Midwife licensing requirements historically associated with 7%-8% reduction in maternal mortality, study finds
A recent study published in the Journal of Political Economy found significant differences in pre-licensing [...]
Licensing Restructure/Deregulation
U.S. law regulating hearing aids does not pre-empt hearing aid specialist licensing
The U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an attempt to invalidate Florida's licensing scheme for hearing aid [...]
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 [...]
Federal court okays class action over foreign-graduate licensing
A federal judge in Pennsylvania, on March 23, certified a class of patient plaintiffs in a suit against the Educational [...]
Case studies of deregulation campaigns stress coalition building, data gathering, labor union support, & communication
Whether the agenda is to update, streamline, or pare occupational regulation to the bare minimum, what are the best [...]
With “Deregathon” Florida changes rules to reduce regulatory burden
Since January 2019, spurred by Governor Ron DeSantis, the state of Florida has been on a deregulatory binge in matters [...]
Federal court blocks law requiring licensure for online auctioneers as improper restriction on commerce
A federal judge in Tennessee, in a July 23 ruling, issued a preliminary injunction blocking new legislation which would [...]
A third U.S. court rules that tour guide licensing scheme is unconstitutional
The license program for tour guides maintained by the city of Savannah is an unconstitutional violation of First Amendment [...]
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' [...]