As COVID-19 vaccines have begun to be distributed across Ohio these past six weeks, much has been said about the somewhat unusual storage and temperature requirements and their consequences. For example, local and national headlines have detailed alleged intentional spoiling of vaccine doses by a…
The State Medical Board of Ohio has published a request for public comment regarding proposed revisions to its hearing rules. For the most part, the proposed rules reflect the Board’s adoption of technological advancements. Examples include rule revisions to address use of the Board’s online…
Graff & McGovern Attorney Douglas Graff has been defending Ohio licensees for over twenty-five years. He has seen it all as they say. At least he thought he had. A nurse client came to Attorney Graff with a subpoena she received, ordering her to appear…
Hearing examiners should not hear cases if they have shown bias towards attorneys involved in the case. The same standards to determine bias for a judge, according to the Ohio Attorney General’s Administrative Law Handbook, arguably should be applicable to a hearing examiner. If a…
Physicians, physician assistants, and others licensed by the State Medical Board of Ohio can be subjected to discipline, up to and including permanent revocation of their medical license, for failing to cooperate in a Medical Board investigation or for failing to answer truthfully questions presented…
On December 4, 2020, the US House of Representatives passed a bill that would no longer make marijuana a controlled substance, allowing for a shared Federal and State regulatory system. The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act passed in the House with 222 of…
Under an emergency law effective November 22, 2020, Ohio licenses set to expire between March 9, 2020 and April 1, 2021 are now valid until July 1, 2021. This extension applies to any “license, permit, certificate, commission, charter, registration, card, or other similar authority that…
On November 5, 2020, the Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth Appellate District, issued a decision that expanded access to sealing records of convictions to a new category of offender. Generally speaking, records of convictions may be sealed if the offender has been convicted of…
In January 2020, a Cincinnati Enquirer reporter sought investigation materials and University of Cincinnati law enforcement records after the university gave a graduation award to a student with a sex offender conviction. UC denied the public records request, stating that law enforcement records in the…
The Ohio Pharmacy Board’s ability to license close to 30,000 Pharmacy Technicians (including Certified, Registered and Trainees) serves as one of its greatest successes over the past two years. Unfortunately, much of the Board’s labors and efforts stand precariously close to ruin by an enemy…
