Board upheld in denying practice exclusivity to licensees based on FTC v. North Carolina Dental Examiners
The practice of installing laboratory fume hoods was not within the exclusive practice of the state’s Board of HVACR [...]
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Physician seeking exam exemption from national specialty certifying body must bring suit in Texas, where certifier is located
Forcing a New Jersey doctor to litigate claims against a national specialty certifying body in Texas was not unreasonable, a [...]
Discipline of licensee for showing patient records to wife upheld
Mandatory language in state licensing law did not actually require a board to order a mental evaluation of a licensee before [...]
Board must hear MD’s appeal of order to submit to three-day impairment evaluation
The Ohio medical board erred by denying a doctor, accused of impairment after he admitted to the occasional use of [...]
Brief suspension while mental evaluation was pending cannot be expunged from public records
A stipulated agreement that led to a very short suspension which was lifted after the licensee physician passed a mental [...]
Boards must pay licensee’s attorney fees in discipline case over deadly pool heating installation
State law allows attorney fees against professional licensing boards, the Supreme Court of North Carolina held June 5. The [...]
Procedural error by judge does not reverse discipline decision
The Michigan Court of Appeals, in a May 14 decision, affirmed discipline issued against a doctor for improper prescribing [...]
$120,000 in legal fees against psychologist who gave patient mental health records to firm doing collections for him is upheld
An appellate court in New Jersey upheld, in a May 29 ruling, a suspension and massive legal fees imposed on a psychologist [...]
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 [...]