Mental Health Counselors, Psychologists, Social Workers and Family Therapists Should Be Sure They Carry Insurance to Cover Complaints Against Their Licenses
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law From our experience mental health counselors, psychologists, social workers and family therapists are at a high risk of having a client or patient file a complaint against them with their licensing board. Many of their clients/patients have mental […]
Think You Have Professional Liability Insurance Through Your Employer? Think Again, Nurse!
By Joanne Kenna, R.N., J.D., The Health Law Firm Not a week goes by without a call coming into the firm from a nurse whose license is under investigation for some reason or another. The nurse is generally dumbfounded that this has happened. “But I’m a good nurse. I never thought this could happen to […]
Nurses, No More Excuses: Get a Personal Professional Liability Insurance Policy Now-Part 1
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law To protect yourself from automobile accidents, you carry auto liability insurance. To protect your home from fire, storms and other accidents, you carry homeowners’ insurance. However, I have noticed many nurses fail to carry any insurance to protect […]
Nurses, No More Excuses: Get Personal Professional Liability Insurance Policy Now-Part 2
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Nurses, I am writing this to strongly encourage you to purchase your own professional liability insurance policy. I have noticed many nurses fail to carry any insurance to protect one of their most precious assets, their nursing licenses. […]
Lloyd’s of London (Lloyd’s) Attorneys, Lawyers and Defense Council in Florida
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Often we learn after the fact that a health professional such as physicians, nurses, podiatrists, psychologists and other health professionals has received Lloyd’s of London Insurance, has had a legal problem, and has not been able to locate […]
Health Professionals Who Are Employees Must Have Personal Professional Liability Insurance
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law We are often asked what we consider to be the biggest problem that a health professional experiences in defending himself or herself in a complaint against their license. In our opinion, it is not having the financial resources […]
Traveling Nurses Must Have Appropriate Professional Liability Insurance
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law We are often asked what we consider to be the biggest problem that a nurse has in defending herself in a complaint against her license. In our opinion, it is not having the financial resources to retain the […]