Regulatory News

South Korea saw a threefold increase in foreign-trained doctors successfully passing South Korea’s preliminary medical licensing exam—a...

A bill titled the Alabama Conscientious Right to Refuse Act (House Bill 12), reintroduced in July 2025, aims to extend legal protections to...

Louisiana has become the first state to adopt the Interstate Dental & Dental Hygiene Licensure Compact (IDDHL), following unanimous legislative...

"The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has announced today (17 July 2025) that Paul Rees MBE has been appointed as its new permanent Chief...

A government-commissioned review into Physician Associates (PAs) and Anaesthesia Associates (AAs), led by Professor Gillian Leng, has been fully...

Alberta’s government has announced that, effective February 2, 2026, approximately 40,000 health care aides will become a regulated profession...

A coalition of over a dozen professional associations in Puerto Rico—including the Realtors, Engineers and Surveyors, Architects, Appraisers,...

Vermont has enacted new legislation requiring cosmetology and barbering schools to include training on textured hair—encompassing curly,...

Social Work England (SWE) is launching a “national conversation” this autumn with a series of five roadshow events across England. These...

The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) have approved a significant update to the...

The Scottish Government has published its response to the consultation on regulating non‑surgical cosmetic procedures, introducing a more nuanced,...

In this article, the authors argue that "licensing, when used strategically to benefit disadvantaged communities, can be a powerful weapon against...