State Medical Board of Ohio Announces New and Amended Rules
Effective November 30, 2010
This message is to update you on rules recently adopted by the State Medical Board of Ohio.
The following rules have been officially adopted by the State Medical Board of Ohio, with an effective date of November 30, 2010. The rules had been the subject of a public hearing on September 27, 2010.
1. The following rule is amended to allow a psychiatrist to prescribe to a patient whom the psychiatrist has not personally examined, when specified requirements are met.
4731-11-09 Prescribing to persons not seen by the physician.
2. As of November 30, 2010, the following rules concerning sexual misconduct will be applicable to ALL MEDICAL BOARD LICENSEES.
4731-26-01 Definitions (related to sexual misconduct).
4731-26-03 Violations, miscellaneous.
The full text of the rules are available from the State Medical Board of Ohio, 30 East Broad Street, 3rd Floor, Columbus, OH 43215-6127, on the Medical Board’s website and from the Register of Ohio website. At some time in the future, they will also be available via the Ohio Administrative Code.
Please direct questions concerning the rules to:
Sallie Debolt
General Counsel
State Medical Board of Ohio
30 E. Broad St., 3rd Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-6127
(614) 644-7021