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By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On December 2, 2022, four nursing students from HCI College formerly Health Career Institute in Florida filed a federal class action lawsuit against the school. The students claim the school conducted a "malicious scheme" to block 95% of students from graduating and taking the National Council Licensure Examination NCLEX . The lawsuit also accuses the nursing school of misrepresenting its accreditation...
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On April 12, 2023, the United States Department of Health and Human Services HHS , through its Office for Civil Rights, proposed a rule to strengthen the protections under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA Privacy Rule. The proposed rule would prohibit using or disclosing protected health information PHI for any investigation or prosecution related to legal reproductive heal...
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Our firm often gets calls from nurses and other health professionals who retain us to represent them in complaints against their licenses or in professional licensing complaints and investigations. This includes investigation letters from the Florida Department of Health DOH , D.C. Health or Louisiana State Board. It also includes notices of hearing, administrative complaints, proposed Consent Orders, ...