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The Ohio House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a proposal that authorizes registered nurses to determine and pronounce death.Under current state law, only physicians have the authority to pronounce death. That’s a potential problem, given the well-chronicled physician shortage that exists in the U.S., which is more acute in rural areas. Giving nurses this authority [...]

A trade group representing Ohio physicians supports proposed legislation that would require health insurance plans to cover colorectal cancer screenings for at-risk patients.The Ohio State Medical Association’s backing of the proposal puts it at odds with the Ohio Association of Health Plans, a trade group representing the state’s insurers, which opposes the legislation.Under the proposal, [...]

A bill that would expand insurance coverage for off-label drug usage has unanimously passed a vote in the Ohio House of Representatives.The House voted 97-0 in favor of House Bill 384, which would bring Ohio law up to federal standards regarding when insurers would be required to cover the use of off-label drugs, according [...]

The state’s leading nursing group praised a proposed law that it says would help to lessen the shortage of nursing instructors in Ohio.House Bill 457 would make it easier for nurses to work as faculty members while they pursue a certificate that allows them to write prescriptions, according to a statement from the Ohio [...]

A bill proposed in the Ohio House of Representatives would require insurance companies to formally notify health providers, pharmacists and consumers prior to changing what prescription drugs an health plan covers.Rep. Barbara Boyd, D-Cleveland and chair of the House Health Committee, introduced the proposal, House Bill 453. The bill applies to what are known as [...]

The Expo will feature more than 60 exhibitors covering all aspects of moving biomedical products from idea to market, including laboratory supplies, clinical trial support, contract manufacturing, product design and prototyping, marketing advice, regulatory and legal counsel, and more.

A recently proposed bill in the Ohio House of Representatives would require health insurance plans to cover colorectal-cancer tests for people older than 50 or at a high risk for the disease.

A Republican lawmaker has introduced a bill that would subject Medicaid recipients to random drug tests in order to receive benefits from the state-subsidized health program. Adult Medicaid beneficiaries who receive a second positive test for drugs or “an alcohol problem” would be terminated from Medicaid for six months under provisions of House Bill 440.

As promised, a Cincinnati lawmaker has introduced a bill that would increase the punishment for assaulting a nurse in the workplace. House Bill 450 calls for the punishment for assaulting a nurse to be ratcheted up to a fourth-degree felony.

Sensible Medical Innovations Ltd., an Israeli company developing a non-invasive device to monitor patients with congestive heart failure, is opening its first U.S. office in Columbus, Ohio, according to the Columbus Dispatch.