OSMA continues to work diligently behind the scenes on legislative and regulatory issues that impact your practice—making sure the collective voice of Ohio physicians is heard.

State Budget Bill Update:
House Approves HB 110, Sends to Senate

This week’s approval of the House version of the state operating budget represents one of the swiftest omnibus hearings on the two-year spending bill in Ohio’s recent history. The budget bill contains several provisions related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a proposed 2% state income tax cut, and language that addresses funding of K-12 state schools. Additionally, HB 110 includes $1 million in proposed funding of a 2-year pilot program for the Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services pertaining to use of lockable or tamper-evident containers for schedule II drugs.

OSMA is also working with the Department of Medicaid, pharmacy board, and the state administration to tighten and fine-tune proposed budget language related to the dispensing of smoking cessation drugs.

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Medical Board's April Meeting Highlights

The State Medical Board of Ohio met on April 14, 2021. Here are the topic highlights from the meeting, including: light-based medical devices, ICD-10/pain prescribing resources, license renewal deadline reminders, and a call for medical experts to help review quality of care issues and other medical review needs. 

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