The Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians, like all state healing arts agencies such as the Board of Registered Nursing and the Medical Board of California, takes the requirements of its probation program very seriously. In 2021, we were able to represent an LVN who tested positive for cocaine while under the supervision of
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DCA Investigation Closed with No Disciplinary Action after LVN Accused of Failure to Report
By John Bishop on
Posted in Case Results
A licensed vocational nurse functioning as a supervisor of other LVNs in a care facility was accused by the facility of failing to report an incident of a patient falling in the facility. With our guidance, the nurse admitted to the DCA investigator that the fall had occurred and it had not been properly reported. …
LVN Granted Clear, Unrestricted License After Denial Hearing
By Fredrick Ray on
Posted in Case Results
A licensed vocational nurse applicant was denied a license by the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians after the applicant disclosed that he had another healthcare license that had been disciplined in the past. In the prior disciplinary case, the LVN license applicant had been placed on three years of probation for negligence, making…
No Discipline After LVN Licensee Commits Felony
By John Bishop on
Posted in Case Results
Our newest associate, Mr. Matthew Truong, recently assisted a client with disclosure of a felony conviction to the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians. The client plead guilty to felony vandalism and misdemeanor battery in late 2016. Two months later, Mr. Truong helped the client gather mitigation and rehabilitation evidence to present to the…
LVN License Reinstated After Revocation for Drug Conviction and Probation Violation
By Fredrick Ray on
Posted in Case Results
As we recently highlighted, our excellent associates are particularly successful when appearing in front of state agencies on Petitions for Reinstatement. Ms. Lindsay Johnson appeared in front of the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians on behalf of an LVN who had surrendered her license after being placed on probation. At the time of…
Defending California Nursing Licenses
By Fredrick Ray on
Posted in California Nurse Licensing
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. …