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On November 13, 2017, the State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy authorized its Executive Director to extend the deadline for obtaining a license as a Terminal Distributor of Dangerous Drugs (TDDD) with an Office-Based Opioid Treatment Classification (OBOT) to January 15, 2018. This extension was…
Effective Friday, December 29, 2017, all prescribers are required to include the first four alphanumeric characters of the diagnosis/procedure code (CDT) on all opioid prescriptions. The CDT code will be required on all other controlled substance prescriptions beginning June 1, 2018. Additionally, prescription labels on…
The State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy has begun accepting pharmacy technician registration applications. Under Ohio law, all pharmacy technicians practicing in Ohio must be registered with the Board by April 6, 2018. The Pharmacy Board anticipates it will receive thousands of applications submitted by…
The Ohio Pharmacy Board recently announced that Ohio’s mandatory prescription drug tracking system, OARRS, now permits Ohio’s prescribers and pharmacists to review Pennsylvania’s counterpart system. Linking to Pennsylvania’s Prescription Monitoring Program (PA PDMP) means that Ohio healthcare providers can now access patient information on controlled…
On May 12, 2017 the Ohio Pharmacy Board’s new Rules regulating Office-Based Opioid Treatment facilities became effective. Earlier this year Ohio passed Senate Bill 319, requiring all non-exempt physicians who treat more than thirty patients for opioid dependence or addiction with a controlled substance to…
In January, 2017 Graff & McGovern, LPA published a news article on the Ohio Medical Board’s aggressive enforcement of compliance with its OARRS system. OARRS is Ohio’s electronic system operated by the Ohio Pharmacy Board for tracking prescription drugs. The prior article reviewed the nearly…
Those following Ohio’s legislative news or those who caught the State-of-the-State speech know about a new set of rules in Ohio. These new rules prohibit medical professionals from authorizing prescriptions of controlled substances for any period longer than seven days for adults, and no more…
Following significant criticism from practitioners, the Ohio Medical Board has revised a proposal mandating continuing education for licensed massage therapists. Last October the Board proposed a new set of rules that would have required all Ohio licensed massage therapists take at least twenty-four hours of…
In response to concerns from impacted individuals and consumer groups, the Ohio Board of Pharmacy has amended its proposed rules for the implementation of office-based opioid treatment. According to a review of the proposed rules by Ohio’s Common Sense Initiative Office: The Board determined that…
By now, nearly everyone working in Ohio’s pharmacy industry knows about Senate Bill 319, the new law requiring separate licensure for individuals employed as pharmacy technicians. What remains unclear is when and how pharmacy technicians will apply for and receive these new licenses. As of…