Licensee who defrauded client can be disciplined, court rules
An appellate court in California, in a November 20 decision, upheld a decision by the state’s Real Estate Commissioner [...]
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Board not required to review entire record before revoking license
The Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure has significant discretion in determining what evidence to admit outside of a [...]
Mistaken appeal of hearing recommendation leads to procedural dismissal of disciplinary case
A Missouri license applicant who appealed, as a contested case decision, the recommendation of a hearing commissioner in [...]
Criminal conviction for conduct that was partial basis of earlier discipline can justify further discipline
A dentist who pleaded guilty to criminal charges can be disciplined for that conviction even if the investigation for that [...]
Medication error or reckless homicide? Board declines to discipline criminally charged RN, then changes its mind
Misconduct charges involving a nurse, RaDonda Vaught, who made a medication error that led to a patient death, have drawn [...]
Conflicting standards of proof cause reversal of automatic suspension of licensee
A California appellate court held November 21 that the state’s Bureau of Real Estate improperly used a civil fraud [...]
Board must justify good moral character requirement
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, in a December 9 decision, rejected a request by the state cosmetology board to [...]
Revocation overturned where licensee denied formal hearing on relevance of his criminal conduct
A court in Florida overturned the license revocation of a nurse convicted of fraud after the state’s nursing board [...]
Creation of guidelines for disciplinary referral is not rulemaking subject to open meetings law, says Colorado high court
The Supreme Court of Colorado, in a November 12 decision, held that a set of guidelines developed by the state’s [...]
Board not obliged to explain why it revoked license and rejected milder sanction
An appellate court in California reversed a decision by a lower court to throw out a decision by the State Board of Pharmacy [...]