Certified Registered Nurse Practitioners ("CRNP") can prescribe medication, examine patients, diagnose illnesses, and provide treatment, much like physicians do. In fact, nurse practitioners have what’s referred to as “full practice authority” in 20...
Year: 2017
PHMP versus RAMP: A Big Difference
I write blogs about Pennsylvania professional licensing legal developments. I am also licensed to practice law in New Jersey. I routinely counsel Pennsylvania professionals concerned about their NJ licenses. There is a huge difference between...
A Drug Act Conviction – An Automatic License Suspension – Not Revocation – with A Right of Reinstatement.
Pennsylvania's Nursing Law has existed since 1951. Between 1951 and May 1985 the Nursing Law did not include a provision automatically suspending a license upon conviction of a Controlled Substance Act felony. In 1985, the Legislature revised the statute...
Felony Convictions and License Reinstatement
A licensed professional convicted of a felony drug offense is a major impediment to securing licensure in another jurisdiction or seeking reinstatement once your professional license is disciplined for that conviction. In many license reinstatement cases, applicants...
Rural Nursing and the Scope of My Practice
Telephones are great. Your reading this blog because of the internet. You are concerned about a legal issue of which I have written about. I write all of my blogs and wrote every article on my website and the topics contained therein. ...
Medical Marijuanand the Pitfalls for the Professional
The pitfalls of medical marijuana for the professional are more evident every day. Several weeks ago I wrote a blog on the challenges facing licensees who seek a medical marijuana card due to a medical condition. Prescription Drug History In another blog I...
Birchfield, Refusals, and PennDot’s DL – 26B Form
In many pending 2017 Pennsylvania DUI and civil license refusal cases stemming for arrests between April 2016 and July 2017 police officers administered incorrect chemical test warnings to Pennsylvania motorists. Use of the DL 26B form, I think, is legally...
Prescription Drug History and the Mental and Physical Evaluation
To help prevent prescription drug abuse and protect the health and safety of Pennsylvania citizens, Pennsylvania's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PA PDMP) collects information on all filled prescriptions for controlled substances. This information helps health...
What is a “Conviction” – How Important is Drug Court to the Licensed Professional?
In 1999 Tim Kearney was issued his Pennsylvania physician assistant ("PA") license. In March 2010 he admitted himself into a treatment facility for drug addiction issues. On August 16, 2011 he plead guilty to the felony Drug Act violation - securing a...
Living Life to the Fullest Every Day
I woke up this October morning thinking “What can I do on an overcast, somewhat drizzly, muggy, fall Sunday morning? Mountain bike riding with biking buddies Rob and Caleb couldn’t have been easier decision. The complicated question was...