Dr. Death, The Shrink Next Door, social media influencers suing their plastic surgeons for bad behavior ⸺ physician misconduct is a hot topic right now. But misconduct reporting obligations are not new. Ohio has long required various health and wellness professionals (and the entities employing them) to report misconduct. While specific reporting obligations vary by profession, the laws governing mandatory reporting of misconduct are gaining more attention by the licensure governing boards, patients, and lawyers ⸺ perhaps because of the recent influx of media scrutiny and public awareness.
