Nurses not “emergency medical services providers,” court finds
An emergency room patient who hit a nurse in the head when she asked him to leave the hospital could not be prosecuted under [...]
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Veterinary licensing testmakers rebrand with new name
The National Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners will now be known as the International Council for Veterinary [...]
Kansas boards protest efficiency plan
After a $2.6 million study advised drawing Kansas’ 141 health licensing boards under 3 ‘umbrella’ [...]
Vet board members resign following critical review
The Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners (TBVME) has shrunk in number by a third, after a round of resignations. The [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
“Limited license” not a means for foreign graduates to practice
An individual who completed medical school in a foreign country and was subsequently denied entrance to a domestic residency [...]
California audit slams $92 million ill-functioning licensing data system
With 1.2 million license renewals and 300,000 applicants to process every year, California’s Department of Consumer [...]
Test prep company illegally copied exam items; passing score revoked
An international medical graduate’s passing exam score was rightly rescinded by the National Board of Medical [...]
Full findings of fact not needed for denial of reinstatement
An appellate court in Alabama ruled September 26 that denials of license reinstatement requests by the state’s Medical [...]