Dan provides trusted counsel and advocacy to health care clients on a variety of matters, such as corporate compliance, provider credentialing, administrative proceedings and litigation. He also advises clients on practice formation and acquisition, as well as contract review and preparation. In recent years, Dan has helped health care companies and providers navigate through fraud and abuse investigations, antitrust reviews, and other white collar criminal matters. He is a frequent author and lecturer on telehealth and telemedicine issues.
Prior to joining Dinsmore, Dan practiced for nearly seven years with the State Medical Board of Ohio, where he advised board members and agency personnel on issues related to the Medical Practices Act of Ohio, Chapter 119 Administrative Procedures, and federal rules and regulations implicating the area of health care. His substantial regulatory experience enables him to bring a unique and insightful perspective to handling diverse and complex health care matters, and his thorough understanding of health care laws and policies helps him serve as a valuable resource to corporations, health care associations, hospitals, medical practices and individual practitioners.
In addition to his experience with federal and state health care regulatory agencies, Dan has successfully aided clients appearing before a number of other administrative or executive entities, including the Ohio Department of Commerce, Accountancy Board of Ohio, and the Ohio Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors. He previously served as an extern for the Legal Office of the Ohio governor, as well as the Business & Regulations Division of the Columbus city attorney’s office.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Daniel S. Zinsmaster
- You’ve Got (E-)Mail: Ohio Law Now Allows Licensing Agencies to Serve Disciplinary Actions Exclusively by Email - (Posted On Friday, December 15, 2023)
- Ohio Votes for the Decriminalization of Marijuana - (Posted On Wednesday, November 08, 2023)
- DEA Further Extends Telemedicine Prescribing Flexibilities - (Posted On Thursday, October 12, 2023)
- Fifth Circuit Court Keeps Abortion Medication Legal, But with Restrictions - (Posted On Wednesday, August 23, 2023)
- Contradictory Court Opinions Leave the Approval of Abortion Medication in Question - (Posted On Tuesday, April 18, 2023)
- Deja Vu or a Glitch in the Matrix: The End of the Public Health Emergency - (Posted On Monday, March 13, 2023)
- The FDA Gets Blunt: “New Regulatory Pathway for CBD is Needed” - (Posted On Tuesday, January 31, 2023)
- DOJ Clears the Way for USPS to Deliver Abortion Drugs by Mail - (Posted On Wednesday, January 18, 2023)
- Ohio Supreme Court Takes On Chevron Deference: Is It A Lump Of Coal In The Stockings Of State Administrative Agencies? - (Posted On Friday, January 06, 2023)
- Marijuana “Kind of” Legal in Kentucky - (Posted On Tuesday, November 22, 2022)
Daniel S. Zinsmaster is a Partner working in Dinsmore & Shohl’s health care practice. He was honored as an National Law Review Go-To Thought leader for his contributions to Ohio's decriminalization of hemp and hemp products and amendments to Ohio’s medical marijuana laws. His articles on the changing landscape of healthcare, especially as it relates to these controversial marijuana-based issues, help clarify a host of complicated changes in legislation and interpretation for National Law Review readers.