Tax season is fast approaching, which means accountants are in high demand. Unfortunately, this busy time of year is the time when mistakes could be made that may jeopardize your continued ability to work in your field. It is vitally important you avoid any intentional or negligent actions that could result in the loss or suspension of your accounting license so you can continue to make a good living in the career where you...
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If you are convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI), this criminal conviction can impact many aspects of your life. It may even affect your career or put an end to your career. The impact of a DUI on your ability to keep working within your chosen career field is going to depend upon different factors, including the severity of the accusations against you and the specifics of the criminal charges. It is...
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Medical care providers who accept Medicaid, Medicare, or private insurance must comply with myriad regulations regarding when they bill for patient services, how they bill for patient services, and what documentation they must maintain in order to prove patient services were medically necessary. If a determination is made that a provider was not following regulations, the provider could be faced with accusations of criminal insurance fraud. This, in turn, could put a medical license at...
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Earning your real estate license is hard work, but can provide you with a valuable career. Once you have obtained your license, you do not want to do anything to put it at risk. If you are accused of wrongdoing, you also need to make certain you get help with real estate license defense as soon as possible. Realtor.com provided a definitive list of 10 possible ways a real estate agent could endanger his or...
Details » When you have your medical license, you need to do everything you can to protect it since your livelihood depends upon it. You have spent many years getting credentialed so you can practice medicine and help people, and you do not want to take any risks which could result in the loss of your career. If you are accused of wrongdoing, it is very important to get prompt help with medical license defense so you...
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Doctors who treat patients who experience pain have one of the most difficult jobs of any physicians. These medical professionals need to make sure they are able to meet the needs of their patients, many of whom have serious chronic conditions that can cause them significant discomfort. At the same time, however, doctors who prescribe pain pills often find themselves as scapegoats when concerns arise about the abuse of pain medications. If you are a...
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Doctors must be licensed to practice and have a valid license within their state. However, not only the state has the ability and the authority to impact whether a doctor can practice or not. KSFY reported on one recent case in which a physician's license revocation was stayed by a judge in state court but she is still effectively unable to practice medicine because of issues with a federal physician's database. The case illustrates why it is...
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Most dentists participate with insurance carriers and have negotiated contracts with insurers so patients can have their care covered. Insurance companies generally have guidelines regarding the types of services they will cover and the circumstances under which a dentist is permitted to bill for patient services. In some cases, however, there are questions about whether a procedure is truly necessary or whether a dentist is improperly billing for procedures which do not need to be...
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Dentists can have their license suspended for many different reasons. For example, recently Channel 3 Eyewitness News reported on a case in which a defendant's license to practice was suspended after several patients reported problems including expired medications, improperly delegating procedures to hygienists, and deviating from "standard care and treatment." There are some situations where dentists do fail to provide reasonable care and disciplinary action is appropriate. But there are many other situations where it...
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Texas attorneys are given a great deal of responsibility when they receive their licenses to practice law - and they are held to correspondingly high standards of conduct. Disbarment, the most serious professional penalty possible for a licensed attorney, means you'll no longer be able to practice law in Texas. In general, the Texas State Bar only opts to suspend or disbar attorneys who have committed serious, intentional offenses; lesser penalties such as reprimands are...
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