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After-Hours Drunk Driving? Yes, it’s Unprofessional Conduct

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One of the cases described by Kentucky board counsel Cheryl Lalonde was decided August 25, 2009 by the Court of Appeal of California, Third Appellate District. The ruling (Louis H. Watson v. The Superior Court of Sacramento County, Medical Board of California) involved a surgeon who had several DUI violations…
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Compelled Medical Exam by Licensing Board

Mental health exam ordered by Board of Registered Nursing did not infringe upon nurse’s due process or privacy rights

By Acupuncture, Audiology, Behavioral Health, Dentistry, Emergency Medical Services, Medicine, Nursing No Comments
Ophelia Lee had been licensed as a nurse for seven years when her employer, Eden Medical Center, began to doubt her mental fitness for nursing practice. Lee was examined by five mental health professionals, two of whom concluded she suffered from delusions that impaired her ability to safely function as…
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California Psychology Board of Behavioral Sciences Attorney Lawyer

Psychotherapy privilege not waived by answering agency questions in dependency proceeding

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Alameda County Social Services Agency recommended termination of N.S.’s nonminor dependency status due to her failure to participate in services and her unknown location.  At a contested hearing regarding that recommended termination, both N.S. and her therapist testified that they met weekly.  When the Agency sought testimony regarding the therapist’s…
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