In recent weeks, two Alabama occupational licensing boards have had misbehavior aired publicly: The pharmacy board and the dental examiners board. This isn’t the first time occupational licensing boards have made state or national news, and it probably won’t be the last.
What’s more concerning, however, is that attempts at correcting or preventing this behavior in Alabama have ultimately failed. As occupational licensing restrictions and the bureaucracy surrounding them remain high in Alabama, residents and professionals can expect to hear about more misconduct by licensing boards.
The Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts released reports on both the Board of Dental Examiners and State Board of Pharmacy in August, and the results are now being discussed in hearings with the joint Sunset Committee.
Continue reading at AL.com
Noah Trudeau, PhD, is a labor policy fellow at the Archbridge Institute and lead author of the institute’s “State Occupational Licensing Index.” He is an assistant professor of economics at Troy University. His research focuses on occupational regulation. When not working on regulatory studies, Noah studies and contributes to pedagogy for the classroom by designing new methods for encouraging student engagement. Dr. Trudeau earned his Ph.D. in economics from West Virginia University.
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In recent weeks, two Alabama occupational licensing boards have had misbehavior aired publicly: The pharmacy board and the dental examiners board. This isn’t the first time occupational licensing boards have made state or national news, and it probably won’t be the last.
What’s more concerning, however, is that attempts at correcting or preventing this behavior in Alabama have ultimately failed. As occupational licensing restrictions and the bureaucracy surrounding them remain high in Alabama, residents and professionals can expect to hear about more misconduct by licensing boards.
The Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts released reports on both the Board of Dental Examiners and State Board of Pharmacy in August, and the results are now being discussed in hearings with the joint Sunset Committee.
Continue reading at AL.com
Noah Trudeau
Noah Trudeau, PhD, is a labor policy fellow at the Archbridge Institute and lead author of the institute’s “State Occupational Licensing Index.” He is an assistant professor of economics at Troy University. His research focuses on occupational regulation. When not working on regulatory studies, Noah studies and contributes to pedagogy for the classroom by designing new methods for encouraging student engagement. Dr. Trudeau earned his Ph.D. in economics from West Virginia University.
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