On December 4, 2020, the US House of Representatives passed a bill that would no longer make marijuana a controlled substance, allowing for a shared Federal and State regulatory system. The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act passed in the House with 222 of…
Under an emergency law effective November 22, 2020, Ohio licenses set to expire between March 9, 2020 and April 1, 2021 are now valid until July 1, 2021. This extension applies to any “license, permit, certificate, commission, charter, registration, card, or other similar authority that…
On November 5, 2020, the Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth Appellate District, issued a decision that expanded access to sealing records of convictions to a new category of offender. Generally speaking, records of convictions may be sealed if the offender has been convicted of…
In January 2020, a Cincinnati Enquirer reporter sought investigation materials and University of Cincinnati law enforcement records after the university gave a graduation award to a student with a sex offender conviction. UC denied the public records request, stating that law enforcement records in the…
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…
By: Todd Lacksonen & Brandon Smith In Part 1 of this series, we discussed the general impact of the currently-ongoing pandemic on telemedicine. In Part 2 of this series, we addressed the changes already implemented by the Ohio Department of Medicaid and the State Medical Board…
The State Medical Board of Ohio announced it will once again consider new conditions to be treated with medical cannabis. The Medical Board began taking applications on November 1, 2020. Although decisions on the applications submitted November 1, 2020, should be issued no later than…
By: Todd Lacksonen & Brandon Smith In Part 1 of this series, we discussed the general impact of the currently-ongoing pandemic on telemedicine. In this part, we will address the changes already implemented by the Ohio Department of Medicaid and the State Medical Board of Ohio as…
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…
By: Todd Lacksonen & Brandon Smith The COVID-19 pandemic has brought change and uncertainty to all sectors of society–the practice of medicine is no exception. Patients are afraid to see their physician for fear of contracting the virus; physicians and their staff are likewise concerned…
