Licensed Certified Public Accountants perform a service fundamental to the businesses of Texas, and CPAs do a great deal of educating and qualifying in order to be able to work in this vital field. When at last one is licensed by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy, it means a satisfying and meaningful career. But this can all come crashing down with one formal complaint to the Board. As the regulatory agency for CPAs,...
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The medical radiologic technologists of Texas work hard to earn their right to practice in the career they love, helping patients by performing diagnostic imaging procedures. These dedicated individuals ensure that patients are properly positioned for the taking of X-rays, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, and computed tomography (CT) scans, among other such medical tests, and that a quality diagnostic image is produced by the imaging. And yet, a single complaint against a practitioner's license...
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Texas physicians have a stressful enough life situation without the specter of a formal complaint against their licenses hovering over their heads. But the fact is, in highly emotional situations such as those likely to arise within the medical setting, complaints are almost bound to happen no matter how carefully a physician conducts their business. That said, when the notice arrives from the Texas Medical Board that a formal complaint has been lodged, there are...
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Texas's occupational therapists are among the most self-giving people in society. They aid people of all ages in their efforts to live a full life by assisting them to promote their health and live with their illnesses, injuries, or disabilities. Those in the field of occupational therapy have truly answered a calling. And yet, even occupational therapists may become the subject of formal complaints to their licensing Board. Occupational therapists in Texas are licensed and...
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The state of Texas requires tow truck operators to obtain a license in order to legally perform their career function. The agency in charge of licensing and regulating tow truck operator licenses is the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. This is the agency that receives, processes, and prosecutes formal complaints made against tow truck operators—at which point the livelihood of the driver is a very real risk of being swept out from under them....
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Substance abuse is a problem among Texas professionals in many fields, but few professions see a higher rate of abuse than those working in the medical field. And most of these instances of abuse are part of the "opioid crisis," as the addictions are mainly to narcotics. There are many thousands of healthcare professionals nationwide wrangling with some form of chemical addiction or abuse. There are many reasons for this. For one thing, the medical...
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It's human nature to feel a need to share bad news with other people as a way of generating support. Professionals, for all the efforts they have gone through to obtain their licenses and to create successful careers for themselves, are people, after all, and share this need. But when a professional receives a formal complaint from their licensing Board, agency, or commission, they should do their very best to not succumb to the temptation...
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We know that becoming a dentist in Texas is no walk in the park. It's a tremendous commitment to a life full of sacrifices, a dedication to excellence, and requires spending a great deal of money—or taking on a heap of debt—to boot. While the act of obtaining a license to practice in Texas is itself fairly by-the-book, it is only the very last step on a long journey to becoming—and then comes the difficult...
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It's never a pleasant experience to receive notice that a formal complaint has been filed against your professional license. After all, any complaint made against a professional with your licensing Board not only puts you at risk of internal discipline but of losing your license altogether—which naturally risks both your reputation and your livelihood. But there are actions you can take (or fail to take) in such an event that only serves to make things...
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Every Texas pharmacist knows that theirs is a profession that takes a great deal of effort to enter and remains demanding to maintain. From prescription errors to slipping into substance abuse due to easy availability, the practice of pharmacology has a vast number of potential pitfalls, many of which may lead to professional complaints. Such complaints come with the potential for severe discipline doled out by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy, including the possibility...
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