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March 06, 2021Professional License Defense Posts

Texas ACR Certified Technicians Fighting for Their Licenses

Professionals working in the field of air conditioning and refrigeration in the state of Texas must gain their license to do so from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) in order to be considered certified technicians. TDLR's Air Conditioning and Refrigeration program was created to regulate contractors hired to install, maintain, or repair refrigeration, air conditioning, or heating. This does not mean that TDLR is there to represent these practitioners. In fact, it...

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March 05, 2021Posts

Reasons a Texas Nurse May Be Disciplined by the Board of Nursing

Nurses in the state of Texas are regulated by the Texas Board of Nursing. This Board is not just in charge of licensing nurses of every stripe—including nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, and nurse anesthetists—but is also charged by the Texas State Legislature with enforcing the Nursing Practice Act and its own rules and regulations. It provides nursing education and sets minimum standards for the practice of nursing, receives and conducts investigations into complaints against nurses,...

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March 04, 2021Posts

Texas Nurses at Risk of Being Expelled From TPAPN

Texas nurses are unfortunately no less susceptible to substance abuse than are people in the community at large. But, what's worse, where laypeople may be able to make a clean break from narcotics and other problematic substances by distancing themselves from it physically, it is part of a nurse's daily duties to be near all sorts of substances that may weaken their barriers against temptation. And that is why the Texas Nurses Association put into...

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March 03, 2021Posts

Informal Settlement Conferences Before the Texas Medical Board

Texas physicians going through the process of battling a complaint against their license are, at times, forced to endure the stress of an Informal Settlement Conference before the Texas Medical Board. An Informal Settlement Conference is by no means the first step in the complaint process. After the Board receives a complaint against a physician—whether by a patient, or a member of a patient's family, or another healthcare worker, or someone else—it reviews the allegations...

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March 02, 2021Posts

When a Texas CPA is Accused of Professional Misconduct

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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March 01, 2021Posts

Defending a Texas Medical Radiologic Technologist’s License

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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February 28, 2021Posts

Managing Your Medical License Complaint in Texas

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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February 27, 2021Posts

Handling Occupational Therapy Complaints in Texas

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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February 26, 2021Posts

When a Texas Tow Truck Operator Receives a Professional Complaint

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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February 25, 2021Posts

Texas Medical Professionals May Suffer From Substance Abuse

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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