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Guest commentary on Florida case - interrelationship of criminal case and licensure

Posted In: Court Cases,

Oct 19

Jon Pellett, CLEAR member and attorney with Pennington Law in Florida, offers this summary and commentary on a recent case in Florida: Client was...

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California: cannot discipline for off-duty marijuana use

Posted In: Compliance & Discipline,

Oct 13

AB2188 in California prohibits employers from taking adverse action against an employee for off-duty marijuana use. Adverse action is still...

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Alberta: new learning modules for LPNs

Posted In: Education & Training,

Oct 13

The College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta has released three new learning modules in response to nurses' and student nurses'...

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BC proposes single regulator for lawyers, notaries and paralegals

Posted In: Administration, Consolidation Proposals, Cultural Competence, Reg of New Professions,

Oct 13

The British Columbia government has released a proposal to create a single regulator for lawyers, notaries, and--for the first time in...

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California releases proposed regulations on NP scope of practice

Posted In: Scope of Practice, Workforce/Access Shortage,

Oct 5

The California Board of Registered Nursing has released proposed regulations for two new categories of nurse practitioners with expanded scope of...

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Calls for better integrated care between mental health and substance use treatment

Posted In: Education & Training, Multi-disciplinary Care, Workforce/Access Shortage,

Oct 5

Concerns are being raised in New Hampshire about the need to better integrate care for mental health issues and substance use disorders. Research...

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Continuing Education Provider Sues Certifying Board on Antitrust Grounds

Posted In: Court Cases,

Oct 5

from guest contributor Don Balasa: On September 13, 2022, the Association of Surgical Assistants (ASA), a national provider of continuing...

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Case Study: Collaborative Leadership Exemplars

Posted In: Case Study, interprofessional practic, Regulatory News,

Sep 28

AbstractIntroduction: Interprofessional collaborative patient-centred practice increases health system efficiencies, enhances health outcomes, and...

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US House considers Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) Act

Posted In: Scope of Practice, Workforce/Access Shortage,

Sep 28

The Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act under consideration in the US House would reduce barriers to practice for nurse practitioners and...

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Study on physician burnout during pandemic

Posted In: Regulation in Emergency, Reports on Professions,

Sep 28

A survey conducted by the American Medical Association and research partners has found that almost 63% of US physicians had at least one...

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Tutoring site no longer assisting with cheating detection

Posted In: Education & Training, Examination Issues,

Sep 28

The online college homework and tutoring site, Chegg, has updated its honor-code policy such that it will only provide date and time stamp data to...

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US Congress passes Bridging the Gap for New Americans Act

Posted In: Entry to Practice, Foreign-TrainedApplicants, Mobility,

Sep 22

The United States Congress passed the Bridging the Gap for New Americans Act. The legislation "calls on the U.S. Department of Labor to study...

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