Posted Date: October 9, 2014 | Categories: Columbus Personal Injury Lawyer, Credentialing, Health Care & Businesses, Licensure & Disciplinary, Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect
Before September 15, 2014, a loophole in Ohio’s sex offender registration and notification laws allowed for sex offenders to live in nursing homes without the knowledge of the home’s other residents. The law required the notification of anyone living within one thousand feet of the residence of a registered sex offender, as well as those […]
READ MOREPosted Date: October 3, 2014 | Categories: Credentialing, Health Care & Businesses, Licensure & Disciplinary
The Ohio Board of Nursing (Board) will appoint members to the 2015 Advisory Groups during the November 2014 Board meeting. If you are interested, please complete the application on the web site (www.nursing.ohio.gov) and return it to the Board office by 5:00 p.m. Friday, October 31, 2014.
READ MOREPosted Date: September 30, 2014 | Categories: Columbus Personal Injury Lawyer, Columbus Workers Compensation Attorney, Contracts, Credentialing, Health Care & Businesses, Individuals, Licensure & Disciplinary, Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect, Social Security Disability, State Employee Disability (OPERS & STRS)
A new rule from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) taking effect Oct. 6 reclassifies hydrocodone combination products as Schedule II controlled substances, establishing restrictions that will require considerable changes to prescribing practices.
READ MOREPosted Date: September 26, 2014 | Categories: Columbus Personal Injury Lawyer, Contracts, Credentialing, Health Care & Businesses, Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect
SANDUSKY – Serving Our Seniors, a non-profit adult advocacy group, will host a state-wide symposium: “Understanding Financial Elder Abuse: the Crime, the Shame and the Solution.” The event will be 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 10 at the Kalahari Convention Center, 7000 Kalahari Drive, Sandusky.
READ MOREPosted Date: June 29, 2014 | Categories: Contracts, Credentialing, Licensure & Disciplinary, Mediation
The State Medical Board of Ohio has issued draft Rule 4731-11-12, which establishes treatment parameters for prescribes who treat opiate addiction with office-based treatment buprenorphine products, including Suboxone. The Board indicates the need for regulation is urgent, as such products are being diverted at alarming levels. Law enforcement officials also report that some prescribers are setting up “pill […]
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