Professional License Application
Pennsylvania Medical License Denial: Know Your Rights and Your Options
Pennsylvania Medical License Denial: Know Your Rights and Your Options For medical professionals in Pennsylvania, a license denial can feel like the end of a career years in the making. But Pennsylvania medical license denial — whether outright or conditional — is not always the final word. Understanding how the State Medical Board evaluates applications,…
Read MoreThis is the time for CRNP’s
Nurse practitioner positions are projected to grow by 46% by 2033, the Bureau of Labor Statistics found.The bureau gathered employment data for five nursing positions in 2024, including the projected growth for their job titles in the next 10 years. The latest data was released April 18 and is up to date as of May…
Read MoreFacts Always Matter
Click the link inside the opinion to read the judge’s full opinion on the factual allegations versus the factual record. If your attorney represents you like this, get a new attorney.
Read MoreDO NOT CALL IN A PRESCRIPTION IF YOU ARE NOT A PHYSICIAN
Samrat Mukherjee, a paramedic, admitted to posing as a physician and fabricating credentials, including a fake medical degree and residency match letter. He then called in prescriptions to pharmacies for himself and others. Using the identities of two physicians, for their licensing numbers, he claimed to have the authority to write prescriptions. He caused the…
Read MoreA Licensed Clinical Social Worker that claims he is a Doctor– William J Heran ….. Be Careful.
I often write about Pennsylvania’s PHP and Pennsylvania’s health care boards; impairment investigations that start after a DUI, a positive pre-employment drug test, or an accusation of being drunk at work. The new PHP and the PHMP have ratcheted up their enforcement, their insensitivity to drug or alcohol use, and should not be trusted by…
Read MoreNew PNAP — Work Place Restrictions
“The licensee shall not work in any practice setting without workplace monitoring. The constant physical presence of the monitor/supervisor is not required. However, workplace monitoring requires that the monitor/supervisor be always readily available and accessible to the licensee via communication device. If you have any questions regarding this change, please contact your PNAP case manager for clarification.”
Read MoreHark and Hark successfully appeal a medical license denial
A recent appeal case we won shows you always have a chance if a licensing board attempts to stop you from practicing your profession. The case involved a physician denied a license to practice in Philadelphia over a conviction for conspiracy to possess and distribute controlled substances in another state a decade before. We argued…
Read MoreThe PHMP – VRP, for SARPH, PNAP, PHP — a refresher….a must read.
The VRP terms and conditions are based upon licensees admitting to an addiction or impairment. Any licensee who agrees to the terms of this pre-Board ordered program without clearly understanding what they are doing risks their entire career.
Read MoreMedical Marijuana, Health-Care students, NO Reasonable Accommodation
I write extensively about medical marijuana and health care related employment. https://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. I write and litigate extensively about Pennsylvania’s health related boards’ alcohol and drug impairment program (the VRP, PHMP, and PNAP, SARPH, and the PHP). https://phila-criminal-lawyer.com/phmp/…
Read MorePennsylvania’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 Professional and Occupational Affairs (BPOA). Prior state law perpetuated racial disparities in arrests in the…
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