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...
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...
Recently, we have seen an increase in complaints against healthcare workers for the use of chronic pain medication. In one instance, we represented a doctor from a hospital in up state Pennsylvania who was accused of being impaired on the job. The doctor had been...
A story from New York reminds us of what a delicate balance doctors must maintain. The state has suspended the license of an internist who has practiced medicine for more than 20 years. The reason? She ordered unnecessary tests and treatments. The doctor offered no...
Last month, the Commonwealth Court handed down an opinion in the matter of Van Ness v. Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs. Van Ness was a physical therapist who provided physical therapy to special education students. Van Ness admitted to improper...
