Prepared by: Jim McGovern Esq. & Brennan Santa, Law Clerk On June 29, 2026, the Ohio Board of Nursing will transition to Affinity eHealth as the new drug and alcohol testing service provider. This date is tentative and subject to change. With this transition will…
Prepared by Jeffrey Fortkamp, Esq., Attorney at Graff & McGovern, LPA In Ohio, licensed physicians have a duty to report misconduct to the State Medical Board of Ohio. For physicians licensed in the state of Ohio, there are technically two duties to report misconduct: 1)…
Prepared by Jeffrey Fortkamp, Esq., Attorney at Graff & McGovern, LPA In Ohio, licensed physicians have a duty to self-report to the State Medical Board of Ohio within THIRTY DAYS of committing or participating in criminal conduct or sexual misconduct. There is a lot to…
Prepared by Jeffrey Fortkamp, Esq., Attorney at Graff & McGovern, LPA States are authorized under the United States Constitution to establish laws and regulations protecting the health, safety, and general welfare of their citizens.[1] To protect the public from the unprofessional, improper, unlawful, or incompetent…
Prepared by Jeffrey Fortkamp, Esq., Attorney at Graff & McGovern, LPA Back in 1964, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed an Ohio Supreme Court opinion and held that a film with an explicit love scene was not obscene. In his now famous statement on pornography, Justice…
Prepared by: Jeffrey Fortkamp, Esq. Back in July 2025, we shared with you Finally, a Path Forward: Ohio Board of Nursing Opens the Door to Lifting Permanent Practice Restrictions. As a new associate with the Firm and having recently assisted several nurses with their application…
Prepared by: Brandon M. Smith, Esq. & Simone Armour Graff & McGovern, LPA recently obtained reversals in two separate Ohio administrative appeals—decisions that highlight practical constraints on agency action and the importance of a complete record on review. 1) Hancock County Common Pleas reverses “substantiated…
Prepared by: Jim McGovern Esq. & Simone Armour For decades, the Ohio Board of Nursing (OBN) held firm: Permanent Practice Restrictions (PPRs) were just that, permanent. Nurses who had served their discipline, satisfied monitoring conditions, and proven rehabilitation were still left with career-long limitations, no…
Effective April 30, 2025, The State Medical Board of Ohio has amended Rule 4731-31-01, marking a significant shift in how physicians and physician assistants are expected to evaluate and clear youth athletes following a concussion. What Changed? The 2022 Amsterdam Consensus Statement on Concussion in…
Prepared By: Jim McGovern Esq., & Simone Armour During the five minutes it takes to read this article, someone in the U.S. will die from a drug overdose—and there’s nearly a 72% chance it’s fentanyl-related.[1] Healthcare workers are not immune to this crisis. In fact,…
