Some documents provided to board in discipline case become public records
The Supreme Court of North Dakota, in an April 28, decision, held that a large trove of documents turned over by a licensee [...]
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Unrestricted license in one province entitles licensee to full license in others
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
The inability to administer traditional licensing exams, the switch to online learning, telecommuting and telehealth, [...]