Beware Licensing Scams: State Licensing Authorities Report Phony Misconduct Complaints on the Rise

Over the last year or more, state health professional licensing entities have reported increased activity from scammers posing as licensing entity staff and seeking to obtain personal information from licensees or to make licensees believe that if they pay the scammer money, an investigation into possible misconduct on the licensee's part will go away. This provides a "teachable moment" on how occupational therapy licensing entities in the states