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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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October 29, 2020Posts

Learning the Identity of the Person Who Filed a Complaint Against You

It’s never easy to learn you’ve been complained about to your licensing board or commission. At the very least, it can cause a great deal of stress to know that your ability to practice, your career, and even your livelihood is at stake. Many people in this position feel confused, afraid, and even angry. Depending on your profession (and therefore which board, commission, or agency has governance over your professional license), you may be informed...

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October 28, 2020Posts

Who Needs a CPA License in The State of Texas?

Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) are vital players in the Texas economy—and as such, they are required to be licensed in order to practice their profession. The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy is charged with the oversight of the profession—ensuring CPAs comply with the Board’s Rules of Professional Conduct as well as the Texas Public Accountancy Act. Yet there are a number of “number-crunching” professions in Texas for whom a CPA license is not a...

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October 27, 2020Posts

Can a Physician Be Disciplined in the Absence of a Showing of Harm?

When a complaint is filed with the Texas Medical Board against a physician’s license, it can result in severe consequences for the physician. If you’re a physician facing a complaint, chances are you have already gone over the complained-about behavior in your head. If you’re sure no, there was no harm done as a result of it, you may be wondering why the complaint was filed, and, on top of that, whether the fact that...

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October 26, 2020Posts

When Your Law License is Threatened by Claims of Attorney Misconduct

Every Texas attorney knows well that the standards of our profession are strict—and rightly so. And yet sometimes an attorney will either run afoul of them or be inappropriately charged with having done so. When this occurs—and the allegations charge misconduct—the Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel of the State Bar of Texas is dispatched to investigate and, potentially, to discipline the attorney with measures up to and including revocation of their license to practice law....

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October 25, 2020Posts

The License Complaint Process for Texas Psychologists

The years of training required to become a licensed psychologist in Texas means that a licensee has worked extremely hard to earn their stripes and go on to do a great deal of good for the mental health of our citizens. This, of course, includes licensure by the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists. This Board is charged with handling complaints made by the public—whether a patient or not—that claim a psychologist has behaved...

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October 23, 2020Posts

When Must a Licensed Professional Engineer Be Involved in a Project?

Much to their displeasure, we’re sure, it is not the case that the involvement of Professional Engineers is required for every single engineering project that takes place in the state of Texas. While this cadre of eminent professionals has undertaken a vigorous regimen of study and engaged in a minimum of four years of high-level engineering practice—which proves them to be qualified and competent to a degree recommending them to be put in charge over...

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October 22, 2020Posts

Should an Employed Medical Care Provider Buy Professional Insurance?

From time to time, we encounter a physician or other medical care provider who is not self-employed and believes that they are covered by their employer should they be investigated or put through some form of administrative hearing against their license to practice. Sometimes they are not or were not. Other times they have in fact, been covered by their employer—but this fact no longer matters. Each of these scenarios is highly problematic for various...

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October 21, 2020Nursing License Defense,Posts

Reporting an Address Change to the Board of Nursing

When a licensed nurse moves their domicile, they risk the possibility that the Board of Nursing will lose track of their address of record. This would be problematic for several reasons. For one thing, the Board of Nursing requires that all nurses—and those in the process of applying to become nurses—give the Board notice in writing of their change of address within ten days of the change, along with the details of their new address...

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