As Levi Tkach explained last year, pharmacy technicians were required to be registered with the Ohio Board of Pharmacy by April 6, 2018. As with any new professional license requirement, many individuals who had been working successfully as pharmacy technicians for years submitted applications that…
This post is a guest post from Beverly Nelson of Stand Up for Caregivers. Ms. Nelson may be reached at beverly@standupforcaregivers.org. One of the most difficult conversations you can have with someone you care about is end-of-life arrangements. Most of us skirt around the subject,…
At today’s Ohio Real Estate Commission Meeting, the Commissioner Members expressed anger and frustration that salespersons continue to give lock box numbers to unauthorized persons. A settlement agreement was before the Commission today for a salesperson who gave a lock box number to her client….
When an agency issues an adjudication order, the respondent has the right to appeal the decision to the court of common pleas. When that happens, the agency must prepare and certify to the court a complete record of the proceedings in the case. The complete…
R.C. 5101.63 was amended to require new professions to report cases of suspected elder abuse and financial exploitation. Effective September 29, 2018, the following professions are required to immediately report if they have reasonable cause to believe that an adult is being abused, neglected, or…
The Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee met on September 13, 2018. The Committee was not provided with any information as to when the program will become fully operational, let alone partially operational. Mark Hamlin of the Ohio Department of Commerce addressed the Committee first. Twenty-six companies…
Robert K. Schmitz, Chairman of the Ohio State Racing Commission, mentioned out-of-competition testing at the monthly meeting on Tuesday, July 24, 2018. Chairman Schmitz seeks public comments about this topic at the Commission Meeting in August, which is currently set for August 29, 2018. Chairman…
On Friday, August 3, 2018, the Ohio Department of Commerce announced seven companies that received provisional medical marijuana processor license: Ohio Grown Therapies, LLC (Johnstown, Licking County); Fire Rock Processing Ltd. (Columbus, Franklin County); Ohio Green Grow LLC (Toledo, Lucas County); Greenleaf Therapeutics, LLC (Middlefield,…
Ohio Casino Control Commission Executive Director Matthew Schuler and Director of Skill Games Andromeda Morrison addressed the Commission at the July 18, 2018, meeting, regarding application and license costs. Based upon calls Mr. Schuler received, he determined the fees set forth in the existing rules…
The laws enacted by the Legislature deal with more than just allowing patients with certain conditions to use medical cannabis. Certain rights were given to these patients, as well as certain restrictions. These include: An Employer is not required to permit or accommodate an employee’s…
