Category Archives: Ohio

A Tale of Two (or More) Types of Physician Terminations: Ohio Muddles the Responsibility for Notifying Patients When Their Doctor Departs

By David Kopans on March 12th, 2013 Posted in Hospitals, Ohio, Physician Practice, Regulatory Compliance

On March 22, 2013, a new Ohio law will go into effect that seeks to clarify who must notify a patient that his or her physician’s employment has been terminated. Under Ohio Revised Code Section 4731.228, the “health care entity” that employs a physician is now responsible for notifying the physician’s patients that the physician’s… Continue Reading

Ohio’s Proposed Budget

By Squire Sanders on March 22nd, 2011 Posted in Ohio

Last week, Ohio Governor John Kasich announced his proposal to balance Ohio’s budget (the Blue Book). Because the Ohio budget is in large part reserved for Medicaid, health care changes play a significant role in the new budget plan. The slides below are from a presentation summarizing Kasich’s budget plan. The plan is merely an… Continue Reading