On July 17, 2017 Robert Garlick was operating his motor vehicle in Erie County Pennsylvania. A state Trooper investigating his 1 car accident, suspected Mr. Garlick of being under the influence of alcohol. Garlick was arrested for suspicion of DUI. At the barracks...
Month: January 2018
Nurse, Doctors, and Intimate Relationships with Patients
Most health care related professional licensing schemes contain a uniform proscription against engaging in sexual intimacies with clients. This sexual conduct bar does not depend on consensual or non-consensual acts. Violating this conduct is...
Alcohol Use Disorder and Self-Help Remedies — Licensees Be Careful
My blog topics sometimes originate from media outlets discussing issues that impact my professional clients. NPR published an article this week discussing a new National Institute of Health ("NIH") alcohol use disorder online self- help tool. The attached...
Drug Act, Automatic Suspensions, and the Time Period for Reinstatement
In November, I wrote a blog about McGrath v. Bureau of Prof’l & Occupational Affairs, No. 5 WAP 2017, 2017 Pa. LEXIS 3109, at *12-13 (Nov. 22, 2017). Felony Convictions and License Reinstatement This case has now been interpreted in a second...