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Common Errors Professionals Make When Facing a License Complaint

May 26, 2021Professional License Defense Posts

Receiving notice that a formal complaint has been filed with a licensing board is one of the biggest fears among Texas professionals—and with reason. These formal complaints can have enormous repercussions on the reputation, career, and livelihood of a professional—ranging from a mere disciplinary slap on the wrist all the way to outright revocation of the license to practice. As such, when such a notice arrives in the mail or by courier, it can be...

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Defending Texas EMS Professionals Against Complaints

May 25, 2021Medical License Defense Posts

The dedicated EMTs and paramedics of Texas help our citizens when they are in dire need of medical aid. They are the lifeblood of the emergency rescue system in our state's healthcare infrastructure, and they go through a great deal of training to earn their Emergency Medical Services certification or license. Yet all it may take is one formal complaint to ruin the reputation, career, and livelihood of one of these brave and selfless heroes....

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The Process of Disciplinary Action Against Professional Licensees in Texas

May 24, 2021Professional License Defense Posts

The licensing boards, commissions, and agencies of Texas are endowed by the legislature with extensive power to regulate the behavior of those to whom they grant licenses. While there are small differences between the procedures some of the licensing boards take—since each regulatory agency or licensing Board has its own process of complaint investigation and resolution—all of their powers are enumerated in the Texas Administrative Code and in the statutes that define their operations. Most...

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Resolution of Texas Medical Board Complaints Before SOAH

May 21, 2021Medical License Defense Posts

When a medical professional decides to fight a formal complaint against their license—which they should do every time—it can sometimes mean that the complaint process will move beyond the Texas Medical Board's internal procedure. When this happens, the case often goes to the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH). Of course, it must be said that the vast majority of cases that actually end with disciplinary action taken by the Texas Medical Board are resolved...

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Compliance Inspections by the Texas Board of Veterinary Examiners

May 20, 2021Medical License Defense Posts

Compliance Inspections made by the Texas Board of Veterinary Examiners may be conducted on veterinarians at any time, unannounced. Naturally, this is a source of consternation for Texas veterinarians. The Board uses these Compliance Inspections as a way to determine and keep track of common problems that occur in veterinary practice on a chronic basis, such as issues with controlled substances, prescription labels, and continuing education. Any issue found to be problematic and ongoing may...

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Texas Pharmacists at Risk of Discipline

May 19, 2021Medical License Defense Posts

When a pharmacist receives a notice of formal complaint from the Texas State Board of Pharmacy, there is a natural tendency to feel a sense of panic. After all, most pharmacists are well aware that a complaint against their license can result in discipline—up to and including revocation of licensure. Anyone can file a complaint against a licensed pharmacist in Texas—from customers to fellow pharmacists—so long as they do so in writing. When the Board...

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When TDLR Threatens an Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractor Licensee

May 18, 2021Vocational License Defense Posts

The air conditioning and refrigeration contractors of Texas—those who the people of our great state rely upon to install, repair, and maintain the environmental control systems that keep us comfortable and safe—are licensed under the auspices of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. This regulatory Department also oversees the enforcement of rules and laws that apply to these professionals and is the organization responsible for undertaking disciplinary actions and procedures against licensees it considers...

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Complaints Before the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists

May 17, 2021Professional License Defense Posts

In Texas, marriage and family therapists are regulated by the Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists, a subsidiary of the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council. This Board's mission is to "protect and promote the welfare of the people of Texas by ensuring that marriage and family therapy is provided by qualified and competent practitioners." The means by which it attempts to fulfill this mission is by "establishing the qualifications for licensure and renewal,...

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Texas Licensed Professional Counselors Facing Complaints

May 14, 2021Professional License Defense Posts

Licensed professional counselors work with the people of Texas—whether individually, in groups, or as a family—to contend with emotional, mental, behavioral, and social issues that arise for them, with the goal of improving their lives by accessing superior alternatives to unhealthy means of coping with the challenges of life. Professional counselors in Texas may work in any number of locations, from schools to hospitals, to agencies, to private practice—and they may even find themselves working...

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When a Dentist is at Risk of Losing Their License

May 13, 2021Medical License Defense Posts

Dentistry—the oldest medical profession—carries with it an unfortunately mixed reputation. Dentists must put up with peoples' fear of drills (unfortunately reinforced by such films as "Little Shop of Horrors") and the wrongheaded ignorance of the profession by health insurance companies—who as a result end up paying for heart surgeries when they could have just covered the extraction and/or replacement of infected teeth. So how much the worse when a Texas dentist must contend with a...

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