Professional License Defense Information Blog

As a healthcare provider, you always want what’s best for your patients. You want to spend your time providing them with the care and services they need—but you still have to deal with administrative headaches to stay in...

If you are a licensed healthcare professional, you have worked exceptionally hard to complete your education and pass the required exams. You are committed to helping others, and your license is your well-earned ticket to your...

Emotional Support Animals (ESAs) have become an increasingly common source of comfort for individuals coping with various mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression, phobias, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)....

Video surveillance can be a powerful tool in healthcare. Cameras can be used in common areas of medical facilities, allowing staff to keep an eye on patients. They may also help with security, further boosting patient safety....

Video surveillance has become a part of everyday life. You can’t enter a building or drive around a neighborhood without being captured. As we’ve all learned in recent years, those video captures can be used against...

You don’t have to be a Law and Order superfan to know the difference between a charge and a conviction. Most of us wouldn’t want either on our record, but when it comes to your profession and your professional license,...

Healthcare professionals are no strangers to tiredness. Between long hours and a stressful workplace environment, it’s unsurprising that the job can take its toll. But sometimes, exhaustion is not just debilitating –...

There are more ways to catch the unwanted attention of your state’s professional licensing board than the obvious culprits like failure to complete required education or training or engaging in illicit activity. One New York...

In late May 2024, Connecticut became the 42nd jurisdiction to enact the Nurse Licensure Compact. Under this, the NLC, both registered nurses (or RNs) and licensed practical/vocational nurses (or LPN/VNs) will be able to hold one...

In Pennsylvania, several doctors are under scrutiny for issuing a high number of medical marijuana cards, raising questions about the fairness of targeting these physicians. Dr. Roxanne Rick of Monroeville, who has a history of...

The North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners (NCSBDE) recently suspended a Morehead City dentist’s license for the second time in 28 months. According to reports, the NCSBDE suspended the license of Jiaming Geng, DDS,...

Social media attacks on educators are nothing new. Students have regularly used TikTok to impersonate and troll their least favorite teachers. But a recent attack against multiple teachers at one school took online educator...

All professional certifications or licenses require their holders to follow specific conduct rules. These rules are meant to protect not only the professional but their patients or clients and the public from physical, emotional,...

More than one-fifth of all working Americans hold a state-issued professional license that is required for them to hold a position in their industry. From nurses and doctors to accountants and plumbers, each must fulfill detailed...

Social media can be a powerful tool to express personality and personal viewpoints to a wide range of people. In many cases, this is a good thing: It’s cathartic, it can help build community, and it’s fun! Of course,...

A recent Bureau of Labor Statistics study predicts that 193,000 nurse positions will open annually until 2032, but only 177,000 will be filled. A shortage this severe poses a threat to the healthcare system. One nursing school...

Earlier in June, researchers at the New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing released the results of a recent study on the impact of organizational support on nursing personnel. The study, which was published in the...

In January 2023, the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana revoked Dr. James Jenison’s professional license after various women claimed he touched them inappropriately during examinations. However, he recently had his license...

KXAN News reported on May 20, 2024, that the Texas Medical Board temporarily suspended a Round Rock, Texas, medical doctor’s license because his practice of medicine “ poses a continuing threat to public welfare.” The...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a powerful tool in healthcare and recent press details its promising prospects in alleviating healthcare worker burnout and improving patient outcomes. By streamlining operations, AI...