A psychologist licensed in Israel, but not in the U.S., illegally offered his services in Pennsylvania and must pay civil penalties and stop holding himself out as a psychologist, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled August 11. (Abraham v. Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs, Board of Psychology). The memorandum…
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According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) is a federal information repository dedicated to improving health care quality, promoting patient safety, and preventing fraud and abuse. The NPDB is a federal government program that collects and publishes negative information on health…
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Overlap and duplication of two federal disciplinary data banks would be reduced if a proposed rule of the HHS Health Resources and Services Administration becomes final. Announced for public comment February 15, 2012, the revised rule (HRSA-0906-AA87), required under the health insurance reform measure, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care…
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A finding that a physician committed professional misconduct by engaging in sexual relations with a patient did not require that the physician instigate or return sexual favors, the Court of Appeal of California, Third Appellate District, said in an August 31 ruling (William Joseph Roy, Jr., v. The Superior Court…
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A nursing home administrator who alleged that state board officials violated his civil rights failed to submit the necessary factual information to state his claim, but his claims against a board investigator who was found to have presented false testimony are allowed to proceed, the U.S. District Court for the…
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