Lost applications, 14-month lag in discipline process found by audit
Oregon Secretary of State Jeanne Atkins released, on January 14, a highly critical report of the Oregon Teacher Standards [...]
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Nevada audit comes down hard on board’s investigations
Spotty record-keeping, mischarging of licensees, and inconsistent investigative practices led the list of problems listed in [...]
Radiologic technologist discipline, testing need repair, auditors say
Allowing examinees to take a second stab at questions they missed on their exam. Using a whiteboard to keep track of [...]
State teacher licensing “broken,” says auditor
The “confusing structure” of teacher licensing is making it difficult to hold the state licensing board [...]
Security of licensee info a problem, Missouri auditor says
The Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts received a performance rating of “good” from the [...]
Iowa auditor questions need for board’s unused computers
An Iowa audit issued in March 2015 criticized the state pharmacy board for purchasing more than $20,000 worth of electronic [...]
Auditors again call for axing massage therapy licensing
Massage therapy may well pose the risk of dangerous or unscrupulous activity. But West Virginia auditors don’t think [...]
Hundreds of board decisions under a cloud due to lack of quorum
Some 465 votes by four Massachusetts health-licensing boards are under a cloud because they were taken without a quorum from [...]
Board’s complaint handling needs improvement, says WV audit
A West Virginia audit of the Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses, published in August, noted several [...]
Board fires director over mismanagement charges
Missing computers, a pending legislative audit, and a fired executive director are the fallout from charges of mismanagement [...]