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Stuck in the Middle with You: Licensing Reforms for Cross-State Telehealth

Bill of Health

Instead, it requires that physicians be licensed in the state where their patient is located to provide care. They can pursue additional licenses , which can be a costly and onerous process, or try to find an applicable exception to state licensing requirements, which may not exist or come with compliance challenges.

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Compact Licensure 101: How Multistate Licenses Enable a Mobile Nursing Workforce

Provider Trust

As healthcare becomes an increasingly mobile field, licensing boards are adjusting certain rules and regulations to accommodate the needs of their workforce while upholding standards of care. What is a Compact License? However, multistate license verification comes with its own unique challenges.

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Mental Health Counselors & Social Workers: If You’re Applying for Your Professional License, Read This First!

The Health Law Firm Blog

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The process of obtaining a mental health counselor or social worker professional license can be challenging and time-consuming. When seeking initial licensure or applying for a license in another state, you should be aware of delays in the [.] Indest III, J.D.,

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Enforcement Issues with Interstate Licensing 

YouCompli

CJ Wolf, MD provides enforcement action summaries for the YouCompli blog. This month’s article looks at interstate licensing actions. The Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) allows nurses to have one multistate license with the ability to practice in their home state and other compact states. The United States has a nursing shortage.

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The Do’s and Don’ts If You Are Under Investigation For Discipline on Your Professional License, Part 2

The Health Law Firm Blog

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law You are reading Part 2 of this blog series. If you are notified that you are under investigation, DO NOT take the easy way out by immediately relinquishing your license. Indest III, J.D., To read Part 1, click here. And DO [.]

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The Do’s and Don’ts If You Are Under Investigation For Discipline on Your Professional License, Part 2

The Health Law Firm Blog

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law You are reading Part 2 of this blog series. If you are notified that you are under investigation, DO NOT take the easy way out by immediately relinquishing your license. Indest III, J.D., To read Part 1, click here. And DO [.].

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ACTION REQUIRED TO AVOID FINES! DEADLINE APPROACHING: Florida Pharmacy Benefit Managers Must Be Licensed as a Third-Party Administrator by January 1, 2024

Health Law RX

Under Florida’s new Prescription Drug Reform Act, PBMs must be licensed as an insurance administrator (also known as a third-party administrator, or TPA). Under this new law, any entity that wishes to provide PBM services after January 1, 2024, must be licensed as a TPA. The TPA license application is available here.