Ohio Revised Code 4731.30 and Ohio Administrative Code 4731-32-03 require each physician with a Certificate to Recommend (CTR) Medical Marijuana to submit an annual report to the State Medical Board of Ohio (SMBO).
To collect the annual report data, the SMBO emailed a survey to all certified physicians for them to give their professional opinion on the effectiveness of medical marijuana for the conditions for which it has been recommended.
To remain in compliance with Ohio law, physicians with a CTR must respond to the 2022 survey even if they have not made any recommendations. All responses must be received by Sunday, July 31.
If you have already taken the survey, no further action is required. Please do not submit the survey more than once.
As a reminder, any physician holding a CRT will remain active when they renew their license unless they make the choice to inactivate it during their renewal process. Physicians who no longer want to make recommendations can now surrender their CTR with no formal SMBO action. The SMBO has added an option in the renewal process to renew a physician license without renewing their CTR. If the option is selected, the physician’s license number will drop the “CTR” suffix and the CTR endorsement will be given an inactive status.
Please email license@med.ohio.gov with questions.