The Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee met on Thursday, February 8, 2017. Not all Committee Members were present. Patient Representative Ted Bibart resigned on February 2, 2018. His letter of resignation indicates his concerns that there was no opportunity for significant dialogue during the meetings, and…
Due to a software glitch, the State Medical Board of Ohio has extended the renewal deadline to February 14, 2018 and waived the late fee for affected allied health professionals. This extension applies to those license renewals for Physician Assistants, Anesthesiologist Assistants, Radiologist Assistants, Genetic…
It is very common for the Ohio Board of Nursing to resolve its concerns regarding alleged violations of the Ohio Nurse Practice Act by entering into Consent Agreements with the nurses alleged to have committed a violation. However, before any nurse enters into a Consent…
In a landmark decision, the Fifth District Court of Appeals (Tuscarawas County) issued its opinion that Ohio’s Statute of Repose ends all rights to sue architects after ten years from the date of substantial completion. The Court held that this law bars actions both in…
The Ohio Department of Commerce is made up of several divisions, including the Division of Financial Institutions, the Division of Liquor Control, the Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing, the Division of Securities, and the Division of State Fire Marshal. These five divisions regulate…
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…
PharmaCann Ohio LLC filed a complaint in Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, challenging the constitutionality of Ohio’s medical marijuana law. The State of Ohio filed a motion, asking the Court to dismiss the lawsuit. The State raised several issues in their Motion, including the…
Ohio licensed dentists are reminded that the Chair of the Law and Rules Committee of the Ohio State Dental Board has called a meeting of the Sedation/Anesthesia Guidelines Working Group. The meeting will take place on January 5, 2018, beginning at 1:00 p.m. The meeting…
Graff & McGovern represented a Standardbred trainer accused by the Ohio State Racing Commission of racing a horse that exceeded the regulatory threshold of a dopamine metabolite. However, the Commission never established what the threshold was of the dopamine metabolite. Judge Laurel Beatty Blunt agreed…
Was your medical marijuana cultivator application denied. If so, you only have thirty (30) days to request a hearing and challenge this decision. The thirty day period begins the date the Notice of Intent to Deny was mailed; it does not begin the day you…
