Only 30% of docs charged with sexual misconduct are disciplined May 21, 2018 A study by Public Citizen’s Health Research Group using data from the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) showed [...]
Opioid crisis sparks “strike and rewrite” of state’s licensing rules May 9, 2018 In what was deemed an emergency action, Vermont Governor Phil Scott announced in October a “strike and rewrite” [...]
“Bad apples” study shows British doctors’ discipline is lighter than nurses’ May 9, 2018 Physicians charged with sexual misconduct and other breaches of professional ethics in the United Kingdom emerge with [...]
Applicant with ADHD may continue appeal of denial of test accommodations May 9, 2018 In a November 3 ruling, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas dismissed several charges that the National [...]
Hawaii gives strong “yes” to keeping regulation of athletic trainers May 8, 2018 In the past, athletic trainers might have appeared on a list of occupations likely to be targeted for deregulation. But the [...]
Nurses not “emergency medical services providers,” court finds May 8, 2018 An emergency room patient who hit a nurse in the head when she asked him to leave the hospital could not be prosecuted under [...]
California may require reporting of $1 million construction defect settlements in wake of 2015 Berkeley balcony collapse May 8, 2018 In 2015, a collapse of a fourth-floor balcony at a Berkeley apartment complex killed six people and seriously injured seven [...]
Denial of license renewal not subject to time bar May 8, 2018 The legal doctrine that prevents agencies from waiting an unreasonable amount of time to bring disciplinary actions does not [...]
Summary judgment inappropriate where agency has discretion to revoke license May 8, 2018 An Oregon court overturned a decision by the state’s Department of Public Safety Standards and Training to revoke the [...]
Requiring doctors to document patient’s reason for abortion is unconstitutional May 8, 2018 A requirement that physicians document pregnant patients’ reasons for an abortion and inform the patients of new [...]