• Healthcare providers and other professionals and businesspeople whose occupations are regulated by state boards composed of fellow practitioners must note last week's decision by the United States Supreme Court in North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners v. FTC , No. 13-534 (U.S. Feb. 25, 2015). (bassberry.com)
  • Maine CDC regulates several types of businesses and professions to keep people safe and healthy. (maine.gov)
  • This decision has broad implications for any occupations or professions that are regulated by state boards or agencies controlled by members of the occupation or profession. (bassberry.com)
  • It regulates the practice of dentistry in the State and has the authority to sue to enjoin anyone from unlawfully practicing dentistry. (bassberry.com)
  • In other words, market participants that regulate their own market must show that their conduct has the blessing of the state in order to receive state-action immunity from antitrust laws. (bassberry.com)
  • But the Court decided that where a controlling number of decision makers on a state board are active market participants in the occupation the board regulates, the board must show that its conduct is actively supervised by the state to gain state-action immunity from federal antitrust laws. (bassberry.com)
  • Besides, although some private institutes (not universities) are really very good, in quality terms they are self -regulated, and the State does not usually participate in the optimization of the study plans of this field. (bvsalud.org)
  • This Law regulates the fundamental rights of the consumers, conditions and means of consumer protection, rights and responsibilities of the consumer protection organisations, establishment of the system of out-of-court settlement of consumer disputes and the rights and responsibilities of the state institutions in the area of consumer protection. (who.int)
  • The provisions of this Law regulating consumer protection in regard to exercising of rights in distance contracts and off premises contracts do not apply to contracts concluded through use of automatic vending machines or automated commercial premises, and through contracts on sale of food or drink in temporary facilities. (who.int)
  • Chair and Council Member recruitment: could you help shape how the profession is regulated? (gdc-uk.org)
  • I also felt that the knowledge and experience I had gained throughout my career as a DCP could be used within Council to help shape how the profession was regulated in the future and that I could positively contribute to ensuring patients continue to receive safe and reliable dental treatment. (gdc-uk.org)
  • Beyond my involvement in shaping the GDC and how it regulates the profession, being a Council Member has given me the opportunity to continue my current career while allowing me to learn and develop a whole new set of skills, work with an interesting and diverse group of people and to broaden the scope of my career path for the future. (gdc-uk.org)
  • Council also discussed the importance of increasing our engagement with the professions, which this is something we will actively look to do more of through 2021 and beyond. (gdc-uk.org)
  • Council felt that others across the profession may find these of interest and value, and we will now consider how best we can share these more widely going forward. (gdc-uk.org)
  • It is made up of the Health and Social Care Professionals Council and the Registration Boards, one for each profession named in the Act. (hse.ie)
  • General Chiropractic Council (GCC) regulates the chiropractic profession. (nhsemployers.org)
  • General Dental Council (GDC) regulates dental professionals. (nhsemployers.org)
  • General Medical Council (GMC) regulates doctors. (nhsemployers.org)
  • General Optical Council (GOC) regulates the optical professions. (nhsemployers.org)
  • General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) regulates the practice of osteopathy. (nhsemployers.org)
  • General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) regulates pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy premises in Great Britain. (nhsemployers.org)
  • Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) regulates nurses, midwives and nursing associates. (nhsemployers.org)
  • The National Board regulates the practice of nursing and midwifery in Australia, and one of its key roles is to protect the public by making sure that only nurses and/or midwives who are suitably qualified to practise in a competent and ethical manner are registered. (docplayer.net)
  • When making these decisions, nurses and midwives need to consider their individual and their respective profession s scope of practice. (docplayer.net)
  • The main reason was that I truly believed that registrants should be involved in the regulation of their profession. (gdc-uk.org)
  • They also have powers to assess and accredit organisations who register practitioners, who are not regulated by law, and work closely with the Government by giving policy advice and encouraging research to improve regulation. (nhsemployers.org)
  • Statutory regulation refers to professions that must be registered with a professional regulatory body by law. (nhsemployers.org)
  • Employers must check that healthcare professionals are registered with an appropriate regulated body by law and are fit and licensed to practise in their chosen profession before they start work. (nhsemployers.org)
  • To practise within the full scope of practice of the profession may require individuals to update or increase their knowledge, skills or competence. (docplayer.net)
  • Scope of practice of a profession A profession s scope of practice is the full spectrum of roles, functions, responsibilities, activities and decision-making capacity that individuals within that profession are educated, competent and authorised to perform. (docplayer.net)
  • Some functions within the scope of practice of any profession may be shared with other professions or other individuals or groups. (docplayer.net)
  • The scope of practice of an individual nurse or midwife may be more specifically defined than the scope of practice of their profession. (docplayer.net)
  • Decisions about both the individual s and the profession s practice can be guided by the use of decision-making tools. (docplayer.net)
  • As and from the 31st March, the Podiatrists Registration Board at CORU has become the designated Competent Authority for the profession under Directive 2005/36/EC and will assess all new applications for the recognition of professional qualifications from outside the Republic of Ireland. (hse.ie)
  • CORU is designated as the competent authority for their professions under Directive 2005/36/EC. (hse.ie)
  • The Department of Health is the competent authority for several Health and Social Care Professions including Audiology, Biochemistry, Environmental Health, Orthopty, Psychology. (hse.ie)
  • CORU is Ireland's multi-profession health regulator. (hse.ie)
  • They set the same level of standards for practitioners working in unregulated health and care occupations as those on statutory regulated professions. (nhsemployers.org)
  • Each profession has its own Registration Board which is responsible for the registration of members of the profession. (hse.ie)
  • Each regulator maintains a register of individuals who meet the required standards set for the specific profession. (nhsemployers.org)
  • FECA defines strict rules regulating campaign donations, including limits on how much individuals and corporations could donate to any one candidate or party. (informit.com)
  • That said, as the vaccination programme continues at pace, with many dental professionals playing a key part in its success, I am becoming more positive for the future and what that means for both dental patients and the profession. (gdc-uk.org)
  • Professions are regulated in the public interest. (docplayer.net)