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Kansas and Missouri Professional Licensing Attorney Danielle Sanger Discusses the Most Common Reasons Physical Therapists Lose Their Licenses

Physical therapists are particularly vulnerable to allegations of misconduct, as they have close contact with clients, have access to client’s confidential information, and are often working with clients one-on-one. Physical ...

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Kansas and Missouri Professional Licensing Attorney Danielle Sanger Explains What Nurses Should Do if They Receive a Notice of Investigation

Nurses often come to my office for a consultation after they have received a notice of investigation from either their employer, a medical center, or the state licensing board. They ...

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Kansas and Missouri Professional Licensing Attorney Danielle Sanger Explains How Legalized Marijuana Affects Medical Professional’s Licenses

On November 6, 2018, Missouri legalized medical marijuana. Since then, medical professionals have contacted me to ask what the effect this legal change has on their licenses and whether they ...

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Kansas and Missouri Professional Licensing Attorney Danielle Sanger Explains the Difference Between Civil and Criminal Licensure Matters for Nurses

Nurses often come to my office for a consultation, and one of the first questions they ask is “is this a criminal or civil?” Sometimes they have documents with them ...

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Kansas and Missouri Professional Licensing Attorney Danielle Sanger Explains What You Should Do if You Receive a Notice of Investigation

Medical professionals often come to my office for a consultation after they have received a notice of investigation from either their employer or their licensing board.  Sometimes they are still ...

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Kansas and Missouri Professional Licensing Attorney Danielle Sanger Describes Common Real Estate Broker Complaints

Complaints against real estate professionals—agents and brokers—are unfortunately quite common in both Kansas and Missouri. That is easy to understand, as commercial and residential real estate transactions involve tremendous emotion ...

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Kansas and Missouri Professional Licensing Attorney Danielle Sanger Explains How a Physician’s Prescription Writing Volume Can Trigger an Investigation

As I have mentioned in earlier posts, the nation’s opioid epidemic is causing an upsurge in investigations into physicians’ prescription practices. State medical boards are on the lookout for any ...

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Kansas and Missouri Professional Licensing Attorney Danielle Sanger Discusses Prescription Drugs’ Effects on Medical Licensing

There is an opioid crisis in the United States, and in its aftermath, there has been increased scrutiny of physicians’ patterns of prescribing these powerful drugs. That scrutiny precipitated an ...

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Kansas and Missouri Professional Licensing Attorney Danielle Sanger Explains How Charting Errors Can Lead to Discipline

One of the most time consuming and tedious aspects of the nursing profession is charting. That said, it is also one of the most vital tasks, as it is the ...

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Kansas and Missouri Professional Licensing Attorney Danielle Sanger Explains Common Ways that Social Workers Endanger Their Licenses

Social workers frequently work with their community’s most troubled and marginalized populations, often working closely with people suffering from addiction, poverty, and abuse to accomplish their goals. But these necessary ...

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