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May 2022 eNews
Updates & important information from the State Medical Board of Ohio
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Telehealth Update
The State Medical Board of Ohio has filed proposed telehealth rules with the Common Sense Initiative Office. Comments on the proposed rules must be received by May 31. Click here to view the details.
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Prescription Fraud Advisory
The Board of Pharmacy has received reports of fraudulent electronic prescriptions for promethazine with codeine throughout the state in the name of a Columbus-based physician assistant.
To help combat these fraudulent prescriptions, it is strongly recommended that pharmacies verify promethazine/codeine prescriptions with the practitioner’s office by means other than the phone numbers provided on the prescriptions. Additionally, pharmacies and/or pharmacists should report all incidents of prescription fraud to the Board of Pharmacy and local authorities. Reports to the Board of Pharmacy may be filed online by visiting: www.pharmacy.ohio.gov/complaint.
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Newly Adopted Rules
Rule 4731-38-01, regarding licenses issued or renewed under the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, becomes effective on May 31, 2022.
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CDC Health Advisory
Click here to download the CDC's Health Advisory regarding the availability and use of treatments for outpatients with mild to moderate COVID-19 who are at increased risk for severe outcomes of COVID-19.
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ODH Addresses Rising Syphilis Cases in Ohio
The Ohio Department of Health has provided guidance to help providers reverse the rising number of syphilis cases in adults and newborns. Click here to read the letter.
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ODH Information on Infant Formula Shortages
ODH's Assistant Medical Director, Tabitha Jones-McKnight, DO, MPH has written a letter on behalf of the Ohio WIC Program addressing the recent shortage of infant formula. Click here to read the letter.
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COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Communications Toolkit
The Ohio Department of Health has created a communications toolkit to help providers continue to educate and inform patients about the importance of the COVID-19 vaccine booster in ongoing protection against COVID-19.
Click the image to view the toolkit.
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Well-Being Checkup And Referral Engagement Service
The Well-Being Checkup and Referral Engagement Service (Well-Being CARE Service) is a
simple, free, and anonymous checkup of mental and emotional health for licensed health care workers, including those in training. Stress, anxiety, and the pressures of day-to-day life affect us all. Sometimes those pressures can negatively affect our happiness and disposition, our relationships with others, our job satisfaction, and even our feelings and beliefs about ourselves. The first step is a voluntary and completely anonymous questionnaire designed to help you assess your current state of mental health and well-being. Once completed, a licensed mental health professional will review your questionnaire and provide you with a personalized response that includes, should you be interested in pursuing them, vetted services that are available throughout Ohio in person and via telehealth.
Click here for more information about this
free, and anonymous checkup for health care professionals' mental and emotional health. |
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Monthly Formal Action reports include summary descriptions of the disciplinary actions initiated and the disciplinary sanctions imposed by the Medical Board at its monthly meeting. Reports also contain updated information regarding changes in probationary monitoring requirements, reinstatement of licenses following suspension, and status reports of cases on appeal through the courts.
Click here to view the April formal action report.
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Licensee obligation to complete death certificates
When an individual dies under natural causes the attending physician is to sign the death certificate within forty-eight hours after the death. Read the Medical Board's policy statement and FAQs here. |
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Ohio prescribers are required to include the diagnosis code on all controlled substance prescriptions per 4729:5-5-15 of the Ohio Administrative Code. |
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COVID-19 resources
The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) is leading Ohio’s pandemic response. If you have questions or concerns about their programs, please use the links below. SMBO will continue to share information from ODH as it is received.
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Stay in touch with us!
#didyouknow the Medical Board has Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube accounts? Follow our pages for news, updates, videos and more. |
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Need to check the expiration date of your license?
eLicense.ohio.gov
24/7 access & instant verification
no need to log in, simply search by name
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Office Closure
The Medical Board’s office will be closed on Monday, May 30 and Monday, June 20 in observance of the state holidays. |
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UPCOMING MEETINGS
June 7 – Respiratory Care Advisory Council
June 8 – Board Meeting
Meetings are in-person. They are shared as a courtesy via livestream on our YouTube channel.
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Duty to report obligation
Licensees have statutory and ethical duties to report certain misconduct to the board.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The board has created FAQ documents to address questions on specific rules and protocol.
FAQs >
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