Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) Any person may determine the time and
place of all regularly scheduled meetings and the time, place, and purpose of
all special meetings by:
(1) Writing the
state medical board of Ohio (hereinafter, "board") at its business
address;
(2) Calling the board at
its business office during normal business hours;
(3) Checking the board's public
website.
(B) A
representative of the news media may obtain notice of all special meetings by
requesting that notice be provided and supplying a regular mail or electronic
mail address.
(1) If a special meeting not of
an emergency nature, the board shall notify all media representatives who have
requested notice of the meeting by doing at least one of the following:
(a) Sending written notice, by regular mail
or electronic mail, no later than twenty-four hours prior to the special
meeting;
(b) Notifying
representatives by telephone no later than twenty-four hours prior to the
special meeting. Telephone notice shall be complete if a message has been left
for the representative, or if, after reasonable effort, the board has been
unable to provide telephone notice;
(c) Informing the representative personally
no later than twenty-four hours prior to the special meeting.
(2) If a special meeting of an
emergency nature requiring immediate official action is scheduled, the board
shall notify all media representatives who have requested notice of such
meeting of the time, place and purpose of the meeting by providing notice as
described in paragraph (B)(2) of this rule, or by notifying the clerk of the
state house press room. In such event, the notice shall be given immediately
upon the meeting date and time being
scheduled.
(C) Persons
who have requested, in writing, advance notification of all meetings of the
board at which specific public matters are scheduled to be discussed shall be
placed on the board's agenda mailing list. The board shall, within a reasonable
time prior to each meeting, send to those persons on the list either an agenda
of the meeting by regular mail or a notice via electronic mail that the agenda
is posted on the board's website. The board may assess a reasonable fee, not to
exceed the cost of copying and mailing, for notices via regular mail.
