State action immunity could get boost from SCOTUS nominee March 30, 2016 D.C. circuit judge Merrick Garland, if he’s eventually sworn in to the U.S. Supreme Court, could be a key [...]
Students demand end to costly role-playing licensing exam March 29, 2016 A national licensing exam that tests medical students’ patient care skills to the tune of $1,300 is being called a [...]
Allowing denturist practice may have benefits, FTC tells state March 28, 2016 The Federal Trade Commission staff submitted a comment to the Kentucky legislature March 25, recommending the state hold [...]
Military medicine to be part of licensing exam March 15, 2016 If you want to become a licensed doctor, you need to know about military medicine. That’s the result of a small [...]
State teacher licensing “broken,” says auditor March 14, 2016 The “confusing structure” of teacher licensing is making it difficult to hold the state licensing board [...]
EMT test-takers spike with advent of online exam March 11, 2016 Recent changes made to EMT testing have created a ‘paradox’ for Maryland test-takers. While the number of new [...]
Board director feud with member spills over into courts March 9, 2016 Vanessa Niekamp, director of Ohio’s funeral board, has filed a civil lawsuit against board member Tommy Taneff, [...]
Mandatory licensee training in detecting human trafficking March 8, 2016 Cosmetologists in Ohio must now complete training to identify signs of human trafficking, according to a February WBNS-10TV [...]
Board may require mandatory rest breaks for licensees March 7, 2016 The Minnesota Board of Pharmacy is proposing required 30-minute meal breaks for pharmacists and an additional 15-minute [...]
State-by-state discipline audits promised in wake of USA Today exposé March 1, 2016 An investigation of records pertaining to teacher discipline found 1,400 instances where a teacher’s license was [...]