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Please, Please, Please Do NOT Talk to the Department of Health (DOH)...
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Whether you are a nurse, physician, pharmacist or dentist, I beseech you: please do not talk to a...
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Florida Registered Nurses Finalize Union Agreement with HCA
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Registered nurses at ten HCA hospitals in Florida have reached a collective bargaining agreement with the...
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Nurses: Don’t Work at an Illegal Health Care Clinic
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Despite the passage of Florida’s Health Care Clinic Act over nine years ago, there are still many health...
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Florida Nurse Accused of Abusing Patient
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law A Florida State Hospital licensed practical nurse (LPN) has been arrested and charged with one count of...
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MedVance Institute Will Retrain Some Students and Donate $600,000 in...
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law and Joanne Kenna, J.D., R.N. MedVance Institute, which is a healthcare training school with four Florida...
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Preserving Your Nursing License: Alternatives to Conviction, Nolo Contendere...
By Lance O. Leider, J.D., and George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law As if being faced with the consequences of criminal charges wasn’t frightening...
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Do You Need a HIPAA Risk Assessment?
By Danielle M. Murray, J.D. As a health care provider or owner of a health facility, you know about the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996. You know that you must...
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Legal Responsibilities of Nurse Supervisors
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Although a nursing supervisor is liable for her own negligent acts, the employer is liable for the...
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What Happens at a Board of Nursing Meeting?
George F. Indest III is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The Florida Department of Health...
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What Nurses Need to Know about Florida Law and HIV Testing
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Section 381.004, Florida Statutes, provides for an increased level of protection of medical records that...
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Nurses: Locate a Healthcare Providers Service Organization (HPSO) Insurance...
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law We are sometimes told by the health professionals we represent especially pharmacists, licensed mental...
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Indiana Nurses Fired for Refusing to Get Flu Shots
George F. Indest III is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The warnings have been loud and...
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The Collateral Effects of Discipline on Your Nursing License
By George F. Indest, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law A. A case involving an arrest or a conviction involving alcohol abuse (DUI/public Intoxication) or drugs...
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Nursing Liability and Nursing Malpractice – Part 1
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law A wrongful act that causes harm to a person for which the law allows a person to recover is called a...
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Nursing Liability and Nursing Malpractice – Part 2
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law In this blog I discuss the concept of nursing malpractice. It is the second blog of my two-part series. To...
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Nurses Service Organization (NSO) Attorneys, Lawyers and Defense Council in...
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Often we learn after the fact that a health professional such as nurses, advance registered nurse...
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Kudos to Wyoming State Board of Nursing for its Accurate Information on its...
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law As a nurse, when you are the subject of a complaint that alleges improper conduct or action that could...
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Terrible Things That Can Happen after Discipline on Your Nursing License or...
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Do you have nursing licenses in several different states? Do you have a license in more than one health...
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Traveling Nurses Must Have Appropriate Professional Liability Insurance
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law We are often asked what we consider to be the biggest problem that a nurse has in defending herself in a...
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Nurses, No More Excuses: Get a Personal Professional Liability Insurance...
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law To protect yourself from automobile accidents, you carry auto liability insurance. To protect your home...
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