John Izzo of Graff & McGovern, LPA, attended the January 27, 2017, Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee Meeting. As expected, the Advisory Committee reviewed the Ohio Board of Pharmacy’s proposed rules for dispensers and the State Medical Board of Ohio’s proposed rules on certificates to recommend…
As previously projected by Graff & McGovern, it appears more and more likely that the implementation of Ohio Senate Bill 319 during 2017 will mirror the implementation of House Bill 93 (related to Pain Management Clinics) back in 2011. As such, we can reasonably expect…
On Tuesday, January 24, 2017, the Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee advertised their next meeting will be Friday, January 27, 2017. As of January 25, the Committee had not issued an agenda for the meeting. We at Graff & McGovern have been busy tracking the Medical…
Ohio pharmacies that depend upon pharmacy technicians may soon find themselves short staffed and/or unable to operate. On January 4, 2017, Governor Kasich signed S.B. 319 into law, most of which will become effective April 6, 2017. The new law will be implemented with rules…
On June 8, 2016, Governor Kasich signed a bill making Ohio the twenty-fifth state at the time to legalize marijuana for medical use. Effective September 6, 2016, a registered patient could use medical marijuana in Ohio. However, patients cannot use medical marijuana legally in Ohio…
During the January 2017 meeting of the Ohio Medical Board, the Board Members voted to issue Notices of Opportunity for Hearing to 11 physicians and massage therapists. The Notices outlined alleged violations of the Medical Practice Act by the licensees and notified the licensees that…
Medical marijuana use in Ohio is legal according to state law. Substitute House Bill 523 was signed by Governor John Kasich on June 28, 2016. It took effect on September 6, 2016. Ohio law allows patients to use but not smoke marijuana for certain medical…
Comments on the proposed rules will be accepted until January 27, 2017. Instructions on how to comment can be found here.
Ohio’s opioid dependency clinics (sometimes referred to as Suboxone Clinics) face a myriad of new regulation and legal requirements. On January 4, 2017 Governor Kasich signed SB 319 into law. The new law will go into effect later this year. Among the provisions of SB…
Levi Tkach has been certified by the Ohio State Bar Association as a specialist in Administrative Agency Law. He is one of only eight Administrative Agency Law specialists in the State of Ohio. Levi earned his undergraduate degree in Social/Political Science at Wilmington College. He…
