Controversial “tiered licensing’ on table in Idaho
Proposed three-tiered licensing in Idaho has teachers in an uproar. The proposal would start with a novice license for [...]
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Michigan requiring license for pharmacy techs
A new Michigan law will require pharmacy technicians who perform certain functions to be licensed for the first time. In [...]
Professional licensing rules on trial at U.S. Supreme Court
The scope of state professional licensing was effectively on trial October 14, when U.S. Supreme Court justices listened to [...]
Teachers war with state over whether licensure is needed
The Indiana State Board of Education approved a controversial teaching specialist permit that licensed teachers are decrying [...]
Navy nurse refuses to force-feed Guantanamo detainees
What would you do if you were a nurse and your patient refused to eat? What if you were ordered by your boss to force feed a [...]
Board mulls whether the dead need licensed dentist
Maybe you never thought your teeth would be worked on by a dentist after you’ve died. Well, think again. Jim Bob [...]
Suspended doc who refused to pay child support flees to Kuwait
If you’re a doctor and are divorced with children, you had better pay child support, or you could be out of a license. [...]
NM Supreme Court drops re-exam requirement for out of state lawyers
Only 11 states still forbid out-of-state attorneys from practicing without re-taking the bar exam, and until recently, New [...]
Groping chiropractor punished with regular lie detector tests
A chiropractor with an “extensive” history of groping female patients, will have to undergo lie-detector [...]
State failed to act in ‘most egregious’ Medicare fraud, patient abuse
A Michigan oncologist faces life in prison after years of fraudulent practice that caused immeasurable pain and suffering to [...]