Regulatory News Roundup The latest news about regulatory agencies around the country
Wis. Dept. of Safety Plagued by Licensing Backlog, Outdated Systems The Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services struggles to contain a licensing backlog, with some applicants waiting as long as six months to receive licenses, according to WDJT –
Milwaukee on April 12. The agency plans to launch an online application form in the future, but for now handles thousands of applications manually; as of today, the department handles approximately 13,280 license applications and renewals each month. KEEP READING
Mass. Doctors Must Take Implicit Bias Training Massachusetts’s Board of Registration in Medicine now requires physicians to undergo implicit bias training—effective June 1. Under the policy, applicants receiving a new physician license and licensees renewing a physician license must meet a requirement of two credits in implicit bias in healthcare. The training addresses attitudes about gender, race, ethnicity, as well as culture. KEEP READING
Pa. Gaming Board Removes 1% Ownership License Requirement The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board issued new licensing requirements on April 21 for privately
held companies, effective immediately. The new rules state that only individuals and entities with a 5% or greater direct or indirect ownership interest in a “privately held slot machine, management company, operator, manufacturer, supplier or manufacturer designee licensee” need to apply for and obtain principal licenses from the board. KEEP READING
Most Governments Hacked in 2021, Report Reveals A cybersecurity report from 2021 revealed that 68.2% of surveyed government organizations experienced one or
more cyber-attacks within the last year; the report surveyed 1,200 public and private IT security professionals in 17 countries. Beyond the number of attacks, research also illuminates how much damage the attacks cause. KEEP READING
Survey Measures Effectiveness of Universal Licensing Recognition Laws
A survey of state licensing boards with universal licensing recognition policies indicated that 55% agree or strongly agree with the statement that universal recognition policy positively contributed to their state’s workforce. The Council of State Governments sent the 2021 Survey of Universal License Recognition Laws to state licensing boards and/or departments of professional licensing in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Missouri, Montana and Pennsylvania; the report shares responses to survey questions—the benefits and the concerns—along with the lessons learned. KEEP READING
Ransomware Response Planning Lagging for State
Agencies, Report Says
The Center for Digital Government (CDG) recently surveyed 200 state and local government leaders on the topic of ransomware. The survey revealed that only 47 percent of respondents currently have an incident response plan for ransomware. In addition, according to survey results, over two-thirds of respondents say they need to make additional investments to respond effectively to ransomware. KEEP READING
How Can a Licensing Agency Automate Email Notifications to Licensees?
As your agency knows, sending notifications out manually to licensees takes a lot of staff time to complete. How can your agency automate the process? Find Government Geek’s answer to the question on our website.
Impacts of Excessive Licensing on the Healthcare Labor Market 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. KEEP READING
Why Do State Licensing Agencies Choose FedRAMP? Your IT department now requires that your agency use FedRAMP. And your RFPs ask vendors to explain how their services follow FedRAMP standards. But what is FedRAMP? And why are state licensing agencies choosing this? KEEP READING
Ten Legislative and Policy Trends for Licensing Boards in 2022 New legislative sessions in 2022 mean new rules for state regulatory and occupational licensing boards, along with the practitioners they regulate. Learn the ten legislative and policy trends that licensing boards and stakeholders need to prepare for. KEEP READING
Email Management for Licensing Agencies Webinar Recording:
Our email management webinar offers a demonstration of how email management works in a licensing
system.
What the webinar covers:
Sending and receiving emails and how the system saves them to a record
Viewing existing emails on a record, along with the email string for the communication
How to Virtually Eliminate Staff Data Entry at your Licensing Agency
Websites that allow applicants and licensees to enter information themselves are the most significant labor-saving improvement your agency can make. They virtually eliminate staff data entry and cut down significantly on the number of calls agencies receive from licensees and the public.
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