Month: June 2016

In our previous post, we began looking at the topic of opioid painkiller overprescription and some of the prescription recommendations released by the CDC earlier this year. As we noted last time, physicians need to be aware of the guidelines concerning painkiller prescription and to make sure they are exercising sound professional judgment in their …

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Narcotics abuse and over-prescription has become an important issue in the United States in recent years as high profile individuals have been affected by the problem, which continues to grow across the population. Law enforcement, federal regulators and professional boards are all looking to the address the problem and prevent it from becoming worse. The …

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We’ve been looking in recent posts at the issue of mental disability among professionals and the need for professionals to protect their rights when their career is put at risk because of mental disability. The case we’ve been looking at involves a physician who was allegedly terminated because of behaviors related to a mental disability. …

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We’ve been looking in recent posts at the regulation of midwives in Minnesota. Last time, we briefly looked at some of the regulations that apply to licensed traditional midwives under state law. As we noted, certified nurse midwives are regulated by the Board of Nursing rather than the Board of Medical Practice, so a different …

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In our last post, we began looking at the regulation of the midwife profession. As we noted, Minnesota actually has a rather lax approach to regulating midwifery. Licensing is voluntary for traditional midwives, which means a midwife can practice without licensing. This doesn’t mean that there is no regulation of unlicensed midwives, but that the …

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