On a regular basis, I receive telephone calls from physicians and nurses asking me if discipline from another state can affect their Pennsylvania license. The answer is yes. 63 P.S. §422.21(4) of the Medical Practice Act permits the Medical Board to sanction a...
Recently, a sentence was given to a former doctor in a prescription crimes case in Pennsylvania. The former doctor in question is a 57-year-old man from Harrisburg who was a cardiologist. The man was accused of having provided a woman with blank prescriptions in...
Allegations of inappropriate touching have been leveled against a doctor here in Pennsylvania. In July, authorities brought indecent assault charges against the doctor. The charges were brought after three women lodged complaints claiming that the doctor engaged in...
On February 25, 2013, House Bill Number 817 was referred to the Committee on Health. If enacted into law, any nurse convicted of Section (a)(12) of the Drug Act or a substantially similar offense in another state, will have their nursing license permanently revoked. ...
In the past few years, we have seen an increase in the amount of pre-employment drug screens being required of applicants for positions in nursing homes, hospitals, and state facilities. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal on November 18, 2013, abuse of...
