Posts Tagged ‘crime’

It is time to renew, do I tell the Board about my arrest or conviction?

It is time to renew and when you review the questions asked by the Board on the renewal paperwork, you see the question about a potential criminal history and have no clue what you should do and what you should not do.  The best answer is to call an experienced administrative lawyer.  There is no [...]

Professional Licensing and Criminal History — Sometimes it is oil and water

On Sunday, April 10, 2011, the Austin American-Statesman printed an article by Eric Dexheimer, Licensing handcuffs ex-cons. The article focuses on a problem our firm attorneys face frequently with clients — licensees or potential licensees are disciplined for criminal incidents which may have nothing to do with their licensed occupation or the discipline is too [...]

New Proposed Reporting Rules for Physician Assistants

The Texas Board of Physician Assistants has proposed new rules on information that a Physician Assistant is required to affirmatively report to the Board within 30 days. The proposed rule is:
New §185.27, relating to Duty to Report Certain Conduct to the Board, sets out requirements for physician assistants to report certain events to the PA [...]

I have an arrest in my background criminal history, what do I do?

There is not a simple answer to this question because there can be so many variables.  The one sure thing is – DO NOT LIE TO THE BOARD!!   Many nurses answer the Board’s application/renewal questions based on what they think a criminal background shows or what other employers/agencies/etc. have found when they ran criminal background [...]