In-state P.I. license not necessary to testify as expert, court rules
The Nevada Supreme Court upheld, on September 19, the dismissal of an unlicensed practice citation issued by the state’s [...]
Unlicensed Practice
Court says no to request to expunge discipline for failure to renew
Boards do not have an obligation to distinguish between citations for a failure to renew and a more serious professional [...]
Board overreached in action against midwives, court finds
The state medical board exceeded its authority when it issued cease-and- desist letters to two midwives whose advice [...]
Operation of medical marijuana clinics is practice of medicine
The business operation of medical marijuana clinics in California requires a medical license, a state appeals court ruled [...]
School employees may administer insulin
In response to a challenge by the American Nurses Association of a legal opinion from the California Department of [...]
Professional licensing enforcers land in court over joint raid with police
A massive raid on several Orlando, Florida, barbershops, in which the state’s professional regulation agency was aided [...]
Court upholds FTC: Board engaged in anti-competitive practices
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, in a May 31 decision, rejected the arguments of the North Carolina state dental board [...]
Horse dentistry must be licensed, court rules
A Missouri appeals court upheld an injunction sought by the state’s veterinary board against a woman who been practicing [...]
Misdemeanor or felony? Unlicensed practice may be either
A student midwife who had been convicted of the unlicensed practice of medicine lost an appeal of that ruling April 18, when [...]