No requirement to erase temporary ban on doctor’s treating female patients from federal Data Bank
A Texas case centered on the question of whether a temporary restriction of a physician’s license should remain in the [...]
Discipline
Board members possess required expertise to establish standard of care in disciplinary case
Expert testimony is not required to set a standard of care in medical disciplinary cases because the board, itself, [...]
“Confidential letter” warning about discipline is discipline
A letter sent by the Iowa Board of Medicine informing a doctor whose license had lapsed that the board would require him to [...]
Surrendered license subject to forfeiture for federal crimes
Surrendered professional licenses are subject to forfeiture under criminal conviction laws, the U.S. District Court, [...]
Boards faulted for failure to discipline many opioid over-prescribers
Tennessee’s proactive program to curb health care providers, including physicians, nurses, dentists, and other [...]
California AG hits teledentistry company SmileDirect executive with fraud charges over practice scheme
SmileDirect Club, which has built a thriving national teledentistry practice based on the premise that Americans should not [...]
Coroners’ board has no power to review misconduct
Regarding the question of what is and what isn’t a professional licensing board, the Wyoming Supreme Court removed the [...]
Licensee being treated for bipolar disorder was shown to be permanently unfit to practice
A physician with bipolar disorder, who was evaluated as unable to practice without treatment and thus unfit to practice, was [...]
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 [...]