Loss or revocation of hospital privileges can have a devastating effect on a physician’s career. The adverse impact of such a decision is felt beyond the physician and her reputation in the healing arts. Most importantly, patients suffer as well. Consequently, physicians whose privileges have been limited, suspended, or revoked by a private, non-profit hospital […]
As recently as 2013, the United States Department of Justice calculated the prison population of the country at over 1.5 million people. Over 31,000 people are in the custody of the Missouri Department of Correction. Meanwhile, over 10,000 are incarcerated in the Kansas Department of Correction. Nurses working in a correctional institution must set aside […]
Physical therapists profess to treat a multitude of common ailments by increasing mobility and motion in lieu of medical intervention. Physical therapy as a healing art is premised on the principle that moving “pain-free” is essential to good health and is a cost-effective alternative to other medical modalities. Physical therapists work with patients to increase […]
Chiropractic care continues to suffer from an image problem. Some believe that the chiropractic arts are a bit of witchcraft or voodoo because they are skeptical of its benefits as a healing art. Notwithstanding, given the proliferation of chiropractors in the United States, and in Missouri in particular, chiropractic care continues to grow as a […]
The Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts has disciplined several medical doctors in 2015 for ethical violations. Most disciplinary actions resulted in a public reprimand or probation, while others have led to suspensions from practice for a given period of time. Some physicians have suffered catastrophic outcomes. To this point in 2015, five […]
The Missouri Committee of Psychologists is the governing administrative agency for psychologists in Missouri. The Missouri Committee of Psychologists (“the Committee”) regulates the practice of psychology by ensuring proper licensing by people holding themselves out to the public as psychologists, and making certain that psychologists meet proper educational requirements, as well as continuing educational guidelines. […]
Due process of law is guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Each and every person is guaranteed due process protection every time life, liberty, or property is at stake. Our system of law is premised upon the belief that life and liberty are fundamental to a free society. Most associate this […]
Social workers provide an invaluable service to the community. Social work has been described as a “calling” rather than a “career.” Social workers provide care to those who are most in need of service. Many social workers dedicate their professional lives to serving the impoverished, the addicted, the helpless—such as children and the elderly—while fighting […]
Athletic trainers are an indispensable component to scholastic athletes’ health and well-being in Kansas. Recognizing their importance, athletic trainers in the state of Kansas fall under the purview of the Kansas Board of Healing Arts. The Board of Healing Arts (“the Board”) has the authority to license, investigate, and discipline athletic trainers in the same […]
Physicians who practice medicine in multiple states may be subject to investigation and discipline for conduct occurring outside of Kansas. The Kansas Supreme Court conferred jurisdiction to the Kansas Board of Healing Arts to investigate physicians and potentially discipline Kansas physicians for conduct outside of Kansas. As an experienced professional licensing attorney in Kansas and […]