December 9,
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The State Medical Board of Ohio will livestream its Policy Committee (9:00 a.m.) and Board Meeting (10:00 a.m.) on Wednesday, December 9.
These open meetings will be shared publicly via livestreams on the board's YouTube channel. The agendas can be viewed here.
December 7,
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The State Medical Board of Ohio will livestream its Dietetics and Respiratory Care Advisory Council meetings. These open meetings will both be shared publicly via the board's YouTube page.
Dietetics Advisory Council 12/7, 2:00 p.m. agenda
Respiratory Care Advisory Council 12/8, 2:00 p.m. agenda
December 7,
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The Sexual Misconduct Committee is scheduled to attend the Governor’s Working Group virtual meeting tomorrow, December 8 at 9:00 a.m. Complete meeting details can be found here.
WHERE: Join Microsoft Teams Meeting OR Call 614-721-2972 and enter Conference ID: 102 278 006#
WHEN: Tuesday, December 8, 2020 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
December 4,
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Please be advised that the State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy reported an email phishing scam has been sent to their licensees. The sender claims to represent the Board of Pharmacy and created a website that mimics the Pharmacy Board’s site as an additional step to deceive licensees. Read the alert here.
November 20,
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The State Medical Board of Ohio established Nov. 1, 2020 - Dec. 31, 2020 as the third submission period for petitions to add a qualifying medical condition to the Medical Marijuana Control Program. Petitions can be filed electronically through the state's website here.
Petitions need to include (per Ohio Administrative Code 4731-32-05):
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The name and contact information
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Specific disease or condition requested to be added
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Information from experts who specialize in the study of the disease or condition
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Relevant medical or scientific evidence
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Consideration of whether conventional medical therapies are insufficient to treat or alleviate the disease or condition
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Evidence supporting the use of medical marijuana to treat or alleviate the disease or condition and other types of medical or scientific documentation
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Letters of support provided by physicians
To view past petitions and supporting documents, click here.
November 10,
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The November 2020 issue of the Medical Board's eNews is available:
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updated regulations
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check your expiration date
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license renewals impacted by COVID
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reminder regarding extortion scam
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petition to add qualifying condition
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rules filed with the Common Sense Initiative Office, comments due 11/6
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board seeks subject matter experts (family medicine, internal medicine and pain management and medical marijuana)
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COVID-19 updates
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Ohio Statewide Pediatric Low Vision Directory
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office closures
November 9,
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