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In the wake of the Ohio Medical Board’s latest temporary extension to the deferred enforcement of Ohio’s Telemedicine Rules, the Ohio State Legislature is contemplating a permanent expansion to the existing rules. On September 29, 2021, the Senate’s Health Committee held its second hearing on…
As part of their reinstatement and/or probation terms imposed by an Adjudication Order or Consent Agreement with the Ohio Board of Nursing, Ohio licensed nurses who are required to abstain from drug and/or alcohol are required to submit to random screening through FS Solutions. Effective…
When new COVID 19 case infection rates dipped during the Spring of 2021, the State Medical Board of Ohio sought to end its deferred enforcement Ohio’s Telemedicine Rules and signaled that the grace period window would close on September 17, 2021. However, with the recent…
Effective April 12, 2021, the State Medical Board of Ohio stopped issuing licenses to Cosmetic Therapists. By discontinuing licensing at the state level, Ohio joins the vast majority of states that do not require a license for laser hair removal. However, while Ohio no longer…
In mid-January 2021, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a significant shift in addiction medicine policy that would have allowed most doctors to prescribe buprenorphine to treat opioid use disorder without taking the current training or receiving a DEA DATA2000…
The State Medical Board of Ohio has published a request for public comment regarding proposed revisions to its hearing rules. For the most part, the proposed rules reflect the Board’s adoption of technological advancements. Examples include rule revisions to address use of the Board’s online…
The Ohio Pharmacy Board’s ability to license close to 30,000 Pharmacy Technicians (including Certified, Registered and Trainees) serves as one of its greatest successes over the past two years. Unfortunately, much of the Board’s labors and efforts stand precariously close to ruin by an enemy…
As part of the modification of Ohio’s Rules for Office-Based Opioid Treatment, the Ohio Medical Board has expanded on prior rules previously governed by the Ohio Pharmacy Board. The new Rules, which become effective October 31, 2020, bring special attention to the national distinction between…
On October 16, 2019, Federal Magistrate Judge William H. Baughman, Jr., denied a motion to stop the implementation of a new Ohio law affecting nearly every chiropractor in the state. First Choice Chiropractic, LLC, et al v Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, N.D. Ohio No. 1:19CV2010…
Continuing a practice that began in 2016, the Ohio Pharmacy Board recently provided the Ohio Medical Board with fresh analytical data on prescribers’ OARRS use. During the February 2018 Medical Board meeting, Board staff acknowledged a learning curve from its prior communications to prescribers flagged…