Nusing and Substance Abuse

Health care professionals who are unprepared, incompetent or impaired pose a significant risk to the public.   To ensure the state’s interest in protecting the people, the Minnesota Board of Nursing regulates and licenses over 118,000 nurses in the…

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What you need to know about Child Care Licensure

The state of Minnesota, through the Department of Human Services: Licensure Division, licenses family child care and child care centers to protect the health, safety, and the individual rights of children.  Generally speaking, child care providers must be…

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2018 Changes in Minnesota Child Care Law

The laws are always changing. After this legislative session, several critical changes in child care law shall take effect August 2018. If you possess a childcare license, are licensed in family child care, group family child care, or…

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Plain Language and Legalize, and making sense of legal documents.

The acclaimed motion picture actor, Will Rogers humored, “the minute you read something you don’t understand, you can be almost sure it was drawn up by a lawyer.” Lawyers possess almost a mythical propensity to write in an…

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What is a Professional License?

What is a Professional License? Licensure restricts the practice of an occupation, or use of an occupational title unless the holder demonstrates the specific knowledge, or skill, required by the profession. In exchange for proving competence and meeting…

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DUI and Professional Licenses

Imagine you are and your friends are downtown for the opening of a trendy bar.  One drink turns into another, and hours pass before you finally decide it’s time to be getting home.  You locate your keys, find…

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Minnesota Social Work License Complaint – What to Expect

I have recently been asked to present information before the Minnesota Nursing Home Social Workers Association. This post will outline what a social worker can expect when facing a complaint, and what immediate steps should be taken. I’ll…

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Worried Because You Have Received A Letter From Your Licensing Board?

Your hands are shaking. You’re sweating. Your heart is racing. Of course, you are worried because you have received a letter from your licensing board. Make the smartest move you can now – call Fabian Hoffner Defense Attorney….

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What To Do If You Are Accused of Prescribing Narcotics Illegally and Need a Professional License Defense Attorney

You finally made it through. You have invested thousands of hours into rigorous preparation for your medical career. You spent numerous hours studying in school, passed the licensing exam, and finally secured a financially stable career. However, you…

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Complaints Against Vets Are Increasing: Veterinarian Professional License Defense

Most veterinarians get into the business because they like animals and enjoy supporting the human-animal bond that exists between pets and their owners. They begin their practice believing that they’ll never have to defend their license to practice…

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