This item addresses some areas of practice where a mistake (error) could lead to substantial consequences.
Most state laws make it a crime and a violation of the licensing law for a licensee to advertise in a manner that is false, fraudulent, [...]
Most states have passed laws that prohibit specified health care practitioners from paying or receiving any remuneration, whether in [...]
I once received a call from an angry patient who asked whether a therapist was permitted by law to physically strike a patient. When I [...]
Practitioners must pay attention to advertising issues because when they advertise they put themselves in the spotlight, not only with [...]
One of the most basic rules of advertising is that advertisements cannot be false, fraudulent, misleading, or deceptive. This principle [...]
An advertisement that contains a misrepresentation of fact or a failure to disclose a material fact, or that is likely to create false [...]
With respect to the word “doctor” or the letters or prefix “Dr.,” state law (the Medical Practice Act) in California makes it a crime [...]
It must always be remembered that advertising must be truthful and not false, misleading, or deceptive. This of course applies to [...]
A question has been raised by a reader about the appropriateness of advertising and marketing by therapists and counselors of the kind [...]
It is important for licensees who employ pre-licensed persons in private practice settings to assure that the advertising by the [...]
While ethical standards of the various professions address this issue somewhat differently, there seems to be general agreement that [...]
