Children’s homes not required to obtain pharmacy licenses, court holds June 3, 2022 In a November 9 decision, the Court of Appeals of New Mexico held in favor of two children's homes that dispense some [...]
Revocation for sub-par patient appraisal upheld; court holds it was within licensee’s scope of practice June 3, 2022 An appellate court in California, in a December 17 decision, upheld revocation of the license of a nurse who had performed [...]
Challenge of board regulation must go through administrative appeal before judicial appeal February 22, 2022 The Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court held August 16 that a challenge to a board regulation by the state's [...]
Chiropractors may evaluate patients for neurological conditions August 19, 2021 In a January 29 decision, the Supreme Court of Texas rejected a challenge from the state medical association to regulations [...]
Board upheld in denying practice exclusivity to licensees based on FTC v. North Carolina Dental Examiners October 5, 2020 The practice of installing laboratory fume hoods was not within the exclusive practice of the state's Board of HVACR [...]
Voters to decide: Keep or cancel law expanding optometry practice July 27, 2020 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 November 20, 2019 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 September 11, 2018 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 July 14, 2018 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 August 8, 2017 The Court of Appeals of Oregon, in an April 18 decision, reversed a board decision to discipline a psychologist associate [...]