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February 24, 2016 Medical License Defense

Aggressive Disciplinary Action Has Chilling Effect on Practice of Medicine

When a doctor is faced with disciplinary action, aggressive medical license defense becomes necessary to try to protect his license and avoid adverse consequences. Unfortunately, sometimes the actions of state disciplinary boards are improper, as medical boards may sometimes aggressively go after people who have not really done anything wrong. Threat of facing disciplinary action can have a chilling effect on the practice of medicine, particularly for doctors in certain fields like pain management where there...

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January 26, 2016 Medical License Defense

A Medical Board Investigation Can Have a Profound Impact On A Texas Medical Practice

Recently MedScape published a comprehensive report on the impact of a medical board investigation on physicians. The report referred to the investigation as a "black cloud," which can have far-reaching effects on a physician's career. Medical board complaints are very common, and complaints to the board may potentially be even more damaging to a doctor's professional reputation and working life than a medical malpractice claim is. When the medical board takes adverse action against a...

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December 23, 2015 Posts

What Happens to Your License When Charged with Criminal Activity?

Disciplinary proceedings by administrative boards are not the same as criminal proceedings. A professional can sometimes be charged with a crime and can, depending upon the nature of the offense, face no threat to a professional license. Likewise, a professional can face administrative action by a professional board which leads to suspension, loss of a license, or other consequences even if no criminal activities have occurred. The question, however, is what happens to your license...

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November 23, 2015 Posts

Prescribing and Treating Family Members and the Risk to Your Medical License

The Texas Medical Board takes disciplinary action for a wide variety of reasons. Whenever you have been called before the medical board, it is imperative you develop an effective medical license defense strategy to protect your license and and your career. One of the issues that could lead to disciplinary action is prescribing medications to family members. Professional License Defense When Prescribing to Family Members Providing treating for family members, employees, or friends, is not...

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October 26, 2015 Posts

Texas Doctors Carefully Consider Options Before Forfeiting Professional Licenses

When a claim of professional misconduct is made against a physician and the medical board takes disciplinary action, doctors can agree to voluntarily give up their medical license instead of allowing the disciplinary proceedings by the medical board to continue. Before agreeing to voluntarily give up a license, however, doctors need to ensure they are committed to this course of action and that it is the best course of action. If a medical care provider...

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September 28, 2015 Posts

Texas Doctors at Risk of False Accusations & Unjust Medical Board Action

The Texas Medical Board conducts investigations when complaints are made against physicians, as well as when complaints are levied against physician's assistants and surgical assistants. Licensed acupuncturists may also be investigated by the Board. The Board has an online complaint form, a mail-in complaint form, and a telephone number to submit complaints. The Board indicates all complaints are evaluated to determine if they fall within the Board's jurisdiction and if further follow-up action should be...

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August 27, 2015 Posts

Medical License Defense: Helping Texas Doctors Facing Disciplinary Actions

Loss of a medical license can have a devastating impact on your life. When your license to practice medicine is taken away, years of work and the money you invested in becoming a doctor are wasted and you cannot continue in your chosen career field. If you are facing disciplinary action, it is advisable to seek legal assistance for medical license defense case to protect your future. Loss of a License for Controversial Opinions? There are many reasons...

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August 04, 2015 Posts

What’s Distracting Drivers Behind the Wheel and How Can You Focus Better?

Distracted driving kills more than 15 people each day and injures more than 1,200. These statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) should be enough to make every driver commit to focusing on the road. Unfortunately, there are a lot of things that drivers pay attention to other than driving their cars and personal injury lawyers in Austin at Bertolino LLP know that it is hard for motorists to stick to a...

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July 22, 2015 Posts

Gay Marriage Ruling Opens the Door for Same Sex Divorces in Texas

Texas, until recently, was one of many states that defined marriage as between a man and a woman and did not recognize marriages among homosexual couples. This created a difficult situation for lesbians or gay men who went to another state to marry but who lived in Texas. A couple must divorce in the state where they live as a result of residency requirements in each state's family code. Texas did not recognize out-of-state gay marriages,...

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June 26, 2015 Posts

When Your Spouse Hides Assets in a Divorce

Texas is a community property state, so when you divorce you should be entitled to receive property equal to half the total value of assets you own as a couple. With very few exceptions, all property acquired and money earned during the course of the marriage should be considered community property. This means even if your spouse works and earns the bulk of the money and you are a stay-at-home parent or have a lower...

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