If the state licensing board has evidence that a doctor’s mental health may put patients at risk, the agency may take action to restrict their license to practice medicine. This scenario likely would come before the board if someone files a grievance that may trigger...
Today we pick up where we left off in part 1 of this post. Namely, we take a closer look at licensing matters and business considerations for the advanced practice regular nurse (APRN) who wants to set up their own medical spa in Kentucky. Kentucky Board of Nursing...
Readers may recall a few decades ago when Botox and other injectable medications that use the botulinum toxin entered the market as a way to smooth facial lines and wrinkles and lessen other signs of aging. Some public reluctance existed at the begsinning because...
On Jan. 1, the federal No Surprises Act (NSA or the Act) took effect along with voluminous implementing regulations. The law imposes significant and sometimes intricately detailed legal responsibilities on doctors and other licensed health care professionals,...
Many private employers have complex federal responsibilities to provide specific notices to qualifying employees leaving employment or experiencing certain other major life events. Known as COBRA continuation notices or COBRA election notices, they inform employees...
According to the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), federal contractors employ about one-fifth of the national workforce, including many in Kentucky. It is important for these employers to understand that, depending on the size of their annual...
Traveling nurses have come into focus during the pandemic as communities experience outbreaks of coronavirus and require significant expansions of nursing staff. Traveling nurses licensed in Kentucky utilize two ways of legally practicing in some other states. First,...
When a Kentucky nurse becomes licensed to practice in the Bluegrass State, they can opt into the opportunity to work in many other states through the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC), of which the Commonwealth of Kentucky is a member. The benefits of multistate nursing...
A non-compete agreement or non-compete clause in an employment contract restricts an employee from engaging in certain competitive business behavior and can include the prohibition of disclosing information to third parties regardless of their competition status....
Working from home has become more normalized during the current pandemic, but telework has been a potential option for a worker with a disability for decades. Specifically, under federal anti-discrimination law, a covered employer must provide a reasonable...
