In the state of Texas, you need to be certified by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission in order to sell alcohol. This holds true whether you are a manufacturer of alcoholic beverages or a retailer, and it makes sense. Alcohol is an age-restricted item and an irresponsible distributor of it could end up causing harm to others. As a result, no one is surprised that there are hoops to jump through and applications to file...
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In some cases, applying for a provisional license from the Texas Medical Board may seem like the current best path forward for a medical professional. If you’re thinking of applying for a provisional medical license, it pays to do your research so that you know exactly what you need to do and what will be required of you. Fortunately for you, our medical license defense lawyers are quite familiar with state licensing requirements and can...
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If you’re working in a field that requires licensing, there is probably a state board or agency that you have had to interact with at some point in time. If you’re a physician, you deal with the Texas Medical Board. If you’re a nurse, you have the Texas Board of Nursing. These regulatory bodies are not just responsible for determining who can enter a field and work in certain careers. Many of these boards are...
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Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic is not completely behind us. As a result, some employers, states, and government agencies are now mandating vaccines. If you work in certain fields, like teaching, you may be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine whether you originally planned to get it or not. If you’re a teacher who does not want to get the vaccine, you probably have some questions. One we have heard often recently is “Will opting out...
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A real estate agent in Texas who finds they are accused of some sort of professional wrongdoing may be at risk of losing their license to sell real estate. This is a dire situation, as the loss of the license to sell real estate effectively ends a real estate agent's career in the industry. The Texas Real Estate Commission is the regulatory agency responsible for overseeing both the licensing of real estate agents and managing...
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The medical professionals of Texas must do all they can to protect their medical licenses—as they are, for the most part, aware. The situations surrounding the practice of medicine, often involving heightened emotion, anxiety, and expectations that may exceed reality, create a scenario ripe for the lodging of formal complaints with the Texas Medical Board. This, in turn, puts medical professionals' livelihoods at risk. Despite the many years of education, residency, and even practice, a...
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The nurses of Texas are a rare breed of professional, who routinely place the well-being of others above their own and provide life-saving (and life-changing) care. As the "human face" of healthcare, they have a whole host of responsibilities, and in some cases those responsibilities overlap with the responsibilities of doctors. But nurses must be very careful not to cross over into providing assistance to patients that goes beyond the scope of their authority. There...
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Texas's child care operations fall under the regulatory auspices of Texas Child Care Licensing (CCL), a subsidiary to the Texas Department of Health and Human Services. CCL's responsibility is to permit and monitor both operations and agencies within its realm of subject matter to ensure that they are in compliance with all state laws, licensing standards, and agency rules. In other words, it regulates every child care operation and child placing agency in the state....
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Receiving notice that a formal complaint has been filed with a licensing board is one of the biggest fears among Texas professionals—and with reason. These formal complaints can have enormous repercussions on the reputation, career, and livelihood of a professional—ranging from a mere disciplinary slap on the wrist all the way to outright revocation of the license to practice. As such, when such a notice arrives in the mail or by courier, it can be...
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The dedicated EMTs and paramedics of Texas help our citizens when they are in dire need of medical aid. They are the lifeblood of the emergency rescue system in our state's healthcare infrastructure, and they go through a great deal of training to earn their Emergency Medical Services certification or license. Yet all it may take is one formal complaint to ruin the reputation, career, and livelihood of one of these brave and selfless heroes....
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