Effective December 31, 2014, the Pennsylvania Department of State will require all persons applying for the renewal of a license or a certification issued by a Licensing Board to submit documentation acceptable to the Licensing Board of the completion of at least two (2) hours of approved continuing education per licensure cycle.
Doctor, your mere presence means you are practicing medicine
In November and December, we discussed what constitutes unprofessional conduct. The Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine has a long list of things a doctor or surgeon can do that will risk his or her license, but we thought we would take a step back and ask a broader question:
ISSUES PRESENTED BY THE USE OF PAIN MEDICINE FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS
Recently, we have seen an increase in complaints against healthcare workers for the use of chronic pain medication.
