I would be most interested in any information about the detailed mechanisms with which various organizations/jurisdictions approach the evaluation of applicants for licensure who present with a pre-professional training history of criminal behaviour. The behaviour (thefts, embezzelment, substance absue), if occurring in the present, would certainly constitute professional misconduct/malpractice and be grounds for disciplinary action. But what about when there has been no history of such behaviour for more than a decade, and the applicant has excelled throughout academic/professional training and subsequent work experienced supervised by professional peers? Any case law, standards,
principles, guidelines, or codes that might be relevant would be most
helpful.

I would suggest you conact the Arizona Board of Contractors; it's my understanding they have done some work on that. Not sure if they are members of CLEAR or not. Good luck!

Nancy Swetnam
Certification and Licensing Division
Arizona Supreme Court
1501 West Washington, Suite 104
Phoenix, AZ
Phone: 602-364-0362 Fax: 602-364-0358



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I am working on a masters degree at Washington State University- my thesis topic involves the study of professional licensure of contractors. Do you have any resources to aid my research?
ie does licensing correlate to better quality, less business failure, less complaints by customers, etc.

In other words, is it worth the trouble for states to enforce the standards or shoule the open market rule?
my email is patrickm@graham.ca

Not sure what exactly you are asking? Are you asking how we handle complaints against attorneys?

Nancy Swetnam
Certification and Licensing Division
Arizona Supreme Court
1501 West Washington, Suite 104
Phoenix, AZ
Phone: 602-364-0362 Fax: 602-364-0358



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Does anyone have information on the standards of how to run a complaints system in a law society, specifically addressing the issues of accessibility and transparentcy?

To mkleiner:

Our Regulatory College in Alberta has permission from the Minister of Health and Wellness, pursuant to the Health Professions Act, to have a committee which negiotiates fees with various governmental departments and private insurers and, to produce and distributre to our Regulated Members, a recommended schedule of professional fees.

The recommend fees are just that, recommended; our Members are not obligated to charge the indicated fee.

Hi Gary:

There are a number of software vendors who offer systems that support certification programs including our firm, Advanced Solutions International, Inc. You can contact me off-list for more information at asherwin@advsol.com or 416-218-8780.

- Andrew Sherwin
ASI Inc.

We intend to migrate out of our legacy certification system in the near future. Where can I find a list of vendors who market certification system solutions?

I am working with a group developing the standards and the accreditation test for a newly-regulated profession. The criterion-referenced test is being written by nine members representative of the target group. They are not being paid for their efforts which are considerable. Is it common practice to have test developers write the test? How do you handle the situation?

I'm not aware of any in Texas. In Texas I believe some State Associations have a list.



NOTE: The Texas Department of Health (TDH) has merged with other agencies and is now part of the new Department of State Health Services (DSHS), resulting in the following e-mail address format change for all employees: firstname.lastname@dshs.state.tx.us.
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Thanks or your response, but I was referring to suggested fees that members of a licensed occupation should charge for different services. Do any licensing boards list or post this information for practitioners?