Confidential legal guidance for healthcare professionals dealing with substance abuse — protecting your health, your license, and your career.
Healthcare professionals are not immune to substance abuse and addiction. In fact, the stress, long hours, and access to controlled substances that come with medical practice can make healthcare providers particularly vulnerable. When a physician, nurse, dentist, or other healthcare provider is struggling with alcohol or drug addiction, the consequences extend beyond personal health — your professional license is at stake. Victoria Soto provides confidential legal guidance to healthcare professionals dealing with substance abuse issues. We help you understand your options, navigate peer assistance programs, manage board reporting obligations, and protect your license and career throughout the recovery process. Our goal is to support you in getting the help you need while minimizing the professional fallout.
This service is for any licensed healthcare professional in Texas who is dealing with substance abuse issues or who faces professional consequences related to alcohol or drug use. This includes providers who are currently struggling with addiction and want to seek treatment while protecting their license, healthcare professionals who have tested positive on a workplace drug screen, providers who have been reported to a licensing board for suspected impairment, healthcare professionals considering enrollment in a peer assistance program, and providers who need to self-report substance abuse to their licensing board.
Guidance on the Texas Physician Health Program (TPHP), TMB reporting, and maintaining your medical license during and after treatment.
Navigation of the Texas Peer Assistance Program for Nurses (TPAPN), Board of Nursing reporting, and license protection.
Support with dental board reporting requirements and treatment options that protect your dental license.
Confidential guidance regardless of your specific license type — we understand the unique pressures and regulatory landscape you face.
Seeking help for substance abuse is a sign of strength, not weakness. But as a healthcare professional, the path to recovery is complicated by regulatory requirements that can feel overwhelming. You should seek legal guidance if you are considering entering a treatment program and want to understand the impact on your license, you have failed a workplace drug test, a colleague, employer, or patient has reported concerns about your impairment, you have been contacted by a licensing board about suspected substance abuse, you are considering self-reporting substance abuse to your board, or you are enrolled in a peer assistance program and need help navigating the requirements.
Everything you share with your attorney is protected by attorney-client privilege. Getting legal guidance about your situation does not trigger any reporting obligation and allows you to make informed decisions about your next steps.
You don't have to navigate this alone. Contact V. Soto Medical Law for confidential legal guidance that protects your health, your license, and your future.