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Professional License Defense Information Blog

TikTok Icks: Nurses Fired After Posting Videos Complaining About Maternity Patients

January 30, 2023
General License Defense
Several labor & delivery nurses are out of a job after they posted videos on TikTok of them complaining about maternity patients. The nurses worked for Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, and they posted their...
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Is Your Medical License in Jeopardy Because of Sexual Misconduct or Other Misconduct Against a Patient?

January 27, 2023
General License Defense
As a licensed physician, you swore to provide effective care to your patients without causing them further harm. You spent years investing in your medical education and training and even longer building your practice and...
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Professional License Defense: Poconos Physician Convicted of Illegal Drug Distribution Resulting in Death

January 22, 2023
General License Defense
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania reported that a Pike County physician was convicted on December 5, 2022, for unlawfully distributing controlled substances that resulted in a patient’s...
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PA School Principal in Hot Water Over DUI and PFA Arrests

January 20, 2023
General License Defense
A co-principal of a Pennsylvania high school is facing possible disciplinary action from the school board after being arrested three times in the past four months. According to reports, Punxsutawney Area High School co-principal...
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Pennsylvania Nurse Practitioner Faces Probation Over Fraudulent Prescriptions

January 16, 2023
General License Defense
While nurse practitioners are authorized to prescribe medications in every state, abusing that trust can result in serious consequences, including loss of license and even a criminal record–as one CNP in Pennsylvania found...
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Pharmacy License Defense for Selling Prescriptions

January 13, 2023
General License Defense
Every pharmacist knows that the federal Controlled Substances Act generally makes it illegal to sell scheduled pharmaceuticals without a pharmacy license, together with an authorizing prescription. The cases of pharmacists running...
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Accessing Patient Records for Personal Reasons? Be Prepared for Trouble

January 9, 2023
General License Defense
As a licensed physician or other healthcare professional, you are entrusted with access to some very personal information from your patients. Proper handling of that information means more than just safeguarding it from...
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Misrepresenting Your Medical Credentials: A Serious Mistake

January 6, 2023
General License Defense
When you’re a licensed medical professional, the title you use to describe yourself is critical because that’s how patients understand what you can do for them. A Nurse Practitioner in California named Sarah Erny...
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RAC investigations and Allegations of Professional Misconduct

January 2, 2023
General License Defense
Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) investigations are intended to identify improper payments of medical bills. RAC audits apply only to Medicare and Medicaid transactions. The purpose of these investigations is to ensure the...
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What Happens During Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Investigations?

December 30, 2022
General License Defense
If you’re a healthcare professional, the last thing you want to receive is a notification that you’re under investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). But what triggers a DEA investigation, and what...
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Help, I’ve Been Named in a Whistleblower Allegation! What Should I Do?

December 26, 2022
General License Defense
“Whistleblowing” is when an employee accuses individuals (or a company) of wrongdoing such as fraud or financial misconduct. As a finance professional, such as a financial planner, you’re expected to behave honestly and...
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Have You Been Too Liberal with the Prescription Pad? Here’s How to NOT Lose Your Professional License

December 21, 2022
General License Defense
Imagine how confusing, chaotic, and even downright dangerous our society would be without any oversight of medical professionals. The value of professional licensure for health care practitioners is evident in the word itself: it...
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How a Unified Program Integrity Contractor (UPIC) Audit Can Affect Your Medical License

December 18, 2022
General License Defense
Healthcare providers who participate in federal Medicare and Medicaid programs may be subject to audits by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). These audits are conducted by contractors under CMS’s auspices...
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Criminal Issues in Professional License Defense

December 15, 2022
General License Defense
Every professional license defense case is unique because every professional is unique. But if license defense has patterns, one of those patterns is that the common issues revolve around the professional’s performance...
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Plastic Surgeon on TikTok Has Her Medical License Suspended

December 12, 2022
General License Defense
Working professionals of all kinds are turning to social media these days to promote their businesses and practices—including physicians. But for one plastic surgeon in Columbus, OH, her broad social media presence has...
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Financial Plan Pending License Restoration

December 8, 2022
General License Defense
One of the harder things at stake with your professional license suspended over disciplinary charges is dealing with financial losses and uncertainty while you await your license’s restoration. License suspension means you...
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MAC Audits: Your Professional License is at Risk

December 6, 2022
General License Defense
There is no shortage of oversight in healthcare. Insurers, especially, want to make sure claims are filed in accordance with policy terms and that they aren’t being overbilled for services. Likewise, healthcare workers must...
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Health and Human Services Investigation and Professional License Defense

December 5, 2022
General License Defense
A professional license disciplinary proceeding is stressful enough without another regulatory body’s involvement. Healthcare professionals, though, may find themselves facing a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...
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Handling Bad Press for Professional License Charges

December 2, 2022
General License Defense
Professional license charges can get undesirable public attention. Any professional facing a license proceeding would prefer that no one learn, speak, or read about it. The less said, the better. Professionals generally need a...
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How to Communicate With Your Nursing Board

November 30, 2022
General License Defense
Not every encounter with your state’s Nursing Board will be the same. In some scenarios, the board may give you a slap on the wrist for violating the board’s code of conduct, and in others, the board could put your...
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