On October 16, 2019, Federal Magistrate Judge William H. Baughman, Jr., denied a motion to stop the implementation of a new Ohio law affecting nearly every chiropractor in the state. First Choice Chiropractic, LLC, et al v Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, N.D. Ohio No. 1:19CV2010…
On September 26, 2019, the Tenth District Court of Appeals upheld a 2017 Common Pleas Decision in favor of our client, a standardbred trainer. The Appellate Court agreed with John Izzo that the Ohio State Racing Commission could not enforce a threshold against a trainer…
Chiropractors Chiropractor Michael T. Wilson was disciplined for advertising himself as a D.NMSc, DC. The law indicates that advertisements must clearly reveal he is a chiropractor. The Ohio State Chiropractic Board believed his use of the term was misleading, because D.NMSc is not a credential…
The State Medical Board of Ohio’s Medical Marijuana Expert Review Committee met on August 14, 2019. Quorum was not present to vote on a recommendation to the full Medical Board. Rather than deferring a vote, Medical Board President Michael Schottenstein enlarged the size of the…
The State Medical Board of Ohio has a statutory duty to consider requests to add a disease or condition as a qualifying medical condition for the purposes of recommending medical cannabis. The Medical Board promulgated rules in September 2017 which listed the process that it…
Ohio recently passed Sub. Senate Bill 263, the Notary Modernization Act. It will take effect on September 20, 2019. This will allow the Secretary of State to authorize notaries public who are Ohio residents to perform notarizations online using live video links, electronic signatures, and…
On May 20, 2019, Governor Mike DeWine signed Executive Order 2019-16D. The Governor created a working group to determine if the State Medical Board of Ohio thoroughly and properly investigated and responded to allegations of sexual abuse by Richard Strauss. The working group, however, ran…
Ohio has taken a significant step toward making it easier for military families to obtain professional licenses within the state. Military families often face difficulties when they move from one state to another, which can happen every few years. For service members and spouses not…
When you apply for a professional license in Ohio, you are required to prove that you are suitable for that license. However, once you have a license, an agency may only take that license away including by denying a renewal application if it proves you…
This post is a guest post from Beverly Nelson of Stand Up for Caregivers. Ms. Nelson may be reached at beverly@standupforcaregivers.org. Knowing how to help a senior loved one cope after losing their spouse is an enormous job, and it can come with so many…
