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Handling Complaints Before the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council

February 18, 2024Medical License Defense

Handling Complaints Before the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council (TBHEC)

The Texas Behavioral Executive Health Council (the Council) licenses and regulates certain types of behavioral health and social work professionals in Texas. This agency oversees individual licensing agencies for marriage and family therapists, professional counselors, psychologists, and social workers. As a result, complaints against these professionals and any ensuing disciplinary proceedings go through the Council and the appropriate licensing agencies. As the consequences of these proceedings can be severe, contacting an experienced Texas marriage and...

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Understanding Agreed Orders and How They Work

February 14, 2024Medical License Defense

What are Agreed Orders and How Do They Work?

As a licensed professional in Texas, your licensing board can assess various sanctions against you if you have violated the rules or laws governing your profession. When facing disciplinary proceedings, you need to be aware of and understand the potential range of consequences that you may face, including agreed orders. By obtaining legal counsel to represent your interests, you will put yourself in a better position to oppose the disciplinary complaint that has been filed...

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The Role of Nursing Peer Review Committees in Texas

February 13, 2024Medical License Defense

The Role of Nursing Peer Review Committees in Texas

Determining whether to report a licensed nurse to the Texas Board of Nursing (BON) for professional misconduct or other violations can be difficult and highly fact-specific. Hospitals, nursing homes, and other medical facilities must report violations in certain situations but may be able to handle some violations internally if they choose.  An experienced nursing license defense lawyer can assist you through the nursing peer review committee process and any BON disciplinary proceedings that ensue. We...

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Remedial Plans and the Texas Medical Board What You Need to

February 10, 2024Medical License Defense

Remedial Plans and the Texas Medical Board: What You Need to Know

The Texas Medical Board (TMB) can recommend and impose various sanctions in disciplinary proceedings against physicians and other medical professionals they regulate. One of the lesser sanctions in a disciplinary proceeding is the remedial plan. If you have been offered a remedial plan by the TMB as a potential resolution in your disciplinary action, the attorneys of Bertolino LLP can help.  An experienced medical license defense attorney can represent your interests in any disciplinary proceedings...

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February 08, 2024Medical License Defense

When the Texas Board of Nursing Must Suspend or Deny a Nursing License

The Texas Board of Nursing (BON) licenses and regulates all types of nurses licensed in Texas. Nurses can face disciplinary proceedings concerning their licenses if BON receives complaints against them and finds that they have violated the rules or laws that apply to them. Since the repercussions of these proceedings can be severe, contacting an experienced Texas nursing license defense lawyer should be your first step if you receive notice of a complaint against you. ...

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Top Reasons that Dentists Lose Their Professional Licenses

February 06, 2024Medical License Defense

What Are The Top Reasons Why Dentists Lose Their Professional Licenses?

Disciplinary proceedings by the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners (“the Board”) arising from a complaint may lead to serious consequences that may endanger your career. Therefore, securing legal representation by an experienced dental license defense lawyer at Bertolino LLP, can be critical from the outset of any complaint against you. Various reasons can lead to complaints and disciplinary proceedings against dentists and other dental professionals. However, some situations happen more commonly than others. Here are...

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Changes in Texas Medical Board Laws What You Need to Know

January 31, 2024Medical License Defense

Changes in Texas Medical Board Laws: What You Need to Know

The Texas legislature recently performed a major overhaul of the Texas Medical Board (TMB), sparked partly by a journalist’s yearlong investigation into various doctors with serious disciplinary histories and allegations of the TMB’s failure to protect patients effectively. As a result, doctors must be aware of the new laws that will directly affect the TMB and their licenses should they face allegations of misconduct. An experienced medical license defense lawyer can represent your interests in...

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What Factors Does the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council Use in Determining Disciplinary Sanctions for License Holders (002) (1)

January 28, 2024Medical License Defense

What Factors Does the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council Use in Determining Disciplinary Sanctions for License Holders?

The Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC) licenses and monitors psychologists, social workers, professional counselors, and marriage and family therapists for compliance with applicable rules and laws. If someone files a complaint against one of these behavioral health professionals, BHEC will investigate the complaint and file disciplinary proceedings as needed. Disciplinary proceedings against these professionals can result in severe sanctions. If you are facing disciplinary proceedings that may adversely impact your psychologist, social worker, counselor,...

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Factors that the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners Considers in Issuing Disciplinary Sanctions

January 27, 2024Medical License Defense

Factors that the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners Considers in Issuing Disciplinary Sanctions to Dentist

Disciplinary proceedings by the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners (“the Board”) that arise from a complaint can lead to serious consequences that may endanger your career. Therefore, securing legal representation by an experienced dental license defense lawyer at Bertolino LLP, can be critical from the outset of any complaint against you. Disciplinary Sanctions by the Board The Board can issue various sanctions in response to findings that licensed dentists have violated one or more of...

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Scenarios that May Endanger Your Pharmacist’s License

January 26, 2024Medical License Defense

Scenarios that May Endanger Your Pharmacist’s License

As a pharmacist, you can face serious consequences if your licensing board finds that you have violated the rules or laws that govern your profession. Therefore, having a pharmacist license defense lawyer on your side to defend you in disciplinary proceedings can be critical to protecting your career and your professional reputation. By obtaining legal counsel, you will be better positioned to fight back against the severe sanctions you may face in disciplinary proceedings. 22...

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