At Simas & Associates, we are obsessed with preparing our clients for investigative interviews impacting their licenses. Although we have written two blog articles about this subject entitled Physicians Beware! Unforeseen Consequences of Meeting with Medical Board Investigators and Physicians Beware! Part 2: Unforeseen Consequences of Meeting with Medical Board Read more…
If you’ve been convicted of a DUI, you are required to report that conviction to the Physician Assistant Board. Section 802.1(a)(1)(B) of the Business & Professions Code requires physician assistants to report, “the conviction of a licensee, including any verdict of guilty or plea of guilty or no contest, of Read more…
If you’ve been convicted of a DUI, you are required to report that conviction to the Osteopathic Medical Board of California. Section 802.1(a)(1)(B) of the Business & Professions Code requires osteopaths to report, “the conviction of a licensee, including any verdict of guilty or plea of guilty or no contest, Read more…
If you’ve been convicted of a DUI, you are required to report that conviction to the California Podiatric Medical Board. Section 802.1(a)(1)(B) of the Business & Professions Code requires podiatrists to report, “the conviction of a licensee, including any verdict of guilty or plea of guilty or no contest, of Read more…
Good news for pet owners: you may soon be able to enjoy the benefits of medical cannabis products together—legally. Veterinarians “discussing” Cannabis Last year, California became the first state in the U.S. to recognize cannabis in veterinary medicine, providing legal protection to those veterinarians who talk to their clients about Read more…
As with every new technology, there comes with it a legal minefield which must be understood to avoid offending the regulatory authorities. With the advent and adoption of telehealth and telemedicine, veterinarians from across the state may now see patients, with less overhead, saving the customer money. But is this Read more…
Most physical therapists will hopefully never need the information in this article. But even a successful, kind, caring, and skilled practitioner sometimes cannot avoid the dreaded Physical Therapy Board complaint or investigation. In talking to hundreds of health care providers, including physical therapists, over the years, the most surprising issue Read more…
SB 1480 went into effect January 1, 2019, and now mandates that veterinarians provide counseling to pet owners on every drug prescribed to an outpatient. Inspired by the owner of a Yorkshire Terrier named Lizzie who passed away from a shot of a long-acting antibiotic when she had kidney disease, Read more…
In the firm’s 16-year history, we have represented several hundred veterinarians. Most being the unfortunate recipients of a complaint which are all investigated and fully vetted by the Veterinary Medical Board (“Board”). Although we have a pretty stellar track record of convincing the Board to close its investigation, that, is Read more…
Authored by Assembly Member Kansen Chu (AD25), Assembly Bill 3013 would have created a legal basis for licensed physical therapists to provide physical therapy services to animals without veterinary supervision. Today the Veterinary Practice Act only allows physical therapists to treat an animal patient if they are directly supervised by Read more…
