Pennsylvania License Defense Blog
Is it Time to Terminate your PHMP Contract ? — End The Torture
I represent health care professionals in Pennsylvania’s health care monitoring program called teh PHMP, PNAP, SARPH, PHP. Some are int he program voluntarily. Some are forced. Some of my clients’ contracts have been extended from 3 to 5 to 7 years in either PNAP, SARPH, or the PHP for a minor, singular violations of their Consent Agreement or Board Order. Some of these extensions are forced or voluntarily entered. Call me.
Extended Pa Court Closures
PA Supreme Court Extends Judicial Emergency - All Courts Closed to Public Through April 30 The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has directed that the general, statewide judicial emergency declared in March is extended through April 30, 2020, and all Pennsylvania courts...
Pennsylvania Suspends Certain Licensure Requirements for State Board of Psychology, and State Board of Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Professional Counselors
March 22, 2020 Pennsylvania Suspends Certain Licensure Requirements for State Board of Psychology, and State Board of Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Professional Counselors In order to increase the number of health-care practitioners available to...
State Board of Nursing: Additional Temporary: License Renewal Waivers
March 27, 2020 State Board of Nursing: Additional Temporary Waivers Summary: The Department of State’s Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs (BPOA) requested, and Governor Wolf granted, waivers to several regulatory/statutory provisions related to the...
HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL LICENSE RENEWAL EXTENSIONS — VERY IMPORTANT
March 27, 2020 COVID-19 License Renewal Extensions for Nurses and Others This document includes guidance for: State Board of Medicine State Board of Nursing State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators State Board of Barber Examiners` State Navigation...
Revision to Pennsylvania Telemedicine Regulations
March 18, 2020 Pennsylvania Authorizes Licensed Health Care Professionals to Provide Services via Telemedicine During Coronavirus Emergency In order to increase the number of health care practitioners available to respond to the COVID-19 emergency and to ensure...
What are crimes of moral turpitude?
As a physician, nurse, pharmacist, architect, engineer or other professional, your professional license serves as the way by which you can practice in your chosen field. It is therefore imperative that you maintain that license. Without it, you cannot earn a living. ...
Covid -19 and Health Care Disciplinary Process
Covid-19 and the Practice of Law and Pending Health Care Disciplinary Cases
Dental professionals and opioid prescriptions
If you are a dentist or other dental care professional, you likely meet and work on many people who must undergo procedures that require you to successfully manage pain either during or after the procedure. Some procedures that require the use of numbing or pain...
Can I expunge violations from my professional licensing record?
For nurses, pharmacists, accountants, doctors and other professionals that require a license, a mark on your record can threaten your entire livelihood. What will a potential employer or customer think, for example, if they see your license was once suspended? It...
