The Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs is a division of the Pennsylvania Department of State and an important entity in the lives of Philadelphia medical professionals. That is because it is the entity that reviews, approves and revokes professional...
Month: November 2018
Luzerne County Courthouse -Travel Blog
I represent medical professionals in their criminal and civil professional license disciplinary case. The criminal court hearings occur all over the Commonwealth Pennsylvania. I really enjoy this travel aspect of my practice, allowing me to visit a variety of county...
NJ’s Medical Marijuana Law – The Medical Practitioner
Pennsylvania's Medical Marijuana Act ("MMA") details in excruciating detail the prescribing limits placed on physicians. New Jersey's MMA differs from Pennsylvania at the outset by not limiting prescribers to physicians. Any medical professional with DEA prescribing...
NJ Medical Marijuanna — A New Day
New Jersey is transforming its medical marijuanna program. Stingy can best describe the program enacted under the last administration. Now the program will be expanded. The provisions below are just changes in the definitions of the proposed law. However,...
Physician Employment Contracts and License Disciplinary Actions
I spend a majority of my time helping medical professionals secure and keep their professional license. Recently, a physician contacted me to discuss his group practice employment contract and his hospitalist job. Reviewing his employment contract enlightened me on...
Doctor accused of running pill mill convicted of federal crimes
Many who enter the medical profession wish to ease the pain and suffering of the people that they treat. Doctors, nurses, and pharmacists may take special care to ensure that the individuals that they treat are provided with the best possible care so that they have...
Medical Marijuana — Statistics, Reality, and Your License
Newspaper trumpet the legalization marijuana in several states. Articles track implementation of medical marijuana production, products, and sales in states with existing medical marijuana laws. Everyone is investing in marijuana producers and distributors. On...
Treatment programs may help doctors keep their licenses
It can take years of hard work for a Pennsylvania resident to complete their educational and professional requirements to become a licensed doctor. While their dream may be to serve others and to offer assistance to individuals suffering from medical ailments, the...