Unrestricted license in one province entitles licensee to full license in others November 6, 2021 The Health Professions Review Board of British Columbia, in an April 30 decision, struck down a requirement from the [...]
License fee dollars steered to general treasury contribute to lax discipline, says advocacy group November 6, 2021 In its annual ranking of state medical boards by their rate of serious disciplinary actions, the Public Citizen Health [...]
CSG state “playbooks” aim to reduce effect of employment-related mandates such as licensing on workers with criminal record August 19, 2021 A newly published set of state-by state "playbooks" developed by the Council of State Governments addresses how states can [...]
Pennsylvania surveys new immigrants’ experience of licensing as part of $422,000 federal grant August 19, 2021 Aided by a $422,000 three year grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to reduce excessive occupational licensing [...]
California virtual proctoring flags one third of remote bar exams May 21, 2021 Nearly 36% of attorney candidates who sat for the October 2020 California bar exam, administered remotely, found their [...]
Case against board for refusal to retroactively renew license can continue March 2, 2021 A case seeking to force the Pennsylvania Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs to retroactively renew a license [...]
Court reverses $3 million award against California Commission on Teacher Credentialing relating to handling of backlogged misconduct cases March 1, 2021 In a case stemming from a whistleblower's allegations of unaddressed misconduct charges and her firing by the state's [...]
Brief suspension while mental evaluation was pending cannot be expunged from public records October 5, 2020 A stipulated agreement that led to a very short suspension which was lifted after the licensee physician passed a mental [...]
Pandemic prompts waivers, wider scopes of practice nationwide Could changes become permanent? October 5, 2020 The inability to administer traditional licensing exams, the switch to online learning, telecommuting and telehealth, [...]
Association of licensing boards is shielded from litigation over publication of disciplinary action January 24, 2020 The Federation of State Medical Boards is entitled to protection under a Texas statute protecting defendants from lawsuits [...]