The Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County has denied a company from adding new evidence in its appeal of the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities’ revocation of its certificate to provide non-medical transportation services to individuals. The Department cited the provider company in 2012 and…
This April Gregory H. Simpson was appointed to the Ohio State Racing Commission (OSRC) by Gov. John R. Kasich. His term will run through March 31, 2021. Simpson Brings Deep Community Connection to Racing Commission Simpson, 66, is currently a Milford, Ohio resident. He grew…
This week, the Ohio Board of Pharmacy announced that Ohio prescribers and pharmacists can now request patient prescription information from Pennsylvania through Ohio’s prescription monitoring program, known as the Ohio Automated Rx Reporting System (OARRS). As a result, Ohio healthcare providers can now access patient…
The Ohio Pharmacy Board recently announced that Ohio’s mandatory prescription drug tracking system, OARRS, now permits Ohio’s prescribers and pharmacists to review Pennsylvania’s counterpart system. Linking to Pennsylvania’s Prescription Monitoring Program (PA PDMP) means that Ohio healthcare providers can now access patient information on controlled…
Legislation creating the School Facilities Option Program passed the Senate unanimously, and is reported out of House Education Committee favorably. As some schools do not qualify for the primary funding of the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission for a larger facilities project, sponsor Senator Randy Gardner…
Nurses working their way through the Ohio Board of Nursing’s hearing process should be aware of Ohio Administrative Code 4723-16-07 (C), which the Board can apply in a manner that arguably deprives nurses of due process. The nursing license defense attorneys at Graff & McGovern…
House Bill 269 if passed would change the name of the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation to the Office of Worker Safety and Rehabilitation. State Representative Mike Henne (R, Clayton) claims the Bill as introduced would overhaul the system while remaining neutral in affecting worker…
Amol Soin, M.D., President of the State Medical Board of Ohio and member of the Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee, sees medical marijuana assisting the fight against Ohio’s opioid crisis On March 30, 2017, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Governor John Kasich stated he didn’t…
You take care of someone else’s horses. Maybe they are boarded on your farm. Maybe you train them. The owner stops paying you. What can you do? This occurs all-to-often and the best way to protect yourself depends on your specific situation. Any person who…
A Court of Appeals ruled that a contractor may recover proven damages, even though the initial claim was for less than the court ultimately awarded. An electrical contractor experienced impact damages when the general contractor repeatedly missed deadlines for temporary building enclosure. The electrical contractor…
