This blog entry is the first of a three-part series of entries regarding issues that Veterinarians face when there is a change in the practice relationship. This can be a veterinarian leaving a practice, a clinic selling a practice, or a practice that is closing. The series examines the following Read more…
1 in 3 Americans have been convicted of a crime in their lifetime. [1] Getting a job with a criminal record in the healthcare industry is difficult, even impossible for certain jobs. Not only are the licensing authorities who issue licenses to medical professionals likely to discipline a license holder Read more…
On September 26 and 27, 2015, Steven L. Simas, founder and owner of Simas & Associates, Ltd. spoke at the 2015 Annual Conference for the California Physical Therapy Association (CPTA). The conference was held at the Pasadena Convention Center and had over several hundred physical therapists in attendance. This year’s conference Read more…
(The below is content that will be published in an upcoming PT Interventions, the official newsletter of the California Physical Therapy Association) For years there has been much confusion about physical therapists working for and owning different types of corporations, and whether a physical therapist may form or work for Read more…
The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) today issued a nationwide alert about the dangers of fentanyl and fentanyl analogues/compounds. Fentanyl is commonly laced in heroin, causing significant problems across the country, particularly as heroin abuse has increased. “Drug incidents and overdoses related to fentanyl are occurring at an alarming Read more…
(This article will appear in the California Physical Therapy Association's March 2015 Newsletter, PT Interventions.) Reporting abuse sounds like a simple and straightforward process. But due to the personal nature of the physical therapist-patient relationship, it can be difficult. Because such reporting is mandated by California law, this article examines Read more…
Congratulations to Simas & Associates, Ltd. Managing Attorney, Justin D. Hein, for his recent admission into the California Academy of Attorneys for Health Care Professionals (CAAHCP). Mr. Hein was admitted on February 2, 2015 after applying in mid-November 2014. The California Academy of Attorneys for Health Care Professionals is a by-invite-only organization Read more…
The California Board of Occupational Therapy has proposed modifications to the text of Title 16, California Code of Regulations, section 4170, which are the Ethical Standards of Practice of Occupational Therapy. The proposed modifications include a number of gramatical changes and clean-up of the regulation. However, it also contains substantive changes. Specifically: Read more…
Our law firm works with professional licensees on a regular basis. Many of these individuals are independent, hard-working individuals, with usually barely enough time to handle their personal lives, let alone to administer or organize their profession as a going concern. This lack of time is often a direct cause Read more…
Recently, our law firm has received a large influx of inquiries for service from registered nurses and physical therapists. The cause for this influx appears to be an abrupt change in the way the Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) and the Physical Therapy Board (PTB) are treating first-time, driving under Read more…