CBS highlights board discipline failures
CBS News put the Florida Board of Medicine in the spotlight with a September 12 report noting that 4 of the top 25 doctors [...]
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Psychology on board licensing mobility bandwagon
Practicing in other jurisdictions could get easier for psychologists thanks to a program created by the Association of State [...]
“Turning in” license to avoid discipline not an option
An Oklahoma doctor charged with overprescribing painkillers argues the state medical board didn’t have authority to [...]
Manslaughter in UK, licensed in US
A British “spinal surgeon” built an impressive patient base in New Jersey but never told U.S. licensing [...]
Wireless ear pieces, automatic erasers alleged in cheating scandal
More than 2,400 potential pharmacists in X’ian, China have been banned for two years from taking the national [...]
Documented status no longer needed to obtain license in California
A new California law (SB 1159), which was approved by the governor on September 28, 2014, will allow immigrants to apply for [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]