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February 22, 2024
Rhoades McKee is pleased to announce that Colin Bennett and J. Clayton Burnheimer have joined the firm. Colin Bennett Bennett joins Rhoades McKee as an Associate on the Real Estate Law and Business and Corporate Law Teams. He routinely assists in selling, acquiring, and leasing industrial, commercial, and warehouse properties. Additionally, Bennett advises closely held […]
February 19, 2024
Controlled substances are medications that are regulated by the federal government. They include opioids, benzodiazepines, and stimulants. Over the last 25 years, controlled substances have come under increasing regulatory scrutiny, in part because of the opioid epidemic, and in part because the medical and scientific community has learned more about the risks associated with prescribing […]
February 12, 2024
The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) has considerable power to issue sanctions against healthcare providers under Michigan law. Once LARA files an administrative complaint against an individual healthcare provider, it is unusual for LARA to dismiss such a complaint without administering a sanction. Therefore, Rhoades McKee attorney, Douglas Vanden Berge, was pleased when […]
February 5, 2024
What is an administrative complaint? If the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) believes an investigation has identified a violation of the Michigan Public Health Code (Public Health Code), then LARA will proceed to file an administrative complaint against the healthcare provider they believe has committed such a violation. Administrative complaints filed by […]
February 5, 2024
Who can file a complaint with the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA)? In Michigan, anyone can file a complaint with LARA against a nurse, physician, psychologist, social worker, or other medical or mental healthcare providers. How does LARA respond to a complaint? LARA will usually assign an investigator to investigate the allegations […]