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The vitality of health care regulation: A conversation with David Benton (Part 1)
Our latest Ascend Magazine Q&A tracks the career of one of health care's most accomplished regulators and takes a look at the concepts that shape the field of health policy overall.
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Right-touch Regulation

Regulatory policies are ever-evolving and differ widely from coast to coast and around the world. We keep a pulse on the active world of regulation and licensing.

  • Australia, Connecticut, Cyberattacks, Cybersecurity, License Portability, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Massage Therapy, Multi-jurisdictional Licensing, New Jersey, Nursing, Rhode Island
New Jersey implements Nurse Licensure Compact
The Week in Brief is your weekly snapshot of regulatory news and what's happening in the world of professional licensing, government technology, and public policy. In this week's news, New Jersey finishes implementing the Nurse Licensure Compact, Louisiana licensing board deals with stalled licensing, and cyberattacks hit Newfoundland and Labrador.
Interstate compacts
  • Health Care, Interstate compacts, Nursing, Occupational Regulation, Physical Therapy, Professional Licensing, United States
How do interstate compacts make licensing more efficient?
States are increasingly turning to interstate compacts as a way to help workers in licensed professions practice in multiple states while ensuring that the standards in place to protect the public are upheld. We take a look at different types of occupational licensure compacts and how they make licensing more efficient.
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  • Accounting, Aviation, California, Cannabis, Contracting, Cybersecurity, E.U., Iowa, Minnesota, Tennessee, TikTok
Tennessee restores online unemployment claims system after cyberattack: Weekly regulatory news
The Week in Brief is your weekly snapshot of regulatory news and what's happening in the world of professional licensing, government technology, and public policy. Minnesota legalizes delta-9 THC edibles in its effort to regulate delta-8, E.U. regulators outline rules for air taxi vehicles, Canadian officials move to review EY Canada, and more in our latest weekly look at the world of regulation.
  • Arkansas, Connecticut, Examinations, Nursing, Oregon, Professional Licensing, Utah
Oregon adds licensure requirements for pharma sales reps
The Week in Brief is your weekly snapshot of regulatory news and what's happening in the world of professional licensing, government technology, and public policy. In this week's news, a nurse gets prison time for tampering with painkillers, Connecticut suspends licensure requirements, and Texas proposes new workplace laws.
  • COVID-19, Cyberattacks, Cybersecurity, Esthetician, Iowa, Labor, Licensing, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, Nursing, Oregon, Poland, Texas, Ukraine
Iowa sued over licensing requirements for threaders
The Week in Brief is your weekly snapshot of regulatory news and what's happening in the world of professional licensing, government technology, and public policy. In this week's news, a Texas company sues Iowa for excessive licensing requirements for threaders, nurses face more licensing delays, and one state introduces new hospital policies to fight labor shortages.
Week in Brief Sept. 12
  • Cannabis, Data privacy, Health Care, Ireland, Licensing, Manitoba, Nursing, Ohio, Ontario, Regulation, Respiratory therapists, Winnipeg
Ontario to expedite international nurse registration: Weekly regulatory news
The Week in Brief is your weekly snapshot of regulatory news and what's happening in the world of professional licensing, government technology, and public policy. Ontario gives approval to expedite international nurse registration, Ohio introduces legislation to license advanced care respiratory therapists, new research finds that professional licensing has no impact on interstate migration, and more in our latest weekly roundup of regulatory news.
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  • AI, Alabama, Alternative medicine, Arizona, Canada, Digital Government, Indigenous rights, Licensing, Licensing Reform, Marijuana, Nursing, Ontario, Regulation, Right-to-Try, Saskatchewan, United Kingdom
Illinois Nurse Licensing Act prohibits noncompete clauses: Weekly regulatory news
The Week in Brief is your weekly snapshot of regulatory news and what's happening in the world of professional licensing, government technology, and public policy. Illinois amends its Nurse Licensing Act, Canada hints at a national digital ID program, and more in our weekly look at the world of regulation.
  • License Portability, Licensing, Multi-jurisdictional Licensing, Professional Licensing
Multi-jurisdictional licensing: U.S. & Canada vs. U.K. & Australia
Provincial, state, territorial, and national boundaries effectively draw the regulatory map of the world, as licensed professionals most often need recognition in the jurisdictions in which they practice. Enter multi-jurisdictional licensing which, as Jordan Milian explains, provides licensed professionals greater flexibility to practice across different regions.
Bipartisanship
  • Colorado, COVID-19, Cybersecurity, Iowa, Licensing, Licensing Reform, Louisiana, Maryland, Naturopathy, Nursing, Pennsylvania, Tennessee
Bipartisanship alive and well for state-level licensing
Despite few signs of bipartisanship nationwide, at the state level, there have been a number of instances of cross-party support, particularly when it comes to licensing reform.
Weekly regulatory news for Oct. 11
  • British Columbia, California, Canada, Cannabis, Cryptocurrency, Health Care Regulation, Insurance, Licensing, Michigan, Nursing homes, Ontario, Paralegals, Pennsylvania, Physicians, U.S.
Pennsylvania considers licensing for behavioral analysts: Weekly regulatory news
The Week in Brief is your weekly snapshot of regulatory news and what's happening in the world of professional licensing, government technology, and public policy. Pennsylvania considers licensing for behavioral analysts, California governor signs contentious nursing home licensing bill, Ontario reviews educational and training requirements for brokers, and more in our weekly look at regulatory news.
  • Licensing codes, Machine Learning, Occupational licensing, Predictive analytics
Predictive analytics: How regulators can leverage data-driven technology
In today's data-driven world, predictive analytics allow researchers to use a wealth of information combined with sophisticated machine learning algorithms to make predictions about future and offer advice to organizations accordingly. Is there a use-case for predictive analytics in occupational licensing? How can regulators use this technology to stay on top of trends in their field and more effectively protect the public interest?
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  • Cannabis, Cryptocurrency, Cybersecurity, Gambling, Iowa, Kansas, Licensing, Licensing Reform, Multi-jurisdictional Licensing, New Jersey, Ontario, Spain, Washington
Crypto firms face penalties over registration regulations: Weekly regulatory news
The Week in Brief is your weekly snapshot of regulatory news and what's happening in the world of professional licensing, government technology, and public policy. Ontario regulators crack down on unregistered cryptocurrency firms, Spain moves toward legalization of medical cannabis for treatment of cancer and other debilitating illnesses, Kansas legalizes sports betting, and more in our latest Week in Brief.
  • British Columbia, COVID-19, Idaho, Joe Biden, Mississippi, Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia
Biden announces community development appointees
The Week in Brief is your weekly snapshot of regulatory news and what's happening in the world of professional licensing, government technology, and public policy. In this week's news, Biden announces community development board appointees, Montana schools face labor shortages, Idaho licensing department gets a report about funeral home bodies, and more.
  • Certifications, Cyberattacks, Cybersecurity, Engineering, Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Occupational Regulation, Ohio, Utah
Canadian government office reports major cybersecurity breach
The Week in Brief is your weekly snapshot of regulatory news and what's happening in the world of professional licensing, government technology, and public policy. In this week's news, a top government office reports a network breach, report finds Louisiana licensing laws discourage opportunity, and a report criticizes Ohio regulation.
Anna van der Gaag
  • AI, Anna van der Gaag, Digital Government, Government Technology, Nursing, Regulation
AI in regulation: Can it create less noise?
As we have seen in many industries, AI carries enormous potential. But can it carry over to the world of regulation? Anna van der Gaag's work has taken her deep into the intersection of technology and regulation. In this article, she explores exciting research findings on AI in a regulatory context and shares some encouraging signs.
  • California, Cybersecurity, Digital Government, Education, Health Care, Health Care Regulation, Licensing, New Mexico, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Physicians, Virginia
N.L. doctors oppose proposed government say in licensing: Weekly regulatory news 
The Week in Brief is your weekly snapshot of regulatory news and what's happening in the world of professional licensing, government technology, and public policy. N.L. doctors oppose proposed government say in licensing, New Mexico licensing department hit by cyberattack, Virginia moves to lower barriers to teacher licensure, and more in our weekly look at regulatory news.

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BC expands licensure pathway for international doctors: Weekly regulatory news 

The Week in Brief is your weekly snapshot of regulatory news and what's happening in the world of professional licensing, government technology, and public policy.
British Columbia expands licensure pathway for internationally educated doctors, Ohio amendment could change the future of social work, proposal to reduce cosmetology licensure hours in Virginia sparks backlash, and more in our weekly look at regulatory news.

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Risk-based regulation has become somewhat of a buzzword over the past few years as regulatory agencies all over the world endeavor to adopt a risk-based approach. But what does it take for a regulator to truly be “risk-based”? Our latest Ascend article explores this question with insights from regulatory expert Malcolm Sparrow.

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Oklahoma places two-year moratorium on cannabis licensing: Weekly regulatory news

The Week in Brief is your weekly snapshot of regulatory news and what's happening in the world of professional licensing, government technology, and public policy.
California moves to make its cannabis industry more consumer-friendly, a former chiropractor in Florida faces seven counts of unlicensed practice, and more in our weekly look at the world of regulation.

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Arizona universal licensing law boosts state GDP, employment: Weekly regulatory news 

The Week in Brief is your weekly snapshot of regulatory news and what's happening in the world of professional licensing, government technology, and public policy.
Ontario legal regulator sues exam prep company over leaked bar examination questions, occupational licensing reform bills become law in Missouri and Louisiana, and more in this week’s look at regulatory news.

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