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Getting Your Website LegitScript Certified and NABP Accredited
In today’s world, where much of the healthcare industry has shifted online, operating a pharmacy website comes with unique challenges. LegitScript certification and NABP (National Association of Boards of Pharmacy) accreditation are essential for online pharmacies and telehealth providers looking to build trust, comply with regulations, and avoid legal trouble. However, the certification and accreditation processes can be long and complicated, especially for first-timers.
As an Illinois professional license defense attorney who is also a pharmacist, Attorney Bogdan understands the complexities of the LegitScript and NABP processes better than most. His dual background allows him to help clients navigate the certification requirements and defend them if they encounter compliance issues.
What Is LegitScript Certification?
LegitScript is the gold standard for certifying online healthcare businesses, including pharmacies, telehealth platforms, and substance abuse treatment centers. It ensures that these businesses comply with federal and state laws, as well as industry best practices. Without LegitScript certification, major platforms like Google, Facebook, and Visa may block your website, ads, or payment processing.
Can You Fight a Medicare Demand Letter?
Getting a letter in the mail from Medicare demanding payment can be confusing, frustrating, and overwhelming. What is a Medicare demand letter? What are you supposed to do with it? What happens if you ignore it?
Most people have these questions after finding such a letter – also known as a Medicare Conditional Payment Letter, Medicare lien, or Medicare conditional payment notice – in their mailbox and are often afraid they may have to pay back money they simply do not have.
If you have gotten such a letter, contact the East St. Louis, IL Medicare Conditional Payment Letter attorney at The Law Offices of Joseph J. Bogdan, Inc.. We have dealt with these before and are ready to help you, too.
What Is a Medicare Conditional Payment Letter?
A Medicare Conditional Payment Letter (CPL) gives details for your Medicare Secondary Payer Recovery Plan, which is the process from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) asking for money Medicare believes it should recover from another insurance provider.
Illinois Attorney General Sends Cease and Desist Letters to 5 Med Spas
In December, Illinois media reported that Kwame Raoul, Illinois’ Attorney General, sent cease and desist letters to five medical spas (med spas) in the state for prescribing compounded prescriptions of popular weight loss drugs. Additionally, Attorney General Raoul warned patients that the drugs are being marketed as well-known name-brand medications but, in fact, are unapproved versions of the weight loss products that could be dangerous.
Although med spa practices are increasingly popular in Illinois and offer many beneficial services to consumers, the rules about what med spas can and cannot do are rigid and practitioners may be unsure whether they are in compliance. Investigations and audits of med spas are likely to increase. If you are a medical spa owner, provider, or onsite supervising physician in Illinois and you need to protect your license and good name, call the Illinois professional license attorney with The Law Offices of Joseph J. Bogdan, Inc. now.
Can I Retake the MPJE?
The Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE) is a critical step for pharmacists seeking licensure in Illinois. It tests knowledge of state and federal laws governing pharmacy practice. But what happens if you do not pass the MPJE on your first attempt? Are retakes allowed? If so, how can you improve your chances of passing next time?
This blog explores remediation measures for the MPJE, how working with a pharmacist and an Illinois MPJE remediation attorney and tutor can help, and the options available if you fail the exam multiple times. If you are struggling with the MPJE, a licensed attorney and knowledgeable pharmacist can work together to help you prepare and navigate licensing requirements.
MPJE Retake Policies
The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) allows candidates to retake the MPJE if they fail, but there are specific restrictions to keep in mind:
Do I Have a Chance of a Successful License Disciplinary Hearing?
Facing a professional license disciplinary hearing can be one of the most stressful moments in the career of a medical practitioner. Whether you are a doctor, nurse, therapist, or other licensed professional, your livelihood and reputation may be at stake. You may wonder if you have a chance at a successful outcome.
The good news is that with the right preparation and legal representation, you can significantly improve your chances of resolving the matter. Having a skilled, experienced Illinois license defense attorney on your side is the most important thing you can do. Here are some other factors that may affect the outcome.
What Factors Influence the Outcome of a License Disciplinary Hearing?
Many important factors can impact the outcome of a professional license disciplinary hearing in Illinois. These include, but are not limited to:
How Can AI Trigger Disciplinary Action Against My License?
As artificial intelligence becomes more mainstream, professionals across the spectrum are finding uses for the technology. AI tools have become especially useful in the medical field, where physicians, dentists, social workers, chiropractors, psychologists, nurses, and other professionals employ programs to help them run their practices. However, mainstream AI technology is still being developed and can sometimes be significantly flawed.
When these flaws affect a medical professional’s practice, it can trigger an investigation by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR). Depending on the investigation’s findings, the IDFPR may take disciplinary action like license suspension or revocation. For more information about how you can prevent or fight disciplinary action against your license, contact a qualified Illinois professional license defense attorney.
What Can Lead to License Discipline for Social Workers?
Social workers often work intense jobs that require them to operate in tense situations with a variety of people. Cases can be volatile and place the participants under emotional strain. This can sometimes lead to mistakes and errors that put a social worker at professional risk. Certain behaviors can jeopardize a social worker’s license by resulting in professional discipline. Whether you are facing allegations that threaten your license or you want to know how best to avoid such a scenario, speak with an experienced Illinois professional license defense attorney.
What Behaviors Can Lead to License Discipline for Social Workers in Illinois?
Here are some common cases that can cause disciplinary action by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) against a social worker:
What Can Cause a Loss of Dispensing Privileges for Pharmacists?
A pharmacist with dispensing privileges can fill prescriptions for controlled substances and dispense FDA-approved medication to patients. If these dispensing privileges are revoked, it can shut down a pharmacy and cause harm to a pharmacist’s career. Certain violations or mistakes can lead to a loss of these privileges, as well as disciplinary actions such as license suspension or revocation. To avoid such scenarios, consult an Illinois pharmacy license defense attorney who can defend your license and dispensing privileges.
What Are the Top Reasons for the Loss of Dispensing Privileges?
Pharmacists are required to comply with Illinois state laws set out in the Illinois Pharmacy Practice Act and the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Failure to do so can lead to the revocation of a pharmacist’s license or dispensing privileges by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR). Pharmacists can also risk investigations by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) if they violate federal law.
What Are My Rights if a Hospital Wants to Suspend My Privileges?
Hospital privileges are important for patient care and vital to a physician’s practice and reputation. A loss of these privileges can be devastating for a licensed health professional and can impact his or her career. If a hospital wants to suspend a physician’s privileges, it must follow certain guidelines set in Illinois law. These guidelines include certain rights that every health professional is entitled to when faced with the loss of hospital privileges.
This article will discuss when hospitals can suspend a member’s privileges and the member’s rights when facing a suspension. For more details or questions regarding your specific case, consult an experienced Illinois professional license defense attorney.
Why Do Hospitals Suspend Privileges?
Hospitals may decide to suspend a physician's privileges for a variety of reasons. The most common ones include:
5 Ways Hiring Practices Can Jeopardize Your Dental License
Managing a successful dental practice is a complex operation. Ordering supplies, billing, scheduling, and patient care are all day-to-day tasks that require attention to detail. Another part of the operation is the hiring and managing of staff. While that may seem standard to any business, dentists must take special care to comply with certain laws and regulations for hiring and supervising employees. When dentists focus only on following legal requirements for patient care but are not cautious in their hiring practices, it can expose their licenses to disciplinary action.
This article will discuss five ways hiring and supervision practices can jeopardize your dental license in Illinois. To protect your license against legal threats, consult an experienced Illinois dental license defense attorney.
Supervising Too Many Dental Staff
Dentists usually need to hire staff like dental assistants and hygienists, but supervising too many at one time can stretch them too thin. Under the Illinois Dental Practice Act, a dentist may not supervise more than four dental hygienists at once. Supervision does not require the dentist to be in the room during the entire procedure, but it does mean he or she must:
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