The board has created a one-hour course designed to educate physicians and podiatrists on the duty to report to the State Medical Board of Ohio. It features a nationally renowned psychiatrist, dedicated board member, board staff and a patient’s experience with failure to report. The video is divided into three distinct sections: duty to report, sexual misconduct and how to report. At the end of each section, you will have the opportunity to evaluate what you learned through a review of questions and answers. A link to the video, additional information and helpful links are on our website.
A certificate of completion will be provided for your records. As with all CME, records of completion should be kept in case of an audit (OAC 4731-10-08.)
As a licensee of the Medical Board, you have a statutory and ethical duty to report misconduct. Examples of misconduct include, but are not limited to, sexual misconduct, impairment, practice below the minimal standards of care, and improper prescribing of controlled substances.
If the board discovers you failed to report a colleague’s misconduct, you can be ordered to pay fines up to $20,000. If you have observed inappropriate behavior or suspect another health care professional or colleague has crossed sexual boundaries with a patient, you should contact your local law enforcement immediately and file a complaint with the State Medical Board.
To file a complaint you can visit med.ohio.gov, call the board’s confidential complaint hotline at 1-833-333-SMBO (7626) or visit elicense.ohio.gov. Remember, provisions in the Ohio Revised Code make all complaints received by the board confidential.