Wineblad v. Department of Registration & Education

Plaintiffs, Raymond W. Wineblad and Thomas J. Jones, filed an action for declaratory and injunctive relief against defendant, the Department of Registration and Education (the Department), alleging that an amendment to the statutory licensing requirements for physician’s assistants enacted after plaintiffs had become licensed in 1977 was unconstitutional. The amended statute required plaintiffs to take an additional certifying examination as a condition of retaining their licenses as physician’s assistants. The Department’s motion for summary judgment was granted and plaintiffs appeal from…