Illinois relents, allows felons to obtain licensure
Illinois has altered a 2011 law that barred all convicted felons from having or obtaining a professional license in the [...]
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Licensure exceptions for military spouses vary widely by state
Licensure requirement exceptions for professionals who move to a new state because their spouse is a military service member [...]
One “active supervision” solution: Requiring AG okay of board decisions
Concerned by potential anti-competitive issues after last year’s Supreme Court decision against the North Carolina [...]
Lucrative consulting payments for disciplined doctors
ProPublica, the non-profit journalism organization, reports that many drug and device makers continue to pay sizable [...]
License the Cajun Navy?
A Louisiana legislator this week proposed legislation that would require training and license registration for volunteer [...]
Automation of the professions? It might happen sooner than you think
Professional regulation could face a dwindling role as robots take over more and more jobs once reserved for professionals. [...]
FTC says yes to unsupervised APRNs for VA
The Federal Trade Commission says it supports a rule proposed by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs that would allow [...]
Licenses of nearly all docs charged with sexual misconduct are safe
All 50 states plus the District of Columbia are guilty of lax treatment of doctors who sexually abuse patients, an Atlanta [...]
Nevada audit comes down hard on board’s investigations
Spotty record-keeping, mischarging of licensees, and inconsistent investigative practices led the list of problems listed in [...]