Board upheld in denying practice exclusivity to licensees based on FTC v. North Carolina Dental Examiners
The practice of installing laboratory fume hoods was not within the exclusive practice of the state's Board of HVACR [...]
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Voters to decide: Keep or cancel law expanding optometry practice
In November, Arkansas voters will have the chance to choose whether a state law adopted in 2019 to allow optometrists to [...]
Licensee’s use of unproven diagnostic device is cause for discipline
A Pennsylvania court, in a May 8 decision, upheld discipline imposed by the state's Board of Chiropractic on a licensee who [...]
Alaska supreme court upholds ban on naturopaths’ injecting vitamins
The Alaska Supreme Court, in a March 16 decision, upheld a recent regulatory amendment by the state licensing agency which [...]
Federal appeals court rejects hair braiders’ constitutionality challenge
The U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, upheld the application of standard Missouri cosmetology license requirements for [...]
Hearing ordered to decide if “PsyA” title use deceives public
The Court of Appeals of Oregon, in an April 18 decision, reversed a board decision to discipline a psychologist associate [...]
AG opinion: Physical therapists cannot perform dry needling
Facing a turf war in which practices that seem the same are labeled by different names, the attorney general of New Jersey [...]
Opioid crackdown sparks NJ revocation binge
In an effort to tackle its opioid epidemic, the state of New Jersey is cracking down on physicians overprescribing [...]
Oregon court allows plaintiff limited use of “engineer” title
As detailed in this story, Mats Järlström was fined by the Oregon State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land [...]
“Dry Needling” case to decide turf of PTs vs. acupuncturists
A federal complaint brought by physical therapists against North Carolina’s acupuncture board, accusing the board of [...]