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...
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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...
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...
Covid -19 and Health Care Disciplinary Process
Covid-19 and the Practice of Law and Pending Health Care Disciplinary Cases
Women’s body creates alcohol on its own…..creating false positive urine tests
Please see: Alcohol comes naturally to her
USMLE or ECFMG — No Irregular Behavior Found
Contrition and a good, honest client portend great results. My USMLE client traveled very far for this hearing in Philadelphia. She was nervous, but testified credibly, confidently, and sympathetically. She testified about medical issues, significant many personal...
Can nurses find employment after losing their license?
You worked hard to get the specialized education for your field, and you continued to learn and grow during your career. It was also difficult to obtain and keep the licensing required for nurses in Pennsylvania. Unfortunately, it can be easy to lose your license, as...
Find out if your doctor should be practicing
When patients visit the doctor in Pennsylvania, the last thing they might suspect is that their doctor should not be practicing. There are a number of reasons this might happen. One of the most notable is losing their license. Doctors may lose or give up their license...
Can you lose your license for moral turpitude?
If your job or desired job requires you to hold a professional license, you should be aware that 22 of the 29 Pennsylvania occupational licensing boards that issue a total of 255 types professional licenses require that you possess good moral character in order to...
Criminal convictions are likely to be reported
As has been discussed on this blog, our law firm devotes itself to representing members of the medical profession who are facing DUIs or other criminal charges. The reason doctors and other medical professionals need a vigorous defense is that many different types of...