Licensing agency must analyze whether non-live remote learning is effective
The Health Professions Appeal and Review Board of Ontario, in a November 2 ruling, stated that the province's College of [...]
Licensing Requirements
Panel requires review of three-time cap on exam attempts in case of nurse candidate who tested in “suboptimal” conditions
A candidate for licensing as a practical nurse who failed the entry examination a third time won an order to have her [...]
Challenged license denial mandate not subject to constitutional restrictions intended for criminal law
The Supreme Court of West Virginia, in a November 12 decision, overturned a lower court's decision to strike the denial of a [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Court dismisses board director from eyebrow threading suit
A federal court in Mississippi dismissed the executive director of the state's cosmetology board from a lawsuit filed [...]
Professional licensure training programs must disclose which states agree to license their graduates
Beginning July 1, any educational program that is designed or is advertised to prepare a student for a licensed occupation [...]
Pharmacy board failed to conduct fingerprint background checks
More oversight and more stringent enforcement of required background checks and fingerprinting of applicants for wholesale [...]
WV high court rejects denial of licensure for excessive debt
The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, in a September 9 decision, overturned a ruling by the state's Board of Bar [...]