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Deferred Entry of Judgment: Do I Have to Report it to My Licensing Agency in CA?

After successful completion of diversion or deferred entry of judgment in California under Penal Code sections 1001.9 and 1000.4,the arrest and diversion or deferred entry of judgment is deemed not to have occurred, and the licensee or applicant “may indicate in response to any question concerning his or her prior criminal record that he or she was not arrested or diverted [or granted deferred entry of judgment] for the offense….” (Penal Code sections 1001.9 and 1000.4.)

Acupuncture Board Closes Investigation of Patient Sex Complaint

The California Board of Acupunture investigated our client because of a complaint that the Acupuncturist had sexual relations with a patient. California law prohibits acupuncturists, physicians (doctors), dentists, chiropractors, psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, nurses and other health care professionals from having sexual relations with patients.  (California Business and Professions Code Section 726.) 

Finding a California license law attorney on the Internet--A Quick Tip

California license law attorney or lawyer is a common search phrase. The proper area of law, however, is administrative law. Professional license defense, or license law, is one area of administrative law. Searching for a California administrative law attorney may help you find the right “license law” attorney.

A pharmacy’s Medi-Cal provider status was terminated for violations of pharmacy law by DHCS even though the Pharmacy Board declined to take action

On December 9, 2009, in the case of Golden Drugs Co. Inc. v. Maxwell-Jolly, Case No. C058178, the California Court of Appeal issued a decision which upheld the termination of a pharmacy’s Medi-Cal provisional provider status by the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). The DHCS terminated provider status based on a violation of pharmacy law rather than billing fraud. The Board of Pharmacy declined to take action.