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Immunity for Comfort Care Narrowed

02.02.2023 in Uncategorized

Late last year, the Tenth District Court of Appeals narrowed the application of the “comfort care” statute. Following this ruling, it remains imperative that healthcare professionals exercise independent medical judgment in end-of-life scenarios. Following a physician order is insufficient to grant a nurse or other…

Ohio OTPTAT Board Proposes “Safe Haven” Program for Licensees

05.07.2022 in Uncategorized

The Ohio Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Athletic Trainers Board is in the early stages of establishing a “safe haven” program for licensees and applicants and recently sent out a request for comment on draft administrative Rules. The proposed “safe haven” program would allow certain…

Racing Commission’s Mistake Leads to Reversal on Appeal

11.03.2022 in Uncategorized

Last year, the Ohio State Racing Commission suspended our client’s license for 180 days and imposed a $500.00 fine. We appealed. Upon appeal, Ohio law requires the agency, in this case the Racing Commission, to certify a complete record of its proceedings for the court…

Ohio Department of Education Announces the Reinstatement License

15.02.2022 in Uncategorized

Educators now have to opportunity to become properly certified, while completing the requirements to renew their expired associate or professional licenses. The Ohio Department of Education (“the Department”) recently announced that educators may be eligible for a one-year, nonrenewable Reinstatement License if they meet specified…

State Medical Board of Ohio Reopens 133 Investigations

12.03.2021 in Uncategorized

The fallout from The Ohio State University’s investigation of Dr. Richard Strauss’s decades-long and decades-old abuse continues. In 2019, by Executive Order 2019-16D, Governor DeWine created a working group to review the State Medical Board of Ohio’s investigation into Dr. Strauss. Following the Working Group’s…

Storage of Dangerous Drugs Requiring Refrigeration

28.01.2021 in Uncategorized

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…