February 17,
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The State Medical Board office will be closed on Monday, February 20 in observance of the state holiday. We will reopen on Tuesday, February 21 at 8 a.m.
February 10,
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The Medical Board has resolved the technical issue with the incoming calls. Thank you for your patience.
February 10,
2023 870 870
The State Medical Board is currently experiencing technical issues answering incoming phone calls. We will provide notification when the issue is resolved. To contact the Medical Board, please use the information below:
Licensure department: license@med.ohio.gov.
Complaint intake team: complaints@med.ohio.gov.
General inquiries: contact@med.ohio.gov.
February 9,
2023 1962 1962
On Wednesday, February 8, the board voted to adopt new telehealth rules. Along with Ohio’s telehealth law in Sub. HB 122 (134th G.A.) (in particular R.C. 4743.09) which became effective on March 23, 2022, the rules expand telehealth for physicians (MD, DO, DPM), physician assistants, dietitians, respiratory care professionals and genetic counselors. The rules will go into effect on February 28, 2023.
Click here to read the adopted rules.
Click here to read R.C. 4743.09.
The standard of care for a telehealth visit must meet the standard of care for an in-person visit. If you intend to use telehealth in your practice, it is important that you review all rules and laws to ensure you remain in compliance. The board has also created a Telehealth Rules Document to highlight the changes that will be implemented.
As a reminder, the new telehealth rules govern practice in the state of Ohio, based on where the patient is located. The board has no jurisdiction over practice in another state.
If you have questions about the new rules, please email contact@med.ohio.gov.
February 8,
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To inform whether they should be added as qualifying conditions for Ohio’s Medical Marijuana Control Program, the State Medical Board of Ohio determined the following conditions will move forward for expert review and public comment:
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irritable bowel syndrome
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obsessive compulsive disorder
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autism spectrum disorder
Written public comment on these conditions will be accepted February 9 – February 24, 2023. Anyone may submit their comments by emailing MedicalMarijuana@med.ohio.gov.
Petition Process
On Wednesday, February 8, 2023, the board’s Medical Marijuana Committee met to review recently submitted petitions that asked the board to add to the list of conditions that can qualify patients to participate in Ohio’s Medical Marijuana Program. During the submission period, petitions were filed electronically through the state’s website, medicalmarijuana.ohio.gov. A petition needed to include (per Ohio Administrative Code 4731-32-05):
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The name and contact information
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Specific disease or condition requested to be added
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Information from experts who specialize in the study of the disease or condition
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Relevant medical or scientific evidence
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Consideration of whether conventional medical therapies are insufficient to treat or alleviate the disease or condition
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Evidence supporting the use of medical marijuana to treat or alleviate the disease or condition and other types of medical or scientific documentation
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Letters of support provided by physicians
The Medical Board received 10 petitions from November 1- December 31, 2022.
4 petitions failed to meet the statutory and rule requirements for consideration by the board. These petitions were recommended for rejection by the committee.
3 petitions failed to meet the statutory and rule requirements for consideration by the board. However, these petitions either explicitly petitioned for a condition already covered, or the petition was for a condition closely associated with a condition already covered.
The petitions for irritable bowel syndrome, obsessive compulsive disorder, and autism spectrum disorder will move forward for expert review since the board determined they met the requirements of new scientific information outlined in Ohio Administrative Code 4731-32-05. Petitions for autism were rejected by the board in 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. A petition for irritable bowel syndrome was rejected by the board in 2019.
Next Steps
For those petitions moving forward to expert review and public comment, the experts may include physicians who specialize in the named conditions, experts who have experience with medical marijuana programs in other states, etc. Petitions for the same condition will be combined for the reviews.
The committee will review the subject matter experts’ reports, and then make a recommendation to the full board for a vote to adopt/deny the petition to add the qualifying conditions. That full board vote is expected this summer.
The Medical Board’s rules (Ohio Administrative Code) for the qualifying conditions can be found here: http://codes.ohio.gov/oac/4731-32-05.
The next condition petition window will be November 1 – December 31, 2023.
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The Medical Board received 10 petitions for potential new qualifying conditions during the 2022 petition window. The Medical Board’s Medical Marijuana Committee is anticipated to meet February 8. At that meeting, the committee will decide which petitions will be considered. A final vote on new qualifying conditions is expected this summer.
Condition names as listed by the petitioners:
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Bipolar 2: Depression/Anxiety
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Chronic Migraine
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Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Uterine Cancer
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Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Anxiety
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
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Autism Spectrum Disorder
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DDD, Neuropathy, Depression
During the submission period (November 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022), petitions were filed electronically through the state’s website, medicalmarijuana.ohio.gov. Per Ohio Administrative Code 4731-32-05, a petition needs to include:
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The name and contact information
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Specific disease or condition requested to be added
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Information from experts who specialize in the study of the disease or condition
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Relevant medical or scientific evidence
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Consideration of whether conventional medical therapies are insufficient to treat or alleviate the disease or condition
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Evidence supporting the use of medical marijuana to treat or alleviate the disease or condition and other types of medical or scientific documentation
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Letters of support provided by physicians
Petitions that meet the requirements of OAC 4731-32-05 will proceed and be reviewed by subject matter experts. Petitions submitted for the same condition will be combined for the reviews. Any petition for a condition that has been previously reviewed by the board and rejected will not be considered by the board unless new scientific research that supports the request is offered.
The board’s committee will review the expert reports and then make a recommendation to the full board for a vote to adopt/deny a petition to add the qualifying condition under review. A full board vote is expected in summer 2023.
The Medical Board’s rules (Ohio Administrative Code) for the qualifying conditions can be found here: http://codes.ohio.-gov/oac/4731-32-05.
The next condition petition window is scheduled for November 1 – December 31, 2023.