Court upholds revocation for failure to renew on time
September/October 2010 The license of a professional counselor who failed to renew within a year of expiration was properly [...]
Discipline
Unhappy complainant? No right to second-guess board
July/August 2010 State licensing boards are authorized, but not required, to investigate allegations that are brought to [...]
Pedophile scandal could spell end to board’s delegation of discipline
May/June 2010 The indictment this year of Delaware pediatrician Earl Bradley on more than 450 counts of molestation [...]
Federal/state clash on ADA–Board must answer charge of secret ban on methadone treatment for professionals
May/June 2010 A former nurse who claims that several state regulatory agencies have a secret, unofficial policy barring [...]
Nurse acquitted following trial for filing complaint with medical board
January/February 2010 When Anne Mitchell, a registered nurse at Winkler County Memorial Hospital in Kermit, Texas, decided [...]
Amid scandals, California struggles to revamp professional discipline
November/December 2009 Amid the state’s worst budget crisis in history, in the latter part of 2009, the California [...]
Court rejects request of bombing suspect’s wife to dismiss charges
November/December 2009 The wife of the chief suspect in a bombing that severely injured the Arkansas medical board's [...]
Board pays $500,000 to settle with disciplined accountant
May/June 2009 The Washington accountancy board agreed to pay $500,000, the equivalent of nearly one third of its annual [...]
Strict monitoring, penalties are keys in treating addicted health professionals
January/February 2009 Two years ago, the last in a series of reports blasting California’s diversion program for drug- or [...]