February's Legislative Update

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.

Responding to Legislative Initiatives Resulting
from Supreme Court Decision on Abortion

Last month, OSMA sent a communication out to all our members after the Dobbs decision that highlighted our current policies on abortion related issues and our advocacy at that time. Our Government Relations team and OSMA leadership wanted to reaffirm for you that OSMA is focusing our efforts on legislative initiatives that are currently pending (or may be forthcoming in the future) as a result of the Dobbs decision.

We now seek to connect with numerous specialties to get a deeper understanding of the overall impact and potential clinical and medical ramifications of these legislative initiatives. We hope to gather useful information from physicians from many different specialties all over the state, which our Advocacy team can then use when discussing the specifics of these proposals with elected officials.

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NOTE: New Date!
OSMA Advocacy Bootcamp
now scheduled for Oct. 6, 2022

Mark your calendar for the evening of October 6 for our virtual event (free to OSMA members) to address ways to become more involved in the advocacy process.

Reminder about Electronic Prescriptions
House Bill 193

Effective September 21, schedule II controlled substances must be dispensed upon an electronic prescription. Exceptions for oral or written prescriptions are permitted in certain circumstances.

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