(h) The Interstate Commission shall provide public notice of all meetings and all meetings shall be open to the public. (B) No license or certificate from the state medical board is required by a physician who comes into this state to practice medicine at a free-of-charge camp accredited by the SeriousFun children's network that specializes in providing therapeutic recreation, as defined in section 2305.231 of the Revised Code, for individuals with chronic illnesses as long as all of the following apply: (1) The physician provides documentation to the medical director of the camp that the physician is licensed and in good standing to practice medicine in another state; (2) The physician provides services only at the camp or in connection with camp events or camp activities that occur off the grounds of the camp; (3) The physician receives no compensation for the services; (4) The physician provides those services within this state for not more than thirty days per calendar year; (5) The camp has a medical director who holds an unrestricted license to practice medicine issued in accordance with division (A) of this section. (c) The overhead expenses of and the income from the practice are distributed in accordance with methods previously determined by members of the group. The Board members reviewed the scope of practice for Physicians Assistants, ruled on licensure applications,and most importantly for the clients that our firm represent, the Medical Board made final determinations in disciplinary matters. (D) The council shall meet at least four times each year and at other times as may be necessary to carry out its responsibilities. (b) If a license granted to a physician by the member board in the state of principal license is revoked, surrendered or relinquished in lieu of discipline, or suspended, then all licenses issued to the physician by member boards shall automatically be placed, without further action necessary by any member board, on the same status. The Compact creates another pathway for licensure and does not otherwise change a state's existing Medical Practice Act. Other violations include conviction of a felony and the commission of fraud billing for a procedure that was not performed, for example.The board does not handle fee disputes or complaints about wait times, rude staff, health insurance or the release of medical records.The board asks that you file your complaint in writing.Complaint forms are available on med.ohio.gov. Attorney Beth Collis, of Collis Law Group LLC, was quoted in a Medscape article titled The Dangers of a Medical Board Investigation: How to Protect Yourself. If a license has been suspended pursuant to this division for two years or less, it may be reinstated. All vouchers of the state medical board shall be approved by the board's president, the board's executive director, or another person authorized by the board. More Local Journalism to Love Start today for 50% off Expires 4/30/23. 8.4(h). "Alternative medical treatment" does not include treatment with an investigational drug, product, or device under section 4731.97 of the Revised Code. (5) A civil penalty imposed under division (B)(3)(a) of this section or paid under division (B)(3)(b) of this section shall be in an amount specified by the board of not more than five thousand dollars. (e) Any member state may investigate actual or alleged violations of the statutes authorizing the practice of medicine in any other member state in which a physician holds a license to practice medicine. (C) For each drug prescribed or personally furnished under this section, the physician shall do all of the following: (1) Provide the patient with information concerning the drug for the purpose of sharing the information with the individual, including directions for use of the drug and any side effects, adverse reactions, or known contraindications associated with the drug; (2) Recommend to the patient that the individual seek treatment from a health professional; (3) Document all of the following in the patient's record: (a) The name of the drug prescribed or furnished and its dosage; (b) That information concerning the drug was provided to the patient for the purpose of sharing the information with the individual; (c) If known, any adverse reactions the individual experiences from treatment with the drug. Except as provided in section 4731.10 of the Revised Code, the directory shall be the sole source for verifying that a person holds a current, valid certificate or license issued by the board. Apr 24, 2023. What does the board do with those complaints? I disagree. (E) This chapter does not prohibit the administration of drugs by any of the following: (1) An individual who is licensed or otherwise specifically authorized by the Revised Code to administer drugs; (2) An individual who is not licensed or otherwise specifically authorized by the Revised Code to administer drugs, but is acting pursuant to the rules for delegation of medical tasks adopted under section 4731.053 of the Revised Code; (3) An individual specifically authorized to administer drugs pursuant to a rule adopted under the Revised Code that is in effect on April 10, 2001, as long as the rule remains in effect, specifically authorizing an individual to administer drugs. SECTION 12. (C) A communication between a physician and a mental health professional made under this section shall not be considered a breach of confidentiality between a physician or psychologist or other mental health professional and a patient or a waiver of a testimonial privilege by the patient. ENFORCEMENT OF INTERSTATE COMPACT. The certificate may not be extended. At the discretion of the board, the information may be included on the application for renewal or on an accompanying page. In the absence of fraud or bad faith, the state medical board, a current or former board member, an agent of the board, a person formally requested by the board to be the board's representative, an employee of the board, or a provider of educational and assessment services selected by the board for the quality intervention program shall not be held liable in damages to any person as the result of any act, omission, proceeding, conduct, or decision related to official duties undertaken or performed pursuant to this chapter. (3) A certificate to recommend expires according to the renewal schedule established in rules adopted under section 4731.301 of the Revised Code and may be renewed in accordance with the procedures established in those rules. 731.202. (C) The monitoring organization shall do all of the following pursuant to the contract: (1) Receive any report of suspected practitioner impairment, including a report made under division (B)(2) of section 4730.32, division (B)(2) of section 4731.224, section 4759.13, division (B)(2) of section 4760.16, section 4761.19, division (B)(2) of section 4762.16, division (B)(2) of section 4774.16, or section 4778.17 of the Revised Code; (2) Notify a practitioner who is the subject of a report received under division (C)(1) of this section that the report has been made and that the practitioner may be eligible to participate in the program conducted under this section; (3) Receive from the board a referral regarding an applicant, as described in section 4731.253 of the Revised Code; (4) Evaluate the records of an applicant who is the subject of a referral received under division (C)(3) of this section, in particular records from another jurisdiction regarding the applicant's prior treatment for impairment or current monitoring; (5) Determine whether a practitioner reported or applicant referred to the monitoring organization is eligible to participate in the program and notify the practitioner or applicant of the determination; (6) In the case of a practitioner reported by a treatment provider, notify the treatment provider of the eligibility determination; (7) Report to the board any practitioner or applicant who is determined ineligible to participate in the program; (8) Refer an eligible practitioner who chooses to participate in the program for evaluation by a treatment provider approved by the board under section 4731.25 of the Revised Code, unless the report received by the monitoring organization was made by an approved treatment provider and the practitioner has already been evaluated by the treatment provider; (9) Monitor the evaluation of an eligible practitioner; (10) Refer an eligible practitioner who chooses to participate in the program to a treatment provider approved by the board under section 4731.25 of the Revised Code; (11) Establish, in consultation with the treatment provider to which a practitioner is referred, the terms and conditions with which the practitioner must comply for continued participation in and successful completion of the program; (12) Report to the board any practitioner who does not complete evaluation or treatment or does not comply with any of the terms and conditions established by the monitoring organization and the treatment provider; (13) Perform any other activities specified in the contract with the board or that the monitoring organization considers necessary to comply with this section and sections 4731.252 to 4731.254 of the Revised Code. (e) An expedited license shall be valid for a period consistent with the licensure period in the member state and in the same manner as required for other physicians holding a full and unrestricted license within the member state. And how? (d) To the applicant's knowledge, no federal agency, medical society, medical association, or branch of the United States military has investigated or taken action against the applicant. (4) "Device" means a medical device that is intended for use in the diagnosis or treatment of a disease or medical condition. (1) "Federally qualified health center" has the same meaning as in section 3701.047 of the Revised Code. A hospital can report disciplinary action it has taken against a doctor; so can other agencies such as the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. (2) "Affiliated physician group practice" means a medical practice that consists of one or more physicians authorized under this chapter to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery and that is affiliated with an academic medical center to further the objectives described in divisions (A)(1)(a) to (c) of this section. The State Medical Board of Ohio is reopening 91 sexual assault cases against physicians and other licensed medical professionals that were previously closed. (I) Report to the board the identity of any practitioner who suffers a relapse at any time during or following aftercare. (G) The program in which a certificate holder participates shall obtain from each patient or patient's parent or legal guardian written consent to any medical or surgical procedure or course of procedures in which the certificate holder participates. Failure to provide service of process to the Interstate Commission shall render a judgment or order void as to the Interstate Commission, the Compact, or promulgated rules. (C) The board shall, upon the favorable vote of three members, allow the parties or their counsel the opportunity to present oral arguments on the proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law of the hearing examiner prior to the board's final action. (4) The arrangement meets any other requirements that the state medical board applies in rules adopted under section 4731.70 of the Revised Code. (C) The holder of a valid training certificate shall be entitled to perform such acts as may be prescribed by or incidental to the holder's internship, residency, or clinical fellowship program, but the holder shall not be entitled otherwise to engage in the practice of podiatric medicine and surgery in this state. Nothing in this division affects the immunity from civil liability conferred by that section upon a physician who makes either type of report in accordance with division (B) of that section. (C) A physician or podiatrist shall cooperate with the board of nursing in any investigation the board conducts with respect to a clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner who collaborates with the physician or podiatrist or with respect to a certified registered nurse anesthetist who practices with the supervision of the physician or podiatrist. The rules shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. (1) "Controlled substance" has the same meaning as in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code. (c) The remedies herein shall not be the exclusive remedies of the Interstate Commission. (b) Withdrawal from the Compact shall be by the enactment of a statute repealing the same, but shall not take effect until one (1) year after the effective date of such statute and until written notice of the withdrawal has been given by the withdrawing state to the governor of each other member state. (a) A physician shall designate a member state as the state of principal license for purposes of registration for expedited licensure through the Compact if the physician possesses a full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in that state, and the state is: 1) The state of principal residence for the physician, or, 2) The state where at least 25% of the practice of medicine occurs, or, 3) The location of the physician's employer, or. (D)(1) Except for actions constituting willful or wanton misconduct, a treating physician who recommends or treats an eligible patient with an investigational drug, product, or device in compliance with this section is not liable for or subject to any of the following for an action or omission related to treatment with the investigational drug, product, or device: damages in any civil action, prosecution in any criminal proceeding, or professional disciplinary action. (E) The requirements of this section do not apply to any of the following: (1) A physician rendering services to a patient on an episodic basis or in an emergency department or urgent care center, when it should not be reasonably expected that related medical services will be rendered by the physician to the patient in the future; (2) A medical director or other physician providing services in a similar capacity to a medical director to patients through a hospice care program licensed pursuant to section 3712.04 of the Revised Code. (D) The holder of a special activity certificate may practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery only in conjunction with the special activity, event, or program for which the certificate is issued. Minutes of board meetings, correspondence between the doctor and the board and legal documents are posted on the website as well. In the absence of fraud or bad faith, no person or organization that conducts an approved impaired practitioner treatment program, no member of such an organization, and no employee, representative, or agent of the treatment provider shall be held liable in damages to any person by reason of actions taken or recommendations made by the treatment provider or its employees, representatives, or agents. noose . (B)(1) "Assisted reproduction procedure performed without consent" means the performance of an assisted reproduction procedure by a health care professional who recklessly did any of the following: (a) Used either the professional's or a donor's human reproductive material when the patient on whom the procedure was performed did not consent to the use of the material from that person; (b) Failed to comply with the standards or requirements of sections 3111.88 to 3111.96 of the Revised Code, including the terms of the written consent form; (c) Misrepresented to the patient receiving the procedure any material information about the donor's profile, including the types of information listed in division (A)(2) of section 3111.93 of the Revised Code, or the manner or extent to which the material was used. (e) The liability of the executive director and employees of the Interstate Commission or representatives of the Interstate Commission, acting within the scope of such person's employment or duties for acts, errors, or omissions occurring within such person's state, may not exceed the limits of liability set forth under the constitution and laws of that state for state officials, employees, and agents. Can you get details on why a doctor was sanctioned by the board? (B)(1) Subject to division (B)(2) of this section, and notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or rule adopted by the state medical board, a physician may do either of the following without having examined an individual to whom epinephrine may be administered: (a) Personally furnish a supply of epinephrine autoinjectors for use in accordance with sections 3313.7110, 3313.7111, 3314.143, 3326.28, 3328.29, 3728.03 to 3728.05, and 5101.76 of the Revised Code; (b) Issue a prescription for epinephrine autoinjectors for use in accordance with sections 3313.7110, 3313.7111, 3314.143, 3326.28, 3328.29, 3728.03 to 3728.05, and 5101.76 of the Revised Code. For purposes of this division, "willfully betraying a professional confidence" does not include providing any information, documents, or reports under sections 307.621 to 307.629 of the Revised Code to a child fatality review board; does not include providing any information, documents, or reports under sections 307.631 to 307.6410 of the Revised Code to a drug overdose fatality review committee, a suicide fatality review committee, or hybrid drug overdose fatality and suicide fatality review committee; does not include providing any information, documents, or reports under sections 307.651 to 307.659 of the Revised Code to a domestic violence fatality review board; does not include providing any information, documents, or reports to the director of health pursuant to guidelines established under section 3701.70 of the Revised Code; does not include written notice to a mental health professional under section 4731.62 of the Revised Code; and does not include the making of a report of an employee's use of a drug of abuse, or a report of a condition of an employee other than one involving the use of a drug of abuse, to the employer of the employee as described in division (B) of section 2305.33 of the Revised Code. Then the cost is five cents a page, plus postage and shipping. (2) The board shall adopt and may amend guidelines regarding the amounts of civil penalties to be imposed under this section. SMBO Accepting Applications for Respiratory Care Advisory Council March 29. (b) A physician may redesignate a member state as state of principal license at any time, as long as the state meets the requirements of subsection (a). (2) A clinical research faculty certificate may be renewed for an additional three-year period. No amendment shall become effective and binding upon the Interstate Commission and the member states unless and until it is enacted into law by unanimous consent of the member states. March 6, 2020. (vii) The applicant has held previous academic appointments with or been employed by a health care organization that has a distinguished national or international reputation. The application shall be made on forms that the board shall furnish and shall be accompanied by an application fee of one hundred thirty dollars. The Board plays a critical role in impacting the safety of nursing care that touches virtually all Ohioans. The rules shall set forth criteria for assessing the board's accomplishments, activities, and performance data, including metrics detailing the board's revenues and reimbursements; budget distribution; investigation and licensing activity, including issuance of licenses and processing time frames; and enforcement data, including processing time frames. If there are no impaired practitioner committees in the county, the treatment provider shall report the practitioner's identity to the president or other designated member of the county medical society, osteopathic academy, or podiatric medical association. (5) "Direct physical oversight" means the supervising physician is in the same room directly observing the delegate's use of the light-based medical device. (c) If the defaulting state fails to cure the default, the defaulting state shall be terminated from the Compact upon an affirmative vote of a majority of the Commissioners and all rights, privileges, and benefits conferred by the Compact shall terminate on the effective date of termination. As used in this division, "false, fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading statement" means a statement that includes a misrepresentation of fact, is likely to mislead or deceive because of a failure to disclose material facts, is intended or is likely to create false or unjustified expectations of favorable results, or includes representations or implications that in reasonable probability will cause an ordinarily prudent person to misunderstand or be deceived. APPLICATION AND ISSUANCE OF EXPEDITED LICENSURE. (f) An expedited license obtained through the Compact shall be terminated if a physician fails to maintain a license in the state of principal licensure for a non disciplinary reason, without redesignation of a new state of principal licensure. (2) An epinephrine autoinjector personally furnished or prescribed under division (B)(1) of this section must be furnished or prescribed in such a manner that it may be administered only in a manufactured dosage form.