, 2020 in Administration // Court may not force board to enforce subpoenas in action between private parties
January 24, 2020 in Consumer Protection // Board authorized to discipline licensee for self-created credential in ad
January 24, 2020 in News // Board is disallowed injunction and costs in case against unlicensed private security provider

Board investigator’s implied threat of sanctions excludes use of his interview of licensee as evidence in criminal case

A state medical board investigator who cooperated with local law enforcement, using the implicit threat of license sanctions to coerce testimony from a physician that led to [...]
With sweeping new law, Arizona aims to reset national standards for license portability

Profession by profession and state by state: For better or worse, incremental change has been the norm for decades in setting standards in occupational licensing. And [...]
Panel not required to prove that applicant intentionally lied about felony conviction

The state real estate board was not required to show that a licensee knew his answer to an application question—in which he failed to report a felony conviction for [...]
Federal court: Use of “engineer” label does not imply licensure status

The Oregon engineering board may not prohibit non-licensees from referring to themselves as “engineers,” a federal court ruled December 28, 2018 (Järlström v. [...]
Board directors face salary cuts after Nevada AG says they can’t be paid more than governor

Just before the 2018 holiday season, directors of five Nevada licensing board got some less-than-merry tidings from the state attorney general: Their salaries are [...]
Report: Restrictions on licensing of people with records burdening millions

Bipartisan momentum is building in support of “fair chance licensing” reforms that lift restrictions on granting licensure to people with records, according to a [...]

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