In a recent contested case against the Physical Therapy Board applicant, the Board’s attorneys insisted that because a ten-year-old theft conviction was not properly disclosed on an application for licensure, our prospective Physical Therapy Aide client did not deserve a license at all. After an administrative hearing where the facts and circumstances of the conviction
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Understanding the “Unusual Circumstances” Background Questions on the Medical Board of California License Application
The Medical Board of California’s physician license application asks about "unusual circumstances" in both medical school and during residency. These questions can be a trap for the unwary. First off, the applicant sends forms to the medical school and residency program(s) which have identical "unusual circumstances" questions. The program or school responds directly to the…
Defending California Nursing Licenses
With almost 400,000 registered nurses and hundreds of thousands of licensed vocational nurses, nurses are the largest group of licensed health care professionals we serve. At Ray & Bishop, PLC, we provide a variety of services to defend registered nurses and licensed vocational nurses in Orange County, Los Angeles County, Riverside County, and elsewhere statewide. …
Disclosure of Convictions on Applications and Renewals
By far the number one question we get in our law offices is about the disclosure of criminal convictions on license applications and license renewal forms. Some people see themselves facing the choice of whether to be honest and disclose, almost certainly triggering a license problem, as opposed to lying to possibly get away with it…