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Feb 14 2016
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DUI arrest conviction attorney lawyer law firm office for professional licensees

Michael Edward Rose v. California Board of Behavioral Sciences

By Behavioral Health, Blog, Emergency Medical Services, Medicine, Nursing
RUVOLO, P.J. I. INTRODUCTION Respondent Michael Edward Rose (Rose) is a licensed clinical social worker who was subjected to professional disciplinary proceedings by appellant Board of Behavioral Sciences (Board)1 after he suffered three drunk driving convictions within 11 years. After the Board issued its ruling, Rose brought a petition for…
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Jan 07 2016
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California Board of Behavioral Sciences Psychology License Lawyer Attorney Law Firm Office

“Conditional suspension” not an option while psychologist’s criminal appeal pending

By Accounting, Acupuncture, Audiology, Behavioral Health, Dentistry, Emergency Medical Services, Funeral Services, Law, Medicine, National Practitioner Data Bank, Nursing, Personal Services, Podiatry, Real Estate, Veterinary Medicine
A Board of Psychology did not err in choosing to revoke a psychologist's license once it learned that a conditional indefinite suspension, with jurisdiction to revoke, was not possible, the District Court of Appeal of Florida held June 6 (William Kale, Ph.D. v. Department of Health). The board hoped to…
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Jan 05 2016
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Licensing Board defense Law Firm In California

Traditional licensing: Storm clouds ahead?

By Accounting, Acupuncture, Audiology, Behavioral Health, Blog, Building Construction Professionals, Cosmetology and Barbering, Dentistry, DMV, DUI, Education, Emergency Medical Services, Funeral Services, Law, Medicine, Nursing, Personal Services, Podiatry, Real Estate, Veterinary Medicine
The traditional appointed board model for regulating the professions has been a fixture of state government for well over a century. But new models of delivering services, plus a pro-competition climate at the state and federal level, may be threatening the classic regulatory structure. The February 25 U.S. Supreme Court…
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Aug 10 2015
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National Practitioner Data Bank Attorney Lawyer Law Firm Office

Board did not have to warn licensee about report to National Practitioner Data Bank

By Audiology, Behavioral Health, Blog, Dentistry, Emergency Medical Services, Medicine, National Practitioner Data Bank, Nursing, Podiatry
A board's decision not to rescind a settlement agreement with a doctor, which the doctor said was offered to her without proper disclosures, was affirmed by the Court of Appeals of Iowa, in an August 27 ruling (DeLouis v. Iowa Board of Medicine). In 2012, the Iowa Board of Medicine…
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Aug 04 2015
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Medical Board of California Physician and Surgeon License Attorney

What is the National Practitioner Data Bank?

By Acupuncture, Audiology, Behavioral Health, Blog, Dentistry, Emergency Medical Services, Medicine, Nursing No Comments
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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Jul 08 2014
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School employees may administer insulin

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In response to a challenge by the American Nurses Association of a legal opinion from the California Department of Education, the California Supreme Court ruled August 12, 2013 that unlicensed school employees have authorization to administer insulin to diabetic children if doing so on the orders of a doctor (American…
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Jul 03 2012
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National Practitioner Data Bank Attorney Lawyer Law Firm Office

Discipline data bank duplication targeted in proposed federal rule

By Behavioral Health, Dentistry, Emergency Medical Services, Medicine, Nursing No Comments
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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Mar 24 2012
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California Department of Consumer Affairs Division of Investigation Attorney Lawyer

Licensee’s lawsuit against board investigator who gave false testimony may proceed

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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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