Court refuses to second-guess board’s revocation in drug case December 9, 2015 The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, in a July 30 decision, affirmed a dental board's decision to revoke a dentist's [...]
Assault conviction held not to “directly relate” to barbering September 25, 2015 The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, in a June 10 decision, overturned a decision by a state licensing board to revoke [...]
Pennsylvania: Murder of wife not “too far in the past” to count against licensee’s application July 6, 2015 A Pennsylvania appellate court, in a March 30 ruling, upheld a decision by the state’s podiatry board to deny license [...]
No licensee “right to know” all details of investigation March 10, 2015 A sanctioned physician did not have a right to board emails, phone records, and other information pertaining to his [...]
Automatic 10-year license suspension for drug felonies held valid February 5, 2015 The state nursing board correctly interpreted its governing statute to require ten-year mandatory suspensions for nurses [...]
Specialty board not required to adapt exam for doctor with disability February 5, 2015 An accomplished physician who had suffered impairment from multiple brain tumor surgeries was not entitled to an alternative [...]
Discipline bills hitting Pennsylvania boards hard December 23, 2014 It is a fact of life that costs go up over time. The price of a movie ticket in 1990 was $4.22. Today, the average price is [...]
Lies about drug arrest and exam result are grounds for suspension December 4, 2014 Pennsylvania's Commonwealth Court, on July 8, upheld a decision by the state's medical board to suspend the license of a [...]
Online practice by foreign professionals? How one court decided December 1, 2014 A psychologist licensed in Israel, but not in the U.S., illegally offered his services in Pennsylvania and must pay civil [...]
Allegedly outdated funeral director regulations upheld—but not ban on trade names June 5, 2014 The state's ban on trade names for funeral establishments is unconstitutional, a federal court in Pennsylvania, ruled [...]