Advocacy groups to state AGs: Warn board members they now potentially face personal liability
In the wake of February’s Supreme Court decision in North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners v. FTC, attorneys [...]
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WI licensing budget-slashers back down
A Wisconsin budget proposal was rejected in mid-March that would have lowered the renewal fees for audiologists and [...]
Wyoming first to adopt groundbreaking physician compact law
Mark down Wyoming, a state with a chronic shortage of doctors, as officially first on the list of states to adopt the [...]
Three states to ease licensing of Japanese engineers
In December, three states announced that to provide a more seamless transition for international engineers (specifically, [...]
Breastfeeding mom will get accommodations after all
The Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar has seen the error of their ways, overturning a previous decision that denied a [...]
License suspension for employing disbarred lawyer as ‘paralegal’
A New York state lawyer’s license has been suspended for two years due to relying on the expertise of a disbarred [...]
Board exceeded authority, Supreme Court rules
The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday, February 25, that a North Carolina state board acted illicitly by disallowing [...]
Indiana fines revoked dentist for dumping patient records
A former dentist, Joseph Beck, whose license was revoked by the Indiana Board of Dentistry in 2011, became embroiled in more [...]
Virginia pushes RN background checks after drug addiction exposé
An investigation by a Virginia newspaper, the News Leader, showed startling deficiencies in the state’s handling of [...]
16 MD & RN boards slack in disclosing misconduct
Disclosure of misconduct committed by doctors and nurses is an important issue concerning medical safety. And while some [...]