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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…
House Bill 75 (HB 75) was introduced February 21, 2017. The sponsors, Theresa Gavarone (R-Bowling Green) and Derek Merrin (R-Monclova Township), recognize that Ohio has burdensome occupational licensing requirements, and often does not recognize licenses earned and issued in another state. In general, Ohio may…
The State Medical Board of Ohio Policy Committee is currently in the process of revising proposed rules designed to establish a confidential non-disciplinary track for licensees with mental or physical illness. The professional license defense attorneys at Graff & McGovern are pleased to see the…
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…
Nurses who enter into a Consent Agreement with the Ohio Board of Nursing and nurses who are issued an Adjudication Order by the Nursing Board to address and resolve violations of the Ohio Nurse Practice Act (Ohio Revised Code Chapter 4723) are, pursuant to the…
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…
After an Ohio licensed physician, dentist, nurse, pharmacist or other licensed professional is identified by their respective Ohio licensing board as having or potentially having a chemical dependency problem, it is common for the the licensing board to require the licensee to abstain from using…
Based upon public records obtained by the nursing license defense attorneys at Graff & McGovern, the Ohio Board of Nursing, following its January 2017 Board Meeting, mailed Notices of Opportunity for Hearing to 106 licensed nurses. This is the first set of Notices issued by…
Every licensed healthcare practitioner needs to understand the consequences of failing to follow the basic procedural requirements for appealing an Adjudication Order issued by a licensing board that sanctions his or her professional license. Otherwise, the licensed healthcare practitioner will be at risk of joining…
During the past few months, the nursing license defense attorneys at Graff & McGovern have observed numerous new investigations and disciplinary cases brought by the Ohio Board of Nursing against nurses alleged to have displayed aggressive behavior towards their patients. These are very difficult cases…