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...For purposes of this chapter, a dietary supplement shall be treated as a food. The director of agriculture shall administer and enforce sections 3715.80 to 3715.86 of the Revised Code and any rules adopted under those sections in accordance with Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code.

...The director of agriculture may adopt rules, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, to administer and enforce sections 3715.80 to 3715.86 of the Revised Code. If rules are adopted, the rules shall be no more restrictive than the regulations promulgated under the federal "Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act," 52 Stat. 1040 (1938), 21 U.S.C.A. 301, et seq., as amended.

...In addition to the conditions specified in section 3715.59 of the Revised Code, a dietary supplement is adulterated if it presents a significant or unreasonable risk of illness or injury under the conditions of use recommended or suggested in its labeling or, if there are no recommended or suggested conditions of use, under the ordinary conditions of use. If the director of agriculture finds or has cause to believe ...

...(A) A dietary supplement is not misbranded under section 3715.60 of the Revised Code solely because the label or labeling contains a statement that characterizes the relationship of a nutrient or dietary ingredient to a disease or health-related condition if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The statement does one of the following: (a) Claims a benefit related to a classical nutrient deficiency disease a...

...(A) As used in this section, "publication" includes a book chapter, article, or official abstract of a peer-reviewed scientific article prepared by the article's author or the editors of the publication in which the article is published. (B) A publication used in connection with a sale to consumers of a dietary supplement is not considered part of the label of the dietary supplement if the publication meets all of t...

...A dietary supplement is not considered a "food additive" within the meaning given in the federal "Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act," 21 U.S.C.A. 321(s), as amended.

...(A) As used in this section and in sections 3715.871, 3715.872, and 3715.873 of the Revised Code: (1) "Controlled substance" has the same meaning as in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Charitable pharmacy" has the same meaning as in section 3719.811 of the Revised Code. (3) "Health care facility" has the same meaning as in section 1337.11 of the Revised Code. (4) "Hospital" has the same meaning as i...

...(A) Any pharmacy, drug manufacturer, health care facility, or other person or government entity may donate or give prescription drugs to the drug repository program. Any person or government entity may facilitate the donation or gift of drugs to the program. Drugs may be donated or given only at a pharmacy, hospital, or nonprofit clinic participating in the program. (B) Any pharmacy, hospital, or nonprofit clinic m...

...(A) As used in this section, "health care professional" means any of the following who provide medical, dental, or other health-related diagnosis, care, or treatment: (1) Individuals authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatric medicine and surgery; (2) Registered nurses licensed under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code, includ...

...The state board of pharmacy shall adopt rules governing the drug repository program that establish all of the following: (A) Eligibility criteria for pharmacies, hospitals, and nonprofit clinics to participate in the program, including, in the case of nonprofit clinics, a definition of "underinsured person"; (B) Standards and procedures for accepting, safely storing, and distributing drugs donated or given; (C...

... U.S.C. 360, as amended. (C) "Pharmacy school" means a school, college, university, or other educational institution that operates a pharmacy program recognized and approved by the state board of pharmacy. (D) "Controlled substance" has the same meaning as in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code. (E) "Manufacturer of dangerous drugs," "terminal distributor of dangerous drugs," and "wholesale distributor of dang...

...s drug that has expired, to a pharmacy school. (B) A dangerous drug donation to a pharmacy school shall meet all of the following requirements: (1) The dangerous drug is not a controlled substance. (2) Each container in which a dangerous drug is donated contains a single national drug code number of that drug and no other drugs. (3) If the dangerous drug is of a type that deteriorates with time, the contain...

...(A) A pharmacy school may accept a donation of a dangerous drug if the donation is made in accordance with section 3715.89 of the Revised Code. (B) All of the following apply to a dangerous drug donated to a pharmacy school: (1) The dangerous drug shall be used solely for instructional purposes. (2) The dangerous drug shall not be sold or transferred for consideration of any kind. (3) In accordance with 21 ...

...The state board of pharmacy shall, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, adopt rules as necessary to give effect to sections 3715.89 and 3715.90 of the Revised Code.

...of the Revised Code, and any pharmacy school that accepts a dangerous drug donation under section 3715.90 of the Revised Code, shall not, in the absence of bad faith, be subject to any of the following for matters related to the donation or acceptance of the drug: criminal prosecution; liability in tort or other civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property; or professional liability.

...(A) Whoever violates section 3715.13 or 3715.38 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. (B) Whoever violates section 3715.22, 3715.25, or 3715.27 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. (C) Whoever violates section 3715.23 or 3715.34 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree. (D) Whoever violates section 3715.52 or 3715.65 of the Revised Code ...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Annual financial statement" means an insurer's statutorily required financial statement under the insurer's respective authorizing chapter of the Revised Code. (B) "Authorized control level risked-based capital" means authorized control level RBC as defined in sections 1753.31 and 3903.81 of the Revised Code. (C) "Cash equivalent" means a short-term, highly liquid investment tha...

...(A) This chapter, and any rules adopted under it, apply to entities organized under Chapters 1731., 1751., 3907., 3919., 3921., 3925., 3931., 3939., 3941., and 3953. of the Revised Code. (B) An insurer may apply to the superintendent for permission to make investments under this chapter, in lieu of making investments under any other section of the Revised Code. (C) In determining whether to permit an entity ...

...(A)(1) Unless otherwise established in accordance with divisions (A)(2) and (3) of this section, the amount of the minimum financial security benchmark for an insurer shall be the greatest of the following: (a) The authorized control level risk-based capital applicable to the insurer, as defined and set forth by sections 1753.31 to 1753.43 or 3903.81 to 3903.93 of the Revised Code, less the asset valuation re...

...(A) Subject to this chapter, an insurer making investments under this chapter may loan or invest its funds, and may buy, sell, hold title to, possess, occupy, pledge, convey, manage, protect, insure, and deal with its investments, property, and other assets to the same extent as any other person or corporation under the laws of this state and of the United States. (B) With respect to all of the insurer's inves...

...uidity; (b) Credit and default; (c) Systemic or market; (d) Interest rate; (e) Call, prepayment, and extension; (f) Currency; (g) Foreign sovereign. (8) The amount of the insurer's assets, capital and surplus, premium writings, insurance in force, and other appropriate characteristics; (9) The amount and adequacy of the insurer's reported liabilities; (10) The relationship of the expected cash flows of th...

...In acquiring, investing, exchanging, holding, selling, and managing investments under this chapter, an insurer shall establish and follow a written investment policy that shall be reviewed and approved by the insurer's board of directors on at least an annual basis. The content and format of an insurer's investment policy are at the insurer's discretion, but shall include written guidelines appropriate to the i...

...All of the following classes of investments may be counted for the purposes specified in section 3906.11 of the Revised Code, whether they are made directly or as a participant in a partnership, joint venture, or limited liability company: (A) Cash, and cash equivalents, in the direct possession of the insurer or on deposit with a financial institution regulated by any federal or state agency of the United St...

...(A) For the purposes of determining an insurer's minimum asset requirement under section 3906.11 of the Revised Code, the following limitations on classes of investments shall apply: (1) For investments authorized by division (B) of section 3906.07 of the Revised Code and investments authorized by division (G) of section 3906.07 of the Revised Code that are of the types described in division (B) of section 39...

...An insurer investing under this chapter that is doing business that requires the insurer to make payment in different currencies shall have investments in securities in each of these currencies in an amount that, independent of all other investments, meets the requirements of this chapter, as applied separately to the insurer's obligations in each currency. The superintendent may, by order, exempt an insurer, o...