Professional License Defense Information Blog

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...

Recently, in Chamberlain, South Dakota, one nurse pled guilty to the illegal obtainment of a controlled substance. After the investigation, it was discovered that the nurse had tampered with two vials of a medication called...

With more states in the union passing laws allowing access to medical marijuana, many are now seeking it as a solution to various healthcare problems. But even though states are legalizing the herb, the federal government has yet...

A Wisconsin doctor has voluntarily surrendered her license following the death of a patient. The doctor had been formally reprimanded twice before the patient died. The medical examining board suspended her license after she...

If you are a medical practitioner facing a DUI (driving under the influence of alcohol or other substances) conviction, you may be wondering how your medical license will be impacted. While being found guilty of operating a...

Facing a license suspension is one of the most devastating things that a professional can experience. While the terms and details of suspensions vary from state to state and from profession to profession, a suspension has similar...