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Immediate Temporary Suspensions of Medical Licenses — Fight Every One
Pennsylvania physicians, pharmacists and nurses currently practice in an extreme enforcement environment. Every medical professional charged with a criminal offense could face severe license discipline. One out of four (25%) of Pennsylvania’s health care related...Medical Marijuana, Health-Care students, NO Reasonable Accommodation
I write extensively about medical marijuana and health care related employment. https://www.phila-criminal-lawyer.com/medical-marijuana/I write extensively about Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Act and issues associated with securing a Medical Marijuana Card in...Pennsylvania’s Updated Use of Prior Criminal Records In Licensing Decisions
On June 24 2020, the General Assembly enacted Senate Bill 637 which reforms occupational licensing by getting rid of outdated criminal record restrictions for the professions and occupations which are regulated by boards and commissions within the Bureau of...DUI ARD, Prior Offense, Sentencing Enhancement, Repeat Offender
Recidivist sentencing enhancement statutes continue to be declared unconstitutional based upon relatively recent US Supreme Court cases. In 2000 the U.S. Supreme Court decided State v. Apprendi. There the Court states a criminal sentence must be based upon facts the...PA Wage and Collection Law, Covid 19 and Nurses Working Excessive Hours
A long-term client called me today, and related the following story: Before Covid, she worked an average of three, 8 hour shifts for 24 hours. After Covid, she worked five or six, 12 hour shifts, routinely working 55 or 60 hours a week. However, her nursing home...Pennsylvania Licensing Boards Consensually Converting In-Person Hearings to Video Hearings
I received this Proposed Order via, appropriately, email today. The decision to allow a licensing board hearing to be conducted via video versus in person is the licensee’s. I strongly object. Both time and in person presentations of witnesses and evidence...PHMP — Covid-19 Emergency RecoveryTrek Procedures
Dear Participant, The purpose of this message is to inform you that PHMP is providing you with an alternative to undergoing sample collections at RecoveryTrek-approved collection sites in response to issues arising due to the COVID-19 epidemic. During the time period...Covod-19 Potential Exposure Risk Assessment
Interim U.S. Guidance for Risk Assessment and Public Health Management of Healthcare Personnel with Potential Exposure in a Healthcare Setting to Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Update: This Interim Guidance was updated and archived on April 12,...Is it Time to Terminate your PHMP Contract ? — End The Torture
I represent health care workers in Pennsylvania’s health care professional monitoring program. Some are voluntarily in the program. Some are forced. Some of my clients’ contracts have been extended from 3 to 5 to 7 years in either PNAP, SARPH, or PHP...
