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Defending nurses accused of acting outside their scope of authority 1

December 01, 2020Posts

Defending Nurses Accused of Acting Outside their Scope of Authority

The importance of nurses in the lives of all Texans cannot be overstated (particularly now). And the number of responsibilities they carry in providing their patients with care are nearly too many to count. They are the heart, the lifeblood, of the medical profession, because of the frequency and depth of their contact with the patients the profession exists to serve. Still, there are limits to the actions nurses are permitted to take since, for...

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When a texas physician may choose to forfeit their license

November 30, 2020Posts

When a Texas Physician May Choose to Forfeit Their License

Texas physicians are subject to regulation by the Texas Medical Board. The TMB  oversees the licensure and the maintenance of licensure of Texas physicians, putatively on behalf of the public. This means the TMB is charged with setting and enforcing standards, as well as holding doctors to laws passed by the state and federal legislatures. Among the means the Board utilizes for this oversight is the accepting, processing, and investigating of complaints made against physicians...

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Protecting your license to practice real estate in texas

November 28, 2020Posts

Protecting Your License to Practice Real Estate in Texas

Being a realtor, it seems to us, must be a career of passion. Realtors put in a great deal of work on many clients over many hours, including working evenings and weekends, in their attempts to connect the right people with the right homes. Despite all this hard work, they at times may go without receiving even a single paycheck for months, which makes it hurt all the more when they learn that a complaint...

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Complaints against texas licensed chemical dependency counselors 1

November 24, 2020Posts

Complaints Against Texas Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselors

In Texas, Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselors—also known as addiction counselors—are licensed to provide the people of Texas counseling services designed to address the scourge of substance abuse and dependence, as well as the impact it has on individuals. As such, in the throes of an opioid crisis, they are among the heroes we need to defeat it—and it can therefore come as a shock when they find there has been a formal complaint lodged against...

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Dealing with a texas medical board investigation

November 23, 2020Posts

Dealing With a Texas Medical Board Investigation

A physician who receives notice of an investigation having been launched by the Texas Medical Board is in a precarious position. The stress this causes can be extreme. After all, physicians toil for years to earn their medical licenses and do their earnest best to provide their patients with the best possible medical care. Allegations—in the form of a formal complaint—that the physician has violated the standard of care, has violated the Texas Medical Practice...

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Explaining the power that texas licensing boards have

November 20, 2020Posts

Explaining the Power that Texas Licensing Boards Have

The amount of power that licensing agencies, boards, and commissions in Texas wield over the licensees is remarkable. These boards are the result of statutes passed by the Texas legislature, which provides them with special powers, commonly enumerated in those statutes, in the Texas Administrative Code, or in rules adopted by the boards (and often in all three). And one power common to all Texas licensing boards is that of disciplinary action against the licenses...

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Disclosure when applying for the texas bar

November 19, 2020Posts

Disclosure When Applying for the Texas Bar

Any applicant to the Texas Bar must be capable of demonstrating that they are individuals possessed with moral character. The Texas Board of Law Examiners—a panel composed of nine attorneys that the Texas Supreme Court has appointed to the task—is vigilant in determining that all applicants meet the requirements for eligibility to the Bar. While the Supreme Court itself has final say in whether an individual will be admitted, this determination is largely based upon...

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Common reasons insurance agents are disciplined in texas

November 18, 2020Posts

Common Reasons Insurance Agents are Disciplined in Texas

Insurance agents in Texas go through a good amount of training and jump through a number of hoops in order to become licensed by the Texas Department of Insurance. This is why it can be so distressing for them to receive notice that they are the subject of a complaint investigation. Such an investigation is a threat to the agent’s ability both to practice their chosen profession and to enjoy their livelihood. After all, the...

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November 01, 2020Posts

Actions to Take When You Receive Notice of a Licensing Board Investigation

No professional enjoys learning about a notice of complaint against their license. Much of professional life is engaged in avoiding just such an occurrence. Receiving that notice means that not only has someone seen fit to file that complaint, but usually also that the agency, board, or commission in charge of the professional’s particular licensure regime has reviewed the complaint and determined that the action or inaction alleged does fall within their jurisdiction to investigate—and...

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October 30, 2020Posts

When a Complaint is Filed Against Your Physical Therapy License

Physical therapists do a great deal of good by healing the physically disabled people of Texas—those who have lost certain abilities as a result of illness or injury. After obtaining a bachelor’s degree and either a master’s degree or doctoral degree in physical therapy (DPT), and passing the national exam, they earn the right to be granted a license by the Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners, the organization that performs the...

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