USA Today grades states’ handling of teacher misconduct
USA Today handed out report cards to states February 15 on how well they vet teachers’ licensure applications before [...]
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Telemedicine bills flood state legislatures
Despite lawsuits, pushback from courts, and regulatory obstacles, telemedicine continues to spread. According to a February [...]
Federal court broadens professionals’ specialty advertising
Restriction of specialties in Texas to those recognized by the America Dental Association is unconstitutional, a federal [...]
State panel pushes shift away from mandatory licensing
Eliminating licensure in many fields would enhance business opportunities, according to a subcommittee of the Legislative [...]
Malpracticing docs likely to be repeat offenders
A small number of physicians with “distinctive characteristics” are responsible for a disproportionate amount of [...]
NJ board blasted over minimal discipline for sexual misconduct
Overly lax discipline is letting some New Jersey physicians who have committed various egregious acts of misconduct off [...]
High rejection rate of fingerprint data causes concern
Requiring fingerprints should be a simple method to weed out prospective licensees with a criminal history—right? Not so [...]
Vitamin & enzyme injections test restrictions on prescribing
Are vitamin injections prescribed drugs? That’s one question Idaho wants to answer in new regulations of how [...]
Requiring specialty labels to be association-approved is unconstitutional
The restriction of specialties in Texas to those recognized by the America Dental Association was unconstitutional, a [...]
“Letters of concern” a weak discipline substitute, TV station alleges
According to an investigative series published by Phoenix local news station ABC 15, the state’s dental board [...]