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Issues: November 8, 2016
Represent Ohio at the AAFP National Conference of Constituency Leaders
During NCCL, delegates will meet similar family physicians from across the United States, discuss and develop resolutions that shape AAFP policies, and have the chance to be elected for various leadership positions for the next NCCL or as a delegate to the annual AAFP Congress of Delegates. Read More
State Medical Board Sends another Round of Email Threats about OARRS
The November 3 emailed notices advise licensees that have been identified as potentially not having checked OARRS for at least one prescription of opioids or benzodiazepines during the month of September. Read More
Seeking Family Medicine Physicians
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OhioHealth is seeking family physicians for available opportunities in central Ohio in various practice settings ranging from urban to rural. OhioHealth, a family of not-for-profit, faith-based hospitals, has been serving patients in central Ohio since 1891. Its campuses are comprised of 11 award-winning hospitals and more than 200 neighborhood care sites within the central Ohio region.
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Make Plans to Attend the Health Care of Women and Integrative Health Conferences
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Register for the 24th Annual Primary Health Care of Women conference in December and save the date for the Creating a Space for Wellness: Integrative Health in Primary Care conference in March 2017 at the Kensington Hotel in Ann Arbor, MI. Read More
Public Hearing on Telemedicine Rules Scheduled for December 8
The rules are proposed to implement Section 4731.74 of the ORC by setting the standards for prescribing drugs to a patient who is at a different location from the physician and on whom the physician has never conducted an in-person examination. Read More
Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee Holds First Meeting
The group will be advising on the development of regulations to implement Ohio’s medical marijuana statute. All rules are to be developed by September 8, 2017, with programs operational by September 8, 2018. Read More