You need to have a nursing license to practice as a nurse in Minnesota, but certain actions have the potential to endanger that license – and your professional career. Finding out that you are the subject of a Minnesota Board of Nursing complaint may have you feeling...
Professional License Revocation
Protecting the privacy of patients during Medical Board investigations
You need your professional license to run your health care practice. When someone files a complaint, the medical board has an obligation to investigate. However, you may feel reluctant to turn over medical records. Doctor and patient confidentiality is an important...
Can medical boards review medical records?
As a physician you try to provide the best services to your patients that you can. Then you get a request from the Medical Board asking for a patient's record. Can the Minnesota Medical Board request medical records? Any state medical board can request medical...
What is the review board process?
Professionals from different backgrounds rely on licensures to remain legitimately employed and make a living in their fields. As a licensed professional, any accusation of misconduct can feel like a threat to your professional license. In the event of misconduct...
What are 5 things Medical Board investigators look at?
When Medical Board investigations take place, it can sometimes feel like they are examining you without you having any real idea of what they are keeping an eye out for. This leads to feeling overwhelmed and out of your depth. It can help to understand what the...
How do you handle an administrative hearing?
An administrative hearing is a form of legal proceeding that gets handled outside of the court system. Generally speaking, they have less severity than civil or criminal trials. However, they tend to work similarly to a court case, and generally involve hearings about...
How to defend against a professional license discipline action
If Minnesota requires licensure for your profession, you must follow all the rules and requirements as specified by the licensing board. If someone alleges that you failed to follow those guidelines, the board may investigate your practice. Allegations can range from...
What are the most common reasons for nursing license loss?
You put time, effort, money and attention into gaining your nursing license. Thus, it makes sense to do everything you can to protect it. Plenty of problems in your daily life could potentially lead to the suspension or even loss of your license. Thus, one of the...
Can I work in healthcare with a suspended nursing license?
Dealing with a suspended nursing license can be as devastating as it is frustrating. You spent years building a career only to find yourself unable to practice. While it can be possible in some cases to get your license reinstated, the process is almost always a very...
Can my teacher’s license be suspended or revoked?
The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board or Board of School Administrators that has jurisdiction over your teacher's license can revoke, suspend or refuse to renew your license when a written complaint against you meets certain conditions. A school...