Posted by DD/OR on 11/22/13 10:25am
Msg #493673

Talk about background checks - did you know

that Doctors don't have to have a background check to get a license? Many have felony convictions on their record and yet they are able to be licensed. I am doing research because of what I see as a problem with doctors in my area. Some doctors are not even licensed. I am horrified at what I am learning. Even if your doctor is licensed, he could have been convicted of any kind of felony. Scarey stuff.

Reply by MW/VA on 11/22/13 10:27am
Msg #493677

Really ludicrous when you think about that they are so

worried about bgc's for us little 'ol notaries.

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 11/22/13 10:48am
Msg #493684

I think they need them in FL - I know I needed one, complete

with fingerprints, to get my CNA

Reply by Linda_in_IN on 11/22/13 1:02pm
Msg #493714

Hmmmm, their background is verified

Maybe not complete background check to the level we have, but it is checked. I used to work with a physician verification company. Before doctors could be employed at hospitals, as in being able to practice at specific locations--and on an annual basis--information such as past employment, education, and other items were verified. BIG BUSINESS, and this was in the mid 90s. I can only imagine it has gotten stricter. And their are organizations that verify the verification companies. One that comes to mind is NCQA.