Archive for November 2018
Luzerne County Courthouse -Travel Blog
I represent medical professionals in their criminal and civil professional license disciplinary case. The criminal court hearings occur all over the Commonwealth Pennsylvania. I really enjoy this travel aspect of my practice, allowing me to visit a variety of county courthouses. Today I had the pleasure handling a medical professional’s criminal matter in the Luzerne…
Read MoreYou have rights when your license is under attack
The Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs is a division of the Pennsylvania Department of State and an important entity in the lives of Philadelphia medical professionals. That is because it is the entity that reviews, approves and revokes professional licenses for doctors, nurses and other professionals. When a medical professional’s license is under review…
Read MoreNJ’s Medical Marijuana Law – The Medical Practitioner
Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Act (“MMA”) details in excruciating detail the prescribing limits placed on physicians. New Jersey’s MMA differs from Pennsylvania at the outset by not limiting prescribers to physicians. Any medical professional with DEA prescribing authority may dispense Medical Marijuana. This blog discusses NJ’s proscriptions against all NJ health care professionals who choose to…
Read MoreNJ Medical Marijuanna — A New Day
New Jersey is transforming its medical marijuanna program. Stingy can best describe the program enacted under the last administration. Now the program will be expanded. The provisions below are just changes in the definitions of the proposed law. However, my position on legal and medical marijuana is the same; professional licensees must be fully aware…
Read MorePhysician Employment Contracts and License Disciplinary Actions
I spend a majority of my time helping medical professionals secure and keep their professional license. Recently, a physician contacted me to discuss his group practice employment contract and his hospitalist job. Reviewing his employment contract enlightened me on numerous ways a single licensing issue can impact medical professionals’ employment and future employability. Standard medical…
Read MoreDoctor accused of running pill mill convicted of federal crimes
Many who enter the medical profession wish to ease the pain and suffering of the people that they treat. Doctors, nurses, and pharmacists may take special care to ensure that the individuals that they treat are provided with the best possible care so that they have good prognoses and chances for recovery. Pennsylvania residents benefit…
Read MoreMedical Marijuana — Statistics, Reality, and Your License
Newspaper trumpet the legalization marijuana in several states. Articles track implementation of medical marijuana production, products, and sales in states with existing medical marijuana laws. Everyone is investing in marijuana producers and distributors. On November 12, 2018 the Philadelphia Inquirer reports with fanfare there are 84,000 Pennsylvanians registered as medical marijuana patients. The article emphasizes…
Read MoreTreatment programs may help doctors keep their licenses
It can take years of hard work for a Pennsylvania resident to complete their educational and professional requirements to become a licensed doctor. While their dream may be to serve others and to offer assistance to individuals suffering from medical ailments, the realities of their lives may put their chances of practicing medicine into jeopardy.…
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