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When a dentist is accused of offering a gift as part of advertising

May 24, 2020Posts

When a Dentist is Accused of Offering a Gift as Part of Advertising

Dentists in Texas face heavy regulation in their day-to-day practice, at the level of practically every element of their behavior and business decisions. And what they may do in the course of advertising their services is no exception. While other businesses may make room for all sorts of inducements to reach out to and bring in new clientele—such as car dealerships holding raffles of a new automobile to bring people in to consider new vehicles—dentists...

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May 23, 2020Posts

Discipline to Which a Texas Dentist May be Subjected

The practice of dentistry in Texas is a career toward which a practitioner strives through much education and effort. It is a vital service, one on which the lives and health of our citizens depend. The Texas State Board of Dental Examiners is charged with establishing the suitability of individuals for licensure and with maintaining that licensure through the course of their dental careers. It is also the organization under whose auspices falls the prerogative...

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Protect your license to teach

May 22, 2020Posts

Protect Your License to Teach

You worked hard to become a teacher. You earned your bachelor’s degree from an institution accredited by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. You completed an Educator Preparation Program. You passed your certification exams. You applied with the state after ensuring you met all of the requirements to do so. You even got your fingerprints taken as part of a national criminal background check, which, naturally, you passed. And you’ve been active in your chosen...

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Teachers must maintain student confidentiality

May 21, 2020Posts

Teachers Must Maintain Student Confidentiality

In the course of performing their duties, teachers must adhere to certain standards of behavior and a large number of rules in order to maintain their career. Among these rules are particular regulations relating to the maintenance of student confidentiality. The student-teacher relationship is important on various levels. There is, of course, the purely educational element. But as many teachers we work with inform us, they become privy to a great deal of information about...

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When a teacher is accused of misappropriating school funds

May 20, 2020Posts

When a Teacher is Accused of Misappropriating School Funds

Licensed teachers in Texas have dedicated their time and energy to becoming practitioners of among of the most vital of professions to our state’s future well-being. Among the many challenges a teacher in Texas may face in the course of their chosen profession is the occasional allegation of improper behavior before the Texas State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC). Any such complaint may be considered to threaten their license. We consider it absolutely imperative that...

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Teachers may not accept a gift that impairs personal judgmen

May 19, 2020Posts

Teachers May Not Accept a Gift That Impairs Personal Judgment

Teachers in Texas face numerous challenges in the course of practicing their chosen profession. Licensed educators have dedicated themselves to one of the most important—and, sometimes, thankless—of professions in our society. So when teachers find themselves facing allegations of impropriety that threatens their license, which in turn puts them at threat of losing both work and income, it is absolutely imperative that they hire an experienced professional license attorney to give them the best change...

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May 18, 2020Posts

Explaining a Criminal Conviction to the Texas Board of Nursing

The Texas Board of Nursing has the power and the jurisdiction to consider criminal convictions of applicants and acting nurses as a part of its mandate to regulate the practice of the nursing profession. The scenarios for applicants and for already-licensed nurses is quite different, and the situations under which the Board of Nursing is likely to accept an explanation of a criminal conviction is therefore altered in kind. When the Board is considering permitting...

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May 17, 2020Posts

Informal Settlement Conferences Before the Texas Board of Nursing

The Texas Board of Nursing does not always permit an Informal Settlement Conference for a nurse whose license is under review due to a complaint. These conferences are most often set aside for cases in which credibility is one of the primary issues at question, or for nursing practice cases or issues of advanced practice. Yet, in circumstances where such a Conference would be beneficial to a nurse’s case, an experienced professional license defense attorney...

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May 16, 2020Medical License Defense Posts,Nursing License Defense Posts

Contending with an Investigation by the Texas Board of Nursing

The Texas Board of Nursing is charged with protecting the public by establishing and maintaining quality in the selection of and maintenance of those individuals who may be permitted to practice nursing within the state. As such, among the Board’s primary functions is investigating complaints made against the licenses of nurses. The Board will, therefore, investigate any issue relating to the practice of nursing. Among the more common subjects of these investigations are allegations of...

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Tmb sunset review provided new pathways to physician licensure

May 15, 2020Posts

TMB Sunset Review Provided New Pathways to Physician Licensure

The Texas Medical Board went under Sunset Review in 2015, and emerged in 2017 with certain recommendations to take up—among them a number of new pathways to physician licensure. Some of these recommendations were adopted soon after the report was made (though surprisingly an emergency session had to be called to continue TMB’s existence for two additional years), but many (including a longer-term 12 years extension of TMB’s mandate) were not made until 2019. Among...

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