Athletic Trainers have themselves engaged in training so that they might be able to help the people of Texas to improve and maintain their health and vitality. It’s an important service they provide to Texans of all ages, and they put their hearts and souls into it. This is why it can be such a blow when they find someone has filed a formal complaint against their license to practice with the Texas Department of...
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The National Practitioner Data Bank plays an outsized role in the lives of medical professionals. When the Data Bank receives a report of an adverse action taken against a healthcare professional, that data becomes available to anyone looking to license or employ that professional. This clearinghouse of information is a central resource that is a compendium of data about adverse and disciplinary actions levied against workers in the healthcare industry. And as such, any clinic...
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It’s the outcome every nurse dreads: the loss of their nursing license due to a complaint. It can feel like the world has fallen out from beneath their feet; their professional life has come to a complete standstill. But this doesn’t have to be the case. There are actions a nurse recently stripped of their license can still take. For one thing, loss of the license is not cause for despair. Nurses have a skill...
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When a Nurse in Texas learns from the Board of Nursing that they have been alleged to have violated standards of care of the profession, laws, or Board rules, it can bring up a load of questions, alongside plenty of stress. Given how many levels of rules and regulations—state and federal—that a nurse must remain aware of and act in compliance with, and given that many nurses are generous, caring people by nature, it can...
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The high level of responsibility handed over to attorneys in Texas when they pass the bar and are given their licenses is evident to every licensee, and it comes with an equally high standard of conduct. When the Texas State Bar sees fit to disbar a licensed attorney, it is often a death blow to that attorney’s career, as it almost always ends the capability for that attorney to practice law in any state, but...
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Professionals in Texas are a dedicated bunch. They get extra education and jump through many hoops in order to achieve their licenses to practice their professions. So it can be a real kick in the teeth when a professional is served a notice of complaint from their governing board, agency, or commission. These governing bodies are instituted with the goal of maintaining the integrity of whichever professions they are in charge of, and this includes...
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It’s beyond debate: medical professionals work in an industry rife with risks for both themselves and the people whose health they attempt to maintain and improve. And the numbers of complaints made each year against the licenses of physicians to the Texas Medical Board bear this out. They tend to number in the upper five digits, and come in from sources as varied as patients, the families of patients, and other health care professionals. The...
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Certified Public Accountants have a job that is focused intently on detail, which they have worked long and hard to achieve. There is a great deal of stress over the potential of making mistakes. And with good reason. A formal complaint made because of a mistake can threaten their licenses and livelihoods. Of course, it’s not just simple mistakes. Sometimes there can be a mistake that the person who files the complaint—and even the Texas...
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An accusation of having violated the rules or norms in the course of a real estate transaction can put a real estate licensee’s ability to practice their profession at risk. The disciplinary action that might come as a result of an accusation could mean the end of their career, whether directly or indirectly. When the Texas Real Estate Commission receives a complaint against someone it has granted a license to practice real estate, its Standards...
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Firefighters in Texas are regulated by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP), as are other fire safety professionals in fire safety and fire service organizations. The Commission manages the licenses of fire safety professionals at nearly 750 departments in seven separate regions within the state, while offering 31 courses and 49 certificates in fire safety. And it is responsible for collecting, reviewing, and investigating complaints made against fire safety professionals who fall under its umbrella, under...
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