Professional License Defense Information Blog

The complex problem of drug or alcohol abuse and addiction is a perennial challenge to individuals, families, and communities. Attitudes towards addiction have changed over time, and most of us recognize that it is more than a...

As a physician, it’s not uncommon to find yourself at the heart of emotionally charged situations. Patients and their families are often entrusting themselves to your care during the worst moments of their lives. The truth...

Driving while intoxicated (DWI) is a serious matter, and nurses who have been arrested for or convicted of DWI in the past may not realize that their nursing licenses may be at risk. The case of a Texas registered nurse with...

While many states have abandoned the model of testing students as a condition of graduation, standardized tests still carry great weight in the K-12 public school system. Whether a charter school is aiming to honor its performance...

If you are a nurse who has surrendered or is considering surrendering your nursing license related to the FBI’s Operation Nightingale against several now-closed Florida nursing schools, you need to be aware of the federal...

The conviction of an Illinois pharmacist who sold fake vaccine cards is made headlines in June. The Chicago-area pharmacist was found guilty of stealing CDC-issued COVID-19 vaccination cards from his workplace and selling them on...

Like any profession, nursing has a doctrine of rules and regulations by which employees must adhere to better service the needs of others. Despite the obvious close contact between nurse and patient, there are clear lines that...

Only part of a physician’s job is to prescribe medication. Yet, it is one of the most controlled aspects of the medical industry. To stave off the expansion of the national opioid crisis, the federal government is cracking...

What would you do if, at a moment when you were egregiously breaking your employer’s rules, the person breaking the rules with you suddenly suffered a heart attack? That’s the question one nurse in Wales, United...

Where is the line between easing patients’ pain and overprescribing? This is a judgment call that medical and dental professionals have had to address on their own, and compassionate prescribers often face professional...

If someone in your life has applied for and been granted a restraining order, or order of protection, against you, you are no doubt feeling a complex mix of emotions – perhaps betrayal, shock, anger, or sadness. This is normal,...

While veterinarians enjoy practicing their healthcare craft on animals, it isn’t always a walk in the park. There are a myriad of rules and regulations they must follow, including official documentation for procedures,...

As the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) pursues criminal convictions against 78 defendants accused of various forms of healthcare fraud, healthcare professionals must pay close attention. In such a highly regulated...

In late June 2023, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced federal and local charges against 78 defendants in the healthcare space, alleging that they had participated in various fraud schemes totaling $2.5 billion...

We are not the sum of our work; we are the sum of our entire lives. No nurse, doctor, or lawyer is simply that. We are all also husbands, wives, partners, fathers, brothers, sisters, mothers, and anything else under the sun we...

Most states have statutes of limitations on filing a lawsuit or pressing criminal charges against someone. The logic is that if so much time has passed, the supposedly guilty party can no longer be held responsible. For...

If professional healthcare providers, such as nurse practitioners, violate the established standard of care, that can result in serious harm done to their patients. It can also result in severe long-term consequences to the...

In recent years, the nursing community has been called on to go above and beyond, serving on the front line of a global pandemic. Though those days appear to be mostly behind us, the psychological and physical strain they...

As a medical professional, maintaining your license is one of the most important aspects of your job. Each state typically has strict rules to follow if you want to renew your medical license or keep it from getting revoked. If...

You may have thought that pharmacists know medicine so well that they probably could prescribe it to themselves. Regardless of their level of expertise, many already do, according to a recent investigation into the...