Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Nursing Board Update

The Ohio Board of Nursing met November 20-22, 2014.  The Board voted to approve favorable Consent Agreements to resolve the charges pending against numerous nursing clients of Graff & McGovern.  The Board also deliberated upon numerous Reports and Recommendations to resolve charges against nurses whose cases went to hearing instead of having the charges resolved through a Consent Agreement.  The Board’s Adjudication Orders in those cases illustrated the fact that the Board is not obligated to follow the Hearing Examiner’s Recommendations, which explains why the hearing option can often be an emotional roller coaster ride for nurses who are unable to settle the charges against them through a Consent Agreement.


At the November 2014 Board Meeting, the Board also voted to issue a Notice of Opportunity for Hearing to 97 nurses.  Those Notices will be mailed to the respective nurses via certified mail this week.  Any nurses receiving a Notice of Opportunity for Hearing  from the Board should strongly consider consulting with experienced legal counsel to protect their interests and they should be mindful of the need to submit a written hearing request to the Board no later than 30 days from the date the Board mailed the Notice.  The failure to comply with the 30-day deadline will leave a nurse with none of the rights afforded by Ohio Revised Code Chapter 119 and it will enable the Board to sanction the nurse’s license without obtaining any input and/or agreement from the nurse.



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