173.832 Rule covering administrative fees.

(A) Once a year or, at the discretion of the department of aging, at more frequent intervals, the department shall determine the amount, if any, that each Ohio’s best Rx program participant will be charged as an administrative fee to be used in paying the administrative costs of the program. The fee, which shall not exceed one dollar per transaction, shall be specified in rules adopted under section 173.83 of the Revised Code. In adopting the rules, the department shall specify a fee that results in an amount that equals or is less than the amount needed to cover the administrative costs of the Ohio’s best Rx program when added to the sum of the following:

(1) The amount resulting from the program administration percentage, if the department determines a program administration percentage in rules adopted under section 173.83 of the Revised Code;

(2) The investment earnings of the Ohio’s best Rx program fund created by section 173.85 of the Revised Code;

(3) Any amounts accepted by the department as donations to the Ohio’s best Rx program fund.

(B) Once a year or, at the discretion of the department, at more frequent intervals, the department shall report the methodology underlying the determination of the administrative fee to the Ohio’s best Rx program council.

Effective Date: 07-01-2007