UK: GMC surveys its physicians in other countries
The General Medical Council is beginning the second phase of its ethnicity census. This segment focuses on the 27,000 UK registrants living and working abroad. Read more.
The General Medical Council is beginning the second phase of its ethnicity census. This segment focuses on the 27,000 UK registrants living and working abroad. Read more.
Florida's pharmacy technicians, estimated to number between 40,000 to 60,000, will be required to register with the Florida Board of Pharmacy in 2010. In 2011, they must either complete a board-approved training program consisting of 1,500 work hours or be certified by an accredited program. Read more about SB1360.
Under the provisions of a federal law that took effect this week, realtors must collect proof of a client's name, address, date of birth and occupation. The information must be retained for five years and provided upon request to the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre (FINTRAC). Read more.
Governor Paterson and legislative leaders have agreed on terms that will strengthen the professional disciplinary process and require making more information on individual physicians available to consumers. Read more.
The Health Department is funding a pilot project that will allow midwives to deliver babies in three locations. Nova Scotia passed midwifery legislation in 2006, but the regulatory details are still in process. Read more.
The Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission has refused to turn over a list of the state's lawyers to a web-based company that assigns grades to individuals whose names it posts online. The company, Avvo, has now petitioned the state's supreme court, saying it has already received lists from 30 states and has posted the information from more than a dozen. New Jersey also balked at releasing the names of its attorneys, but relented after after Avvo filed a petition with the state's supreme court. Read more.
The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA),the national professional voice of registered nurses, is celebrating 100 years of service. Canada Post has issued a commemorative stamp and CNA has released of a centennial edition of the revised Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses. Read more.
Governor Schwarzenegger has signed Senate Bill 853, creating the Dental Hygiene Committee, a new and independent regulatory entity to be housed with the California Dental Board. The law is effective 1 January 2009. Read more.
