Prepared by Jeffrey Fortkamp, Esq., Attorney at Graff & McGovern, LPA In Ohio, licensed physicians have a duty to report misconduct to the State Medical Board of Ohio. For physicians licensed in the state of Ohio, there are technically two duties to report misconduct: 1)…
Prepared by Jeffrey Fortkamp, Esq., Attorney at Graff & McGovern, LPA In Ohio, licensed physicians have a duty to self-report to the State Medical Board of Ohio within THIRTY DAYS of committing or participating in criminal conduct or sexual misconduct. There is a lot to…
Prepared by Jeffrey Fortkamp, Esq., Attorney at Graff & McGovern, LPA States are authorized under the United States Constitution to establish laws and regulations protecting the health, safety, and general welfare of their citizens.[1] To protect the public from the unprofessional, improper, unlawful, or incompetent…
Prepared by Jeffrey Fortkamp, Esq., Attorney at Graff & McGovern, LPA Back in 1964, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed an Ohio Supreme Court opinion and held that a film with an explicit love scene was not obscene. In his now famous statement on pornography, Justice…
Prepared by: Jeffrey Fortkamp, Esq. Back in July 2025, we shared with you Finally, a Path Forward: Ohio Board of Nursing Opens the Door to Lifting Permanent Practice Restrictions. As a new associate with the Firm and having recently assisted several nurses with their application…
Prepared by: Brandon M. Smith, Esq. & Simone Armour Graff & McGovern, LPA recently obtained reversals in two separate Ohio administrative appeals—decisions that highlight practical constraints on agency action and the importance of a complete record on review. 1) Hancock County Common Pleas reverses “substantiated…
Prepared by: Jim McGovern Esq. & Simone Armour For decades, the Ohio Board of Nursing (OBN) held firm: Permanent Practice Restrictions (PPRs) were just that, permanent. Nurses who had served their discipline, satisfied monitoring conditions, and proven rehabilitation were still left with career-long limitations, no…
Effective April 30, 2025, The State Medical Board of Ohio has amended Rule 4731-31-01, marking a significant shift in how physicians and physician assistants are expected to evaluate and clear youth athletes following a concussion. What Changed? The 2022 Amsterdam Consensus Statement on Concussion in…
Prepared By: Jim McGovern Esq., & Simone Armour During the five minutes it takes to read this article, someone in the U.S. will die from a drug overdose—and there’s nearly a 72% chance it’s fentanyl-related.[1] Healthcare workers are not immune to this crisis. In fact,…
Prepared By: Jim McGovern, Esq. & Simone Armour Effective March 21, 2025, the Ohio Board of Nursing (“OBN”) has adopted a new enforcement posture based on authority that has existed in the statute since at least September 2024. Specifically, the OBN is now fully exercising…
