Nurses in the state of Texas are regulated by the Texas Board of Nursing. This Board is not just in charge of licensing nurses of every stripe—including nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, and nurse anesthetists—but is also charged by the Texas State Legislature with enforcing the Nursing Practice Act and its own rules and regulations. It…
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Texas nurses are unfortunately no less susceptible to substance abuse than are people in the community at large. But, what’s worse, where laypeople may be able to make a clean break from narcotics and other problematic substances by distancing themselves from it physically, it is part of a nurse’s daily duties to be near all…
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Texas physicians going through the process of battling a complaint against their license are, at times, forced to endure the stress of an Informal Settlement Conference before the Texas Medical Board. An Informal Settlement Conference is by no means the first step in the complaint process. After the Board receives a complaint against a physician—whether…
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Licensed Certified Public Accountants perform a service fundamental to the businesses of Texas, and CPAs do a great deal of educating and qualifying in order to be able to work in this vital field. When at last one is licensed by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy, it means a satisfying and meaningful career.…
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The medical radiologic technologists of Texas work hard to earn their right to practice in the career they love, helping patients by performing diagnostic imaging procedures. These dedicated individuals ensure that patients are properly positioned for the taking of X-rays, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, and computed tomography (CT) scans, among other such medical tests,…
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Texas physicians have a stressful enough life situation without the specter of a formal complaint against their licenses hovering over their heads. But the fact is, in highly emotional situations such as those likely to arise within the medical setting, complaints are almost bound to happen no matter how carefully a physician conducts their business.…
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Texas’s occupational therapists are among the most self-giving people in society. They aid people of all ages in their efforts to live a full life by assisting them to promote their health and live with their illnesses, injuries, or disabilities. Those in the field of occupational therapy have truly answered a calling. And yet, even…
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The state of Texas requires tow truck operators to obtain a license in order to legally perform their career function. The agency in charge of licensing and regulating tow truck operator licenses is the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. This is the agency that receives, processes, and prosecutes formal complaints made against tow truck…
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Substance abuse is a problem among Texas professionals in many fields, but few professions see a higher rate of abuse than those working in the medical field. And most of these instances of abuse are part of the “opioid crisis,” as the addictions are mainly to narcotics. There are many thousands of healthcare professionals nationwide…
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It’s human nature to feel a need to share bad news with other people as a way of generating support. Professionals, for all the efforts they have gone through to obtain their licenses and to create successful careers for themselves, are people, after all, and share this need. But when a professional receives a formal…
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