If you have received a letter of complaint, are being investigated, or are going through a disciplinary process, you should should seek shelter now. Do not wait. Without SPECIAL intervention, things will not be okay. Thinks will not work themselves out. Innocence will not help you. The board will NOT be reasonable. They will be ruthless & tricky. Without EXTRA intervention, justice will not prevail. There is a thing called “Administrative Law. ” You are NOT prepared for it.
When a licensee receives a letter of complaint or notice of an investigation or disciplinary action, it is essential they get sound advice immediately. Because licensees may have never heard of HARBR, HARBR attempts to reach out to licensees who have been newly implicated as soon as possible. We invite every healthcare professional to spread the word about HARBR so we can be known to professionals BEFORE they need us and so colleagues may help out colleagues in time of need.
HARBR can give you a set of “first-things-first,” “must-know,” lessons designed to assure you are best prepared to demand full justice when there are allegations against you.
HARBR is mission-driven. We do not charge for our services. There are ways to help us grow financially, but if you are in trouble, don’t wait. We will not charge you.
HARBR’s mission is not to judge licensees who have allegations against them, but to see to it that licensees receive TRUE due process & are treated fairly in disciplinary procedures.
HARBR has absolutely no affiliation with the government. We are presently taking a stand against injustices in board disciplinary procedures.
You are not alone and should not be alone. We have a large and growing network of physicians, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses, naturopaths, alternative providers, unlicensed providers, and other healthcare professionals who, one way of another, have had experiences with immensely difficult regulatory boards. Additionally, we network with other organizations who support us both in and out of state.
Our members have more experience in dealing with healthcare regulatory board disciplinary processes than any other source. Attorneys often bring a helpful, or even essential, skill set to proceedings, but without us, we have found that attorneys can only take us half way there and this is not enough. As you continue to read this site or speak with our members, you will find out why winning in these matters is an all or nothing proposition. We hope that in the future, entire careers won’t be on the line for even small or honest infractions. We have learned from pressure. In a disciplinary processes, the licensee is the only person with anything to lose. The state prosecutor has nothing to lose. Your attorney has nothing to lose, The judges, the board members, the board staff, witnesses … no one has anything to lose but the licensees. We’ve done our homework because we’ve had to. Please note our disclaimer in the footer.
We know what to look for in attorneys and continue to expand our list of the better attorneys (both in and out of state) as part of our resource acquisition. Sadly, this has this list has been informed as much by bad experiences among our members as good ones. There are numerous ways in which attorneys can be less than effective. We want to help you find attorneys who are honest, smart, determined to win for you, and educated in the dynamics of board disciplinary processes. Many attorneys believe they know the real-time details of Administrative Law, but they don’t. This is why HARBR is willing to help you hone your attorney’s skills. It is best to face a disciplinary process with a good lawyer. Too many of our members in the past have had to choose between throwing good money away on a bad attorney and going pro se (self representation). We don’t want this to happen to you.
Dealing with a board complaint or disciplinary process can be emotionally devastating. We can refer you to HARBR trusted therapists who are both familiar with these matters and able to provide the extra privacy-assurances needed by licensees at these times. Broadly, many licensees who are subjected to board allegations experience a PTSD-like syndrome in any or all its manifestations. Increasingly recognized is something called Medical Malpractice Stress Syndrome (MMSS). Once associated with physicians and malpractice, the syndrome is now known to affect professionals in any healthcare field. Too, coming to light is the likelihood that facing a board disciplinary process is even more devastating that a malpractice suit in and of itself. Although some HARBR members are therapists, and members are free to make arrangements as they please, beyond referrals, our primary ambition is to provide effective “peer” support. See our disclaimer in the footer.