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How to use American Rescue Plan funds to buy licensing software In response to the COVID pandemic, Congress directed hundreds of billions of dollars toward state governments through the American Rescue Plan Act. The funding offers regulatory agencies saddled with...
Licensing Agencies Share the Positives and Negatives of Universal Licensing A survey of state licensing boards with universal licensing recognition policies (sometimes called licensing reciprocity) indicated that 55% agree or strongly agree with the statement that...
Nearly 30% of American workers must obtain a government-issued license to work, according to a working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research in January. And in the healthcare sector, over 75% of non-physician practitioners need a license....
“The functioning of our democracy” – sounds kind of hokey, right? It’s not. Our country was founded on an experiment in self-governing, as an alternative form of ruling that was more likely to preserve the liberty of its citizens. There are obvious supports for this...
On Oct. 12, 2019, the upper floors of the Hard Rock Hotel project in New Orleans collapsed, killing three construction workers. The subsequent investigation focused on the performance of the city’s Safety & Permits Department. Among the problems: At least two...
Cubicle “graveyards” and empty office buildings are becoming more commonplace. As more employees make the move to remote work from a home office and leave the cubicle walls behind, corporations and agencies are making it an encouraged option rather than the exception....
Licensing software increases efficiency by automating common tasks. Take batch processing, for example. Modern software can manage activities that must be repeated for hundreds, even thousands, of licensees. Examples of batch processing include: Renewals: Whatever...
Physicians tend to be physically healthy, but research indicates that they suffer disproportionately from substance abuse disorder and mental health problems. But is the choice of profession responsible for these things? Would doctors who overuse prescription drugs...
Regulating thousands of licensed professionals, from nurses to accountants, requires constant communication. Agency staff communicate with licensees about the status of applications and renewals. Licensing officials communicate with peers in other agencies. Ideally,...
