Licensing agency must analyze whether non-live remote learning is effective June 3, 2022 The Health Professions Appeal and Review Board of Ontario, in a November 2 ruling, stated that the province's College of [...]
Panel requires review of three-time cap on exam attempts in case of nurse candidate who tested in “suboptimal” conditions May 21, 2021 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 May 21, 2021 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 March 1, 2021 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? October 5, 2020 The inability to administer traditional licensing exams, the switch to online learning, telecommuting and telehealth, [...]
Constitutional challenge of practice act may proceed October 5, 2020 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 August 24, 2020 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 July 27, 2020 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 July 27, 2020 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 April 27, 2020 The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, in a September 9 decision, overturned a ruling by the state's Board of Bar [...]