Discipline authorities try to keep up with over-prescribing docs
State medical boards are looking closely at doctors who have prescribed alarming amounts of Schedule 2 drugs. According to [...]
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Discipline bills hitting Pennsylvania boards hard
It is a fact of life that costs go up over time. The price of a movie ticket in 1990 was $4.22. Today, the average price is [...]
Delays leaving criminals, sex offenders as licensed teachers, audit shows
Nevada teachers and administrators convicted of crimes have been able to evade proper disciplinary action thanks to a [...]
Giant holes in background check process
A startling pattern of New Mexico granting social worker licenses to people with criminal backgrounds was revealed in a [...]
“Drug dealer” doc’s license revoked at last
After years of criminal and disciplinary proceedings, a New Jersey neurologist called “a drug dealer” by the [...]
Scarce regulation of licensed security guards, study finds
Occupational licenses are commonly required for people to wield a scalpel, a dental drill, or a pair of scissors on the job, [...]
UK pushes for single medical licensing exam
Diversity versus uniformity is the core of a debate in Great Britain over whether to adopt a single, country-wide medical [...]
Hundreds of board decisions under a cloud due to lack of quorum
Some 465 votes by four Massachusetts health-licensing boards are under a cloud because they were taken without a quorum from [...]
OK licensing execs get 25%+ boosts in salary
Some Oklahoma licensing board executives saw sizable bumps in their salaries following a pay study authorized by the state [...]
New law gives veterans accreditation with licensing boards
Earlier this year, a North Carolina law passed requiring state licensing and certification programs to ensure that people [...]