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When your practice is at stake, you need an attorney with experience specific to the Kansas healthcare industry—someone who knows the process inside out. That’s what you get when you hire Joseph, Hollander & Craft. Our team of healthcare licensure defense attorneys includes a former Assistant General Counsel to the Kansas Board of Healing Arts and a former risk management manager for a major Kansas hospital. With decades of experience in Kansas healthcare law and regulation, JHC’s Wichita healthcare licensure defense lawyers have the unique experience needed to effectively manage whatever healthcare licensing, discipline, peer review, and staff privileging issues you face.

Attorneys for Wichita Healthcare Professionals

JHC’s healthcare licensing defense attorneys represent Wichita healthcare professionals licensed by the gamut of Kansas regulatory boards. With considerable experience in healthcare regulation, our healthcare licensure defense lawyers are uniquely poised to assist Kansas practitioners with licensing issues, regulatory proceedings, and disciplinary matters.

Our Wichita licensure defense attorneys regularly represent healthcare professionals throughout the state. Our services extend to all professions regulated by the Kansas Board of Healing Arts, the Kansas Board of Nursing, the Kansas Dental Board, the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board, the Kansas Board of Pharmacy, the Kansas Board of Emergency Medical Services, and the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services.

• Kansas Board of Healing Arts / Missouri Board of Professional Registrations. We represent medical doctors (MD), osteopathic doctors (DO), doctors of podiatric medicine (DPM), chiropractic doctors (DC), naturopathic doctors (ND), physician assistants (PA, PA-C), acupuncturists (L.Ac.), athletic trainers, physical therapists (PT), physical therapy assistants (PTA), radiologic technologists (RT), respiratory therapists (CRT, RRT), occupational therapists (OT), occupational therapist assistants (OTA), speech pathologists (SLP).
• Kansas and Missouri Boards of Nursing. We represent licensed practical nurses (LPN), registered nurses (RN), advanced practice registered nurses (APRN), certified nurse midwives (CNM), and certified nurse anesthetists (CRNA).
• Kansas Dental Board. We represent dentists (DDS, DMD) and dental hygienists (DH).
• Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board and Missouri Mental Health Professionals’ Committees. We represent psychologists, master’s level psychologists, clinical psychotherapists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, professional counselors, and addiction counselors.
• Kansas Board of Pharmacy. We represent pharmacies, pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians.
• Kansas Board of Emergency Medical Services. We represent emergency medical responders (EMRs), emergency medical technicians (EMTs), advanced emergency medical technicians (AEMTs), and paramedics (MICTs).
• Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services. We represent certified nurse aides, certified medication aides, and home health aides, as well as nursing homes, home plus facilities, and long term care facilities’ operators and administrators.

Healthcare Licensing, Professional Discipline, Peer Review, and Staff Privileging

JHC’s Wichita licensing lawyers support healthcare professionals at every step of their careers. We represent Kansas healthcare professionals during license applications and renewals as well as the disciplinary process, and we serve as counselors and advocates during the staff privileging and peer review process. Our constant goal is to offer our clients practical solutions suited to their needs and situations. We understand what your career means to you and your family, and we are committed to helping you find the right path forward.

License Applications and Renewals

A denial of an application for initial licensure or renewal of an existing license can have far-reaching effects—potentially impacting your license in another state. Legal guidance can prove critical to protecting your ability to practice everywhere you need to do so. JHC’s Wichita healthcare license attorneys help clients before they submit an application—particularly those who know a particular issue may require special attention. If you are a Wichita healthcare professional in need of a licensing lawyer, give JHC a call today.

Defenders During Disciplinary Proceedings

JHC’s Wichita healthcare license defense lawyers regularly defend healthcare professionals during disciplinary proceedings against their licenses. Whether the allegations involve misconduct, record mismanagement, compliance issues, or substandard care, our Wichita healthcare license lawyers know how to manage formal proceedings from the initial complaint, to the investigation, to the hearing, and any appeal that is necessary. We are dedicated advocates committed to defending your work and your livelihood. We work with our clients to develop custom defense strategies, while also taking advantage of tried and true defenses we know to be effective. For premier representation before Kansas licensing boards, contact the healthcare license defense attorneys at JHC.

Provider Assistance Programs

JHC’s Wichita healthcare licensure defense attorneys routinely work with doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals who have been accused of impairment—whether due to substance abuse, mental health issues, age, or something else. If you have been accused of wrongdoing as a result of suspected impairment, or of practicing while impaired, you need experienced healthcare licensure defense counsel on your side. JHC’s license defense attorneys can help you challenge wrongful accusations and/or assist with the impaired provider referral and evaluation process.

Peer Review Counsel

The consequences of a hospital peer review can reverberate beyond the hospital at issue and cause a slew of other complications. It can result in the restriction, suspension, or revocation of a practitioner’s hospital privileges and credentials and affect your license as well. JHC’s Wichita, Kansas, peer review attorneys help clients understand the peer review process and protect their due process rights. With ample experience addressing the legal issues surrounding credentialing and peer review in hospitals and medical facilities, you want JHC in your corner to assist at every step.

Staff Privileging Attorneys

When you find yourself in a situation where your hospital privileges may be denied or terminated, it is important to consult an attorney experienced in dealing with the fair hearings process and the appeals process. JHC’s Wichita healthcare licensure defense lawyers assist physicians at both stages. We also help doctors evaluate their litigation options and represent them in civil lawsuits. JHC’s Wichita healthcare licensure defense lawyers know how important your hospital affiliations and privileges are to your practice. If your staff privileges are in danger, give us a call to see how we may be able to help.