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10/04/2018

Ohio Board of Pharmacy Files Proposed HME Rules

Deadline to Submit Comments is 10/17/18

 

The Ohio State Board of Pharmacy has filed proposed rules for Home Medical Equipment (HME) services. The Board of Pharmacy assumed duties of administering HME licensure and registration on Jan. 21, 2018 when the Ohio Respiratory Care Board was abolished in HB 49, the state's general Biennial Budget Bill, for the 132nd Ohio General Assembly.  The Ohio Respiratory Care Board transferred its Home Medical Equipment duties to the Ohio Board of Pharmacy and its Respiratory Care duties to the State Medical Board of Ohio.

The State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy is seeking public input on the following rules:   

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The Business Impact Analysis, along with a copy of the rules, can be accessed here: www.pharmacy.ohio.gov/proposed

Comments on the proposed rules will be accepted until close of business on October 17, 2018. Please send all comments to the following email address: Ali.Simon@pharmacy.ohio.gov.

In addition, please copy your comments to: CSIPublicComments@governor.ohio.gov

OAMES will be reviewing and submitting comments on behalf of members but we encourage all HME providers operating in Ohio to review and comment as well.  Ms. Simon will be speaking at the OAMES 38th Annual Meeting & Exhibition in Columbus on Oct. 23 providing an overview of the proposed rule changes and update on the implementation timeline.  For information on the annual conference, go to this website's HomePage and Calendar. 

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