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January-February 2011

January-February 2011

  • One third of federal stimulus money for license portability projects goes unspent
  • Testmaker signs accommodations accord with U.S. Justice Department: Separate room, double time in store for more candidates
  • Top Ten Professional Licensing Stories of 2010
  • Licensee’s suit against board investigator who lied may proceed
  • Alcoholism, mistake on patient record sufficient for discipline
  • In discipline for sexual misconduct, criminal acquittal no defense
  • No state discipline for more than half of doctors with hospital revocations/restrictions
  • Court upholds revocation despite board discussion of licensee’s non-existent past discipline history
  • Board doesn’t have to prove constitutionality of records subpoena
  • Discipline upheld for false representation of continuing education
  • Licensee to pay $25K in attorney’s fees after losing defamation case
  • Suit over test items used in review course gets go-ahead
  • Learning-disabled candidate loses bid for double time
  • Licensee mistakenly charged with violating a definition, court finds
  • Education, internship requirements for license are constitutional