The worldwide spread of COVID-19 is placing unprecedented stress and demand on California physicians, registered nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other medical professionals. However, despite these urgent demands, the administrative disciplinary system continues to investigate claims of unprofessional conduct,
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OAH Suspends All Hearings Until April 16, 2020
By order of the Director and Chief of the Office of Administrative Hearings, Zackery P. Morazzini, on March 19, 2020, all hearing rooms at the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) locations are closed for business, and no hearings at…
BRN Probation and COVID-19
Editor’s Note: this article was written and posted on March 24, 2020, during the COVID-19 global pandemic. It reflects a state of affairs in California that changes hourly. The information contained may be out of date.
California continues to experience…
California Department of Insurance Agent License Defense
The California Department of Insurance (DOI or CDI) regulates California insurance brokers, insurance adjusters, bail bondsmen, annuity salespeople and others. The California Department of Insurance License Background Bureau processes applications for insurance brokers, agents, adjusters, and bondsmen. The Producer Background…
C.U.R.E.S. – Mandatory and More Powerful Than Ever
California’s Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System, or C.U.R.E.S. (CURES) for short, is a prescription monitoring program aggregating DEA Schedule II, II and IV prescriptions. Maintained by the California Department of Justice and primarily used by physicians, podiatrists,…
Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) Division of Investigation
The Department of Consumer Affairs, or DCA, is a California state government department that is the umbrella organization over almost all California state licensing agencies, from the Medical Board of California to the California Board of Accountancy. …
Opposing a Penal Code Section 23 Request for an Order Suspending an Occupational License as a Condition of Bail
A state licensing agency has the power to appear in criminal court to ask the judge to suspend a defendant’s license while the criminal case is pending, as a condition of bail. This request is made under Penal Code section…
Registered Nurse Given Reprimand for DUI
The Board of Registered Nursing in California pursues discipline in almost every case where a Registered Nurse suffers a conviction for Driving Under the Influence. The Board is authorized to place a nurse on a minimum of three years’ probation…
Out of State Physician Denied for Suspected Alcohol Abuse Granted Clear License
A physician client came to Ray & Bishop, PLC, after receiving a Statement of Issues from the California Medical Board alleging that the client had a history of substance abuse and mental health concerns. The California Medical Board obtained the…
RN Accusation Dismissed
Out-of-state discipline is a common basis for California license discipline, under the applicable statutes that allow the Board of Registered Nursing to seek collateral discipline against a licensee who is disciplined or censured by another state’s licensing entity (even when…