The cosmetic services industry is booming. While these businesses can be lucrative, they are full of hidden perils for licensed professionals. Today’s Medical Spas are, as the name suggests, engaged in the practice of medicine, and are governed by the same laws that regulate “medically necessary” prescriptions and procedures. A physician or nurse practitioner considering …
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Has something changed in your life? Have you moved? Did you change jobs? Did you sell all or part of your business or hire a new licensee? If the answer is yes, the regulatory agency that issued your professional license probably wants to know about it. Address of Record Professional regulatory agencies generally require licensees …
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Prop 207: Can My Marijuana Conviction be Expunged in Arizona? In November of 2020, the citizens of Arizona voted to approve Proposition 207 which legalized private, recreational cannabis use. Proposition 207 also included provisions in which people with certain marijuana criminal charges could petition the court to get the convictions expunged from their records. Having …
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Pharmacies are plagued by the burdens of addressing the terms of their pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) agreements, whether those terms are reasonable or not. Pharmacies are dogged with PBMs wielding their power by initiating a PBM audit – sometimes to root out actual discrepancies, sometimes to injure your business in favor of the PBM’s own affiliated …
You spent years of your life earning your professional license. After all the education and experience you earned to receive your degree, you want to make sure you do everything you can to defend your right to keep a license. If an accident, error, or even a complaint occurs, you may need to be prepared …
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Accusations of misconduct can be startling. Administrative hearings and consume your time and energy while you fight to protect your license, reputation and professional career. The stakes can be enormous when you are a doctor. But there is a process to defend yourself before state regulators and fight to keep caring for patients. The Arizona …
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If you are a doctor, a nurse, a pharmacist or another medical professional, your license could be on the line if you are accused of drug abuse, misconduct, fraud or neglect that affects public safety or health. Yet an accusation is not proof. You need to carefully follow the steps in the letter you received …
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Facing an accusation of medical malpractice is both frightening and overwhelming. It often comes out of nowhere and puts everything medical professionals have built at risk, including their reputation. Such an accusation is something that no medical professional wants to endure in their career–much less their lifetime. However, it is critical for any medical professional …
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