Disorderly Conduct and Pennsylvania Enforcement Environment
Apr 12, 2019
Today the Commonwealth Court issues another remarkable decision involving a Pennsylvania medical professional. Dunagan v. BPOA, 2019 WL 155879, is the third case in a row in which the Commonwealth Cou...
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Professional License Application and Disclosure of a Criminal Record and Proof of Rehabilitation
Apr 04, 2019
I recently wrote about real estate applicant who failed to disclose a criminal conviction on his Real Estate Commission application. Upon discovery he was disciplined and his license was revoked. Toda...
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Immediate Temporary Suspension -- Do Not Sign An Agreement With Out Counsel
Feb 18, 2019
Doctors beware. Government prosecutors are fighting the opiate epidemic on many fronts. Now more than ever local police in coordination with DEA and Commonwealth Attorney General drug enforcement inve...
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Finishing the PHMP Term -- Returning to an Unrestricted Health Care Practice
Jan 30, 2019
How do you get out of Pennsylvania's Professional Health Monitoring Program ("PHMP"). The PHMP administers both the Voluntary Recovery Program "VRP" and the Disciplinary Monitoring Program ("DMU")? Co...
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The High Cost and Non-Expert Testimony of Drug Recognition Experts
Jan 18, 2019
In recent weeks, the New Jersey Legislature has identified cannabis-impaired drivers, which will require training hundreds of new Drug Recognition Experts -- as a cost that is potentially crippling to...
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Dr. Marijuana Loses His Medical License
Jan 12, 2019
The Philadelphia Inquirer announces New Jersey Medical Board suspends the medical license of Anthony Anzalone, M.D. -- Dr. Marijuana. This is the region's first medical license suspension case involvi...
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Petitions for and Immediate Temporary Suspension
Dec 24, 2018
Petitions for and Immediate Temporary Suspension is a unique tool in licensing boards' arsenal of prosecutorial petitions. Prosecutor allege facts, which if taken as true, establish the licensee's con...
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Fraud, Felony Conviction, License Revocation
Dec 17, 2018
Artifice and fraud schemes are rampant in healthcare and insurance. Typical insurance fraud criminal charges will result in licensee disciplinary action. By typical I mean submitting claims for unempl...
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DUI, VRP, Mental Health, Pogos Voskanian
Dec 14, 2018
Every day I do legal research on at least one of the my cases. Staying current on the law, burdens of proof, abuse of discretion standards, and learning which experts the appellate courts reject are i...
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The Holidays, Letters of Concern, and Permission to Work - Your Identity
Dec 10, 2018
For many doctors, pharmacists, and nursing, medicine is a major aspect of their personality and identity. Compassion in care giving is a significant character trait of medical professionals. During th...
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