Professional License Defense Information Blog

Earlier this year, Dr. Paymun Bayati was arrested at Anamosa State Penitentiary in December 2023 after prison staff reported he appeared intoxicated while providing dental care to inmates. At the time, Dr. Bayati was facing...

International conflict often triggers strong stress responses even in those not directly involved. A widely known example in modern times is the prejudice that Muslim and Middle Eastern individuals faced during the wars in Iraq...

Across the country, hospital systems are aggressively rolling out virtual nursing units to manage staffing shortages. In these hybrid nursing models, a single remote nurse oversees multiple bedside units via camera feeds. While...

If you are a nurse, you probably know the feeling of clocking in for your shift only to realize that something just does not feel right. You might face an impossible nurse-to-patient ratio, or a charge nurse might float you to a...

In December 2025, President Trump signed an executive order directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to reschedule marijuana to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act. This move would require marijuana to be regulated...

School nurses make high-stakes decisions every day, often with little time and incomplete information. When a student is struggling to breathe, showing signs of an overdose, or facing another medical emergency, waiting for a...

Home health nursing requires you to step directly into a patient’s personal life. Over months or years of weekly visits, a natural bond forms. When the holidays roll around, or when you mention your child is heading to...

As a licensed professional, your career is built on your reputation and legal ability to practice. When faced with a civil dispute from a former client or patient or a criminal charge, you may believe that the fastest way out is...

It is a chaotic shift. An ICU patient is crashing, and you are one of the first to respond. You run to the cart to grab the meds and spring to the patient. The scanner fails to read, so you hit the system override and administer...

You probably already know that drunk driving often carries significant penalties. Aside from significant fines, it often leads to jail time and mandatory suspension of the driving license. However, if you are a licensed...

n July 2024, a pharmacist from Muncie, Indiana, was arrested by police after local authorities and the Drug Enforcement Administration found over 35,000 stolen vials of hydromorphone and methadone in his home. While the...

In a case that has shocked OKC’s medical community, 35-year-old registered nurse Christian Ismael Soto Retamosa of Oklahoma City pleaded guilty to exchanging child abuse videos with former South Carolina House of...

Most healthcare professionals know the feeling of leaving a brutal shift with nowhere to put the stress. It is not surprising that some people turn to TikTok to vent. A quick post can feel harmless, especially if no names are...

When you log into your Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system, you might see a patient’s vitals like height and weight right next to a three-digit number known as a Narx Score. The primary engine behind these scores...

Maintaining a professional license requires strict adherence to ethical standards and safety regulations. When issues of substance use among healthcare providers arise, the consequences can be career-ending. A recent case...

It sounds like something from science fiction, but it is officially happening. The Utah Department of Commerce has legally authorized artificial intelligence to renew prescriptions. This contrasts with other states that have...

If you have been reading the news lately, you have probably heard of all sorts of professionals getting caught using artificial intelligence inappropriately. For example, multiple lawyers have been caught submitting court filings...

Working as a nurse gives you the opportunity to not only provide medical care to patients, but also to offer comfort and ease patients’ anxiety while they grapple with health issues. You have the chance to build...

Recently, there has been an increase in states joining an interstate medical licensing compact, which could potentially lead to some thorny legal issues. The Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (the “Compact”) allows a doctor...

Everyone makes mistakes, and anyone can make a mistake at work, regardless of occupation. For dentists and other licensed healthcare professionals, an error or misjudgment can lead to disciplinary investigations, hearings, and...