For lying about conviction, sexual abuser wins appeal of fine but loses license
The Court of Appeals of Oregon, in a May 5 decision, upheld the denial of a license renewal for an applicant who had been [...]
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Rejected applicant can’t sue Montana licensing agency from distant D.C.
A judge on the U.S. Federal Court for the District of D.C. overruled a default judgment entered by one of the court's clerks [...]
Therapy degree is insufficient for general counseling license, but requiring degree to mention “counseling” is arbitrary
A master's degree in musical therapy is not sufficient to obtain a general counseling license in Kansas, the state's Court [...]
License denial a proper punishment for practicing without a license
An appellate court in Missouri, in a July 28 decision, overturned a state circuit court which had thrown out a decision by [...]
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, [...]
Constitutional challenge of practice act may proceed
Reversing a trial court's dismissal of a suit challenging the constitutionality of a practice act, the Supreme Court of [...]
Optometrist cannot dodge branch office license requirements by affiliating with ophthalmologist, court finds
Optometrists in California who want to open a second office are not exempt from the state's branch office requirements, even [...]
Vermont board would take 23% fiscal hit by signing on to interstate compact
Interstate compacts—agreements among states to accept other states' occupational licenses, in the same way that states' [...]
Fewer than 1% of otherwise eligible license applicants denied over past convictions, Illinois says
Prior convictions are rarely the cause of a license denial, said the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional [...]
Court upholds licensing of applicant with 21 felony convictions
A real estate office employee who applied for a salesperson license won his appeal of the state Real Estate Commission's [...]