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March 21, 2025Medical License Defense

When Doctors Have Personal Relationships with Patients Outside the Office

The Texas Medical Board (TMB) licenses and regulates physicians and other medical professionals. As part of its duties, the TMB receives and investigates complaints about these medical professionals, including complaints about inappropriate relationships with patients. The TMB also brings formal disciplinary action against those professionals if there is sufficient evidence to believe they have violated the rules or laws that govern their professions. Obtaining experienced legal counsel to represent your interests in disciplinary proceedings before...

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January 28, 2025Medical License Defense

Medical Records and Physicians: Rules to Know to Avoid Disciplinary Action

The Texas Medical Board (TMB) licenses and regulates physicians and other medical professionals. Part of those duties involve receiving and investigating complaints about these medical professionals, including complaints related to medical records. Physicians and other medical professionals are subject to certain rules that govern medical records that they must be aware of to avoid disciplinary action against them. Obtaining experienced legal counsel to represent your interests in disciplinary proceedings before the TMB can be a...

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January 27, 2025Medical License Defense

Factors that Impact Sanctions for Nurses Before the Texas Board of Nursing

The Texas Board of Nursing (BON) licenses and regulates nurses in Texas. This entity ensures that nurses follow the rules and laws that govern them. Any violations of those rules or laws can lead to disciplinary proceedings before the BON. The potential sanctions from a disciplinary violation can be harsh, including a license suspension or revocation in the most grievous cases. A Texas nursing license defense attorney can help if you are facing disciplinary proceedings....

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Potential Sanctions for Pharmacists in Proceedings Before the TSBP

January 26, 2025Medical License Defense

Potential Sanctions for Pharmacists in Disciplinary Proceedings Before the Texas State Board of Pharmacy

The Texas State Board of Pharmacy (“the Board”) is the state entity responsible for licensing and regulating pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacies. The Board receives complaints about pharmacists who have allegedly violated the laws and rules that govern their profession. The Board can take various types of disciplinary action against the pharmacist if sufficient evidence of a violation exists. Disciplinary action can result in severe sanctions for a pharmacist. Having experienced legal counsel on your...

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December 16, 2024Medical License Defense

Understanding the Corporate Practice of Medicine in Texas

The Texas Medical Board (TMB) licenses and regulates physicians and other medical professionals. Part of those duties involve receiving and investigating complaints about these medical professionals. The TMB also brings formal disciplinary action against those professionals if there is sufficient evidence to believe they have violated the rules or laws that govern their professions. Obtaining experienced legal counsel to represent your interests in disciplinary proceedings before the TMB can be a substantial step in reaching...

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December 15, 2024Medical License Defense

Rules Changes for Medical Professionals Concerning Abortion Bans and Exceptions

The Texas Medical Board (TMB) licenses and regulates attorneys in Texas. This entity ensures that physicians and other medical professionals follow the rules and laws that govern them. Any violations of those rules or laws can lead to disciplinary proceedings before the TMB. These rules and laws include adherence to state law concerning abortions, which bans all abortion except those in which a physician, in their "reasonable medical judgment," believes that it is necessary to...

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December 12, 2024Medical License Defense

Disciplinary Proceedings for Veterinarians and the Sanctions They May Face

In 2023, the Texas legislature administratively attached the Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners (TBVME) to the Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation (TDLR) for a temporary period, which is due to expire on August 31, 2024. The TBVME, under the auspices of the TDLR, currently licenses, oversees, and enforces the rules and laws that govern veterinarians, licensed veterinarian technicians, and equine dental providers. If the TBVME receives a complaint against a veterinarian, that agency...

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December 06, 2024Medical License Defense

What Licenses and Certifications Does the TMB Issue and Regulate?

The Texas Medical Board (TMB) licenses and regulates physicians and other medical professionals. As part of its regulatory duties, the TMB receives complaints about these medical professionals and investigates those complaints against them. The TMB also brings formal disciplinary action against those professionals if there is evidence that they have violated the rules or laws that govern their professions. Obtaining experienced legal counsel to represent your interests in disciplinary proceedings before the TMB can be...

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December 03, 2024Medical License Defense

Prescription Requirements for Optometrists

The Texas Optometry Board (TOB) is the state agency that handles licensing and disciplinary matters for optometrists in Texas. Unfortunately, optometrists, like all professionals, may be subject to complaints by patients, colleagues, and other members of the public. Complaints can involve any of the rules and laws that govern optometrists, including the requirements for prescriptions issued by optometrists, both in terms of prescriptions for contact lenses and glasses, and prescriptions for medications. Even if the complaint has...

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November 24, 2024Medical License Defense

What are Prescriptive Authority Agreements and How Do They Work?

The Texas Medical Board (TMB) licenses and regulates physicians and other medical professionals. As part of its duties, the TMB receives complaints about physicians allegedly violating the laws and rules that govern them. It also brings formal disciplinary action against physicians as needed. While complaints may cover various types of violations, one such area that may result in complaints is prescriptive authority agreements. Obtaining experienced legal counsel to represent your interests in disciplinary proceedings before...

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