Articles Tagged With: licensing
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Time to Review Non-Physician Policies from Pandemic
Pandemic-era rules allowing relaxed licensing and supervision requirements for non-physicians are undergoing revisions, which means healthcare employers may need to review their policies. For example, in 2022, CMS ended its blanket waivers and reinstated federal physician supervision requirements and other restrictions for some facilities.
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Providing Legal Cannabis Can Bring Potential Liability
Physicians who recommend medical cannabis, and their affiliated hospitals or clinics, should be aware of potential legal risks, even when state law allows medical use. Federal law prohibits physicians from prescribing cannabis, even in states that allow its use. To enable the use of cannabis for medical reasons, some states use terms such as “recommendation” or “certification” as opposed to a prescription from a physician.
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It Is Not the Canary — It Is the Coal Mine
Too often, healthcare workers facing a panoply of mental maladies — burnout, trauma, moral injury — are expected to muster up resilience enough to overcome what is essentially a systems problem. The answer is to fix the coal mine, not build stronger canaries, an expert says. -
ED Med/Mal Claims Can Become Licensing Board Actions Quickly
To avoid issues with state licensing boards in the event of malpractice litigation, one expert suggests EPs check whether their professional liability insurance covers representation for a board action.