Physicians and Cognitive Decline - A Challenge for State Medical Boards

Physicians and Cognitive Decline - A Challenge for State Medical Boards

Physicians and Cognitive Decline - A Challenge for State Medical Boards

“Cognitive decline is a very serious and prevalent problem, and it can’t be ignored. So medical Boards are tasked with safeguarding patient welfare, and this is one area where they really could make a difference,” says Sharona Hoffman, a Hahn Professor of Law, in an interview with the Journal of Medical Regulation. The interview focuses on her recent article for JMR: Physicians and Cognitive Decline: A Challenge for State Medical Boards?Her article helps to answer the question as to whether state medical boards need to identify clinicians with cognitive decline.

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Indiana Nursing Board Changes Policies to Address Federal Law Violation

The Indiana State Nursing Board agreed to change the board’s policies to address the board’s federal law violations. Earlier in the year the U.S. Department of Justice found that the board violated federal law by discriminating against nurses with substance use disorders. The DOJ found that a program to rehabilitate and monitor nurses violated the Americans with Disabilities Act; the program prohibited nurses who use medication as part of their recovery to participate in that program.??

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Okla. Cosmetology Board Taken to Court for Eyelash Extension Rules

Licensed eyelash extension specialist Brandy Davis filed a lawsuit September 7, according to the Institute for Justine, challenging the Oklahoma Cosmetology Board’s licensing requirements for eyelash extension specialists. Davis hoped that when she moved to Oklahoma from Texas that she would get a reciprocity license acknowledging her Texas license. The Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, however, does not offer a license for eyelash extension specialists; the board told Davis she must get a full esthetician or cosmetology license to give clients eyelash extensions.

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