"This new service will make tracking license renewal and disciplinary information related to health-care providers as easy as reading an e-mail," said Warner. "With the use of commonly available technology, users are able to receive electronic notification of such changes via any apparatus that receives e-mail: PC, pager, cell phone or PDA. There is no other state that offers such a service, and we are proud to have Virginia taking the lead once again in connecting citizens with government."
The License and Case Decision Notification Service allows users to create a profile of the licenses and the information they wish to track, such as renewal, expiration and disciplinary information. Users then identify the e-mail address(es) to which the notification is to be sent. The profile is compared daily, Sunday through Friday, to the DHP licensee public information database. If there are status changes to the licenses in a profile, an alert is sent to the appropriate e-mail address(es).
The public can also conduct individual searches through the Online License Lookup to verify that health-care providers are in good standing with the appropriate licensing board and review any disciplinary actions that may have been taken by a health regulatory board.
