This statement highlights existing law and is intended for the benefit of practitioners and the public to promote better understanding of the laws governing the practice of medicine, nursing, and pharmacy.
Introduction
As with the rest of the country, the number of retail IV therapy clinics is increasing in Ohio. Many of the clinics are adopting business and/or practice models without realizing the selection, prescribing, preparation, and administration of IV therapy constitutes the practice of medicine, nursing, and pharmacy. Because of the concern over the proliferation of retail IV therapy clinics, the lack of any industry-specific guidelines, and the potential harm to the citizens of this state, the State Medical Board of Ohio, the Ohio Board of Pharmacy, and the Ohio Board of Nursing (collectively the “Boards”) have issued this joint regulatory statement. This regulatory statement is based upon existing Ohio laws and rules governing the scope and standards of care and compounding of drugs that are performed by individuals within these clinics.