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... out its duties under this section. The department of health shall provide office space for the commission. (D) The commission shall meet at the call of its chairperson to conduct its official business. A majority of the voting members of the commission constitute a quorum. The votes of at least eight voting members of the commission are necessary for the commission to take any official action or to approve the di...

...b) The number of abortions performed on Ohio and out-of-state residents; (c) The number of abortions performed, sorted by each of the following: (i) The age of the woman on whom the abortion was performed, using the following categories: under fifteen years of age, fifteen to nineteen years of age, twenty to twenty-four years of age, twenty-five to twenty-nine years of age, thirty to thirty-four years of age, thi...

...BAND, NOT A BOYFRIEND - NO ONE. Under Ohio law, an abortion cannot be legally performed on anyone, regardless of her age, unless she VOLUNTARILY CONSENTS to having the abortion. Ohio law requires that, before an abortion can legally be performed, the pregnant female must sign a form indicating that she consents to having the abortion "voluntarily" and "WITHOUT COERCION BY ANY PERSON." IF SOMEONE IS TRYING TO...

... abortion is performed or attempted may file a civil action against a person who violates division (F) or (G) or this section. A woman who prevails in an action filed under this division shall receive both of the following from the person who committed the violation: (1) Damages in the amount of ten thousand dollars; (2) Court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.

...The department of health shall cooperate with the director of children and youth when the director promulgates rules pursuant to Chapter 5104. of the Revised Code governing the health and sanitary practices of meal preparation and service for type A family child care homes, as defined in section 5104.01 of the Revised Code, recommend procedures for inspecting type A family child care homes to determine whether they a...

...(A) No person, knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the person has a dangerous, contagious disease, shall knowingly fail to take reasonable measures to prevent exposing self to other persons, except when seeking medical aid. (B) No person, having charge or care of a person whom the person having charge or care knows or has reasonable cause to believe has a dangerous, contagious disease, shall reckless...

...(A) A brazier, salamander, space heater, room heater, furnace, water heater, or other burner or heater using wood, coal, coke, fuel oil, kerosene, gasoline, natural gas, liquid petroleum gas, or similar fuel, and tending to give off carbon monoxide or other harmful gases: (1) When used in living quarters, or in any enclosed building or space in which persons are usually present, shall be used with a flue or vent so ...

...There is hereby created in the state treasury the general operations fund. Moneys in the fund shall be used for the purposes specified in sections 3701.04, 3701.344, 3711.16, 3717.45, 3718.06, 3721.02, 3721.022, 3729.07, 3733.43, 3748.04, 3748.05, 3748.07, 3748.12, 3748.13, 3749.04, 3749.07, 3776.08, and 4769.09 of the Revised Code.

...h may assess the operating funds of the department to pay a share of the department's administrative costs. The assessments shall be based on a plan that the director develops. Assessments shall be paid from the funds designated in the plan and credited by means of intrastate transfer voucher to the central support indirect fund which is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund shall be administered by the dire...

...e is created in the state treasury the department of health medicaid fund. All funds the department of health receives for the purpose of paying the expenses the department incurs under the medicaid program shall be deposited into the fund. The department shall use the money in the fund to pay the expenses the department incurs under the medicaid program.

...reparedness fund. All federal funds the department of health receives to conduct public health emergency preparedness and response activities shall be credited to the fund. The department shall use money in the fund to pay expenses related to public health emergency preparedness and response activities.

...prepare a plan to reduce tobacco use by Ohioans, with emphasis on reducing the use of tobacco by youth, minority and regional populations, pregnant women, medicaid recipients, and others who may be disproportionately affected by the use of tobacco. The department shall make copies of the plan available to the public. (B) The plan shall do both of the following: (1) Take into account the increasing use of electron...

...The tobacco use prevention fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of money deposited by the treasurer of state into the fund from the liquidation, pursuant to Sub. H.B. 544 of the 127th general assembly, of the former tobacco use prevention and control endowment fund and any gifts, grants, or donations received by the director of health for the purposes of the tobacco use preventio...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Automated external defibrillation" has the same meaning as in section 2305.235 of the Revised Code. (2) "Emergency medical services organization" has the same meaning as in section 4765.01 of the Revised Code. (B) A person as defined under section 1.59 of the Revised Code who possesses an automated external defibrillator shall do both of the following: (1) Encourage expected ...

...The department of health shall develop a model emergency action plan for the use of automated external defibrillators by public and chartered nonpublic schools, youth sports organizations, and sports and recreation locations, as that term is defined in section 755.13 of the Revised Code. The model emergency action plan shall require the plan to be practiced at least quarterly. The department shall develop a procedu...

...As used in this section and in section 3701.861 of the Revised Code: (A) "Anatomic pathology services" means all of the following: (1) Histopathology or surgical pathology; (2) Cytopathology; (3) Hematology; (4) Subcellular or molecular pathology; (5) Blood banking services performed by pathologists. (B) "Assignment of benefits" means the transfer of health care coverage reimbursement benefits or other righ...

...(A) No clinical laboratory shall present or cause to be presented a claim, bill, or demand for payment for anatomic pathology services to any person or entity other than the following: (1) The patient who receives the services or another individual, such as a parent, spouse, or guardian, who is responsible for the patient's bills; (2) A responsible insurer or other third-party payor of a patient who re...

...The governor may authorize the department of health to enter into an agreement on behalf of the state with the United States secretary of health and human services whereby the department may serve as the agency for review of proposed capital expenditures by health care facilities pursuant to section 1122 of the "Social Security Act" as amended by Public Law 92-603, 42 U.S.C. 1320a-1, and the regulations adopted...

...red entity shall submit a report to the department of health. The report shall be submitted in the form and manner specified by the department, in consultation with any other agency the department of health determines appropriate. The report shall contain all of the following information from the previous calendar year: (1) All of the following data, delineated by patient payor type, including private insurance, me...

...as amended, which shall be known as the Ohio medical quality foundation. The foundation shall be administered by thirteen trustees, one of whom shall be the director of health and the remaining twelve of whom shall be appointed by the governor within ninety days of July 21, 1994. (B) Five of the appointed trustees shall hold the degree of doctor of medicine; of those, two shall be appointed to an initial term of t...

...The director of health, with participation from the state medical board and board of nursing, shall collaborate with medical, nursing, and physician assistant schools or programs in this state, as well as medical residency and fellowship programs in this state, to develop and implement appropriate curricula in those schools and programs designed to prepare primary care and women's health care physicians, advanced pra...

...The department of health shall make available to the public a toll-free patient safety telephone line. The department may make the toll-free patient safety telephone line available by maintaining a toll-free telephone line specifically for accepting calls regarding patient safety or by using a toll-free telephone line that the department maintains for accepting calls regarding other matters. The department shall ac...

...(A) As used in this section, "direct care" and "home health agency" have the same meanings as in section 3740.01 of the Revised Code. (B) For the purpose of identifying jobs that are in demand in this state under section 6301.11 of the Revised Code, direct care provided by a home health agency shall be considered a targeted industry sector as identified by the governor's office of workforce transformation. (C) Th...

...As used in sections 3701.921 to 3701.929 of the Revised Code: (A) "Advanced practice registered nurse" has the same meaning as in section 4723.01 of the Revised Code. (B) "Patient centered medical home education advisory group" means the entity established under section 3701.924 of the Revised Code. (C) "Patient centered medical home education program" means the program established under section 3701.921 of the Re...

...d medical home education program in the department of health. For the purpose of advancing education in the patient centered medical home model of care, the director of health may implement and administer the program pursuant to sections 3701.922 to 3701.929 of the Revised Code. The patient centered medical home model of care is an enhanced model of primary care in which care teams attend to the multifaceted ne...

...(A) The director of health may do any of the following to implement and administer the patient centered medical home education program: (1) Develop and implement programs of education or training on the patient centered medical home model of care or other similar enhanced models of coordinated patient centered care that are intended to address the multifaceted needs of patients and provide whole person compre...

...(A) To the extent that funds are available, the director of health shall establish the patient centered medical home education pilot project. If the director establishes the project, all of the following apply: (1) The director shall select practices led by physicians and primary care practices led by advanced practice registered nurses to participate in the project. The director may consider the recommendati...

... of insurance; (n) An employee of the department of health; (o) Not more than five additional members who have relevant expertise that the director considers appropriate. (2) The following members: (a) The executive director of the state medical board or the director's designee; (b) The executive director of the board of nursing or the director's designee; (c) The chancellor of the Ohio board of regents or ...

...college of medicine; (3) The northeast Ohio medical university; (4) The Ohio university college of osteopathic medicine; (5) The college of nursing at the university of Toledo; (6) The Wright state university college of nursing and health; (7) The college of nursing at Kent state university; (8) The university of Akron college of nursing; (9) The school of nursing at Ohio university. (B)(1) Subject to divisi...

...(A) To be eligible for inclusion in the patient centered medical home education pilot project, a primary care practice led by physicians shall meet all of the following requirements: (1) Consist of physicians who are board-certified in family medicine, general pediatrics, or internal medicine, as those designations are issued by a medical specialty certifying board recognized by the American board of medical special...

...The director of health shall enter into a contract with each primary care practice selected by the director for inclusion in the patient centered medical home education pilot project. The contract shall specify the terms and conditions for inclusion in the pilot project, including a requirement that the practice provide comprehensive, coordinated primary care services to patients and serve as the patients' medi...

...tion to those provided under the choose Ohio first scholarship program operated under section 3333.61 of the Revised Code.

...roject enters into a contract with the department of health pursuant to section 3701.927 of the Revised Code; (2) An update of the interim report not later than one year after the date specified under division (B)(1) of this section; (3) A final report not later than two years after the date specified under division (B)(1) of this section. (C) The director shall submit each of the reports to the governor and,...

...director of health shall establish the Ohio violent death reporting system to collect and maintain information, data, and records regarding violent deaths in Ohio.

...necessary. (E) For years in which the department of health receives sufficient federal funding for the Ohio violent death reporting system, prepare and publish a report summarizing the activities of the Ohio violent death reporting system as set forth in this section on or before the first day of October of the following year. The director shall submit a copy of the report to the general assembly in accordance with...

...The data collection model used by the Ohio violent death reporting system shall follow the data collection model used by the United States centers for disease control and prevention national violent death reporting system and any other data collection model set forth by the director of health pursuant to section 3701.934 of the Revised Code.

...t deaths that shall be included in the Ohio violent death reporting system; (B) Specify the information, data, and records to be collected for use by the Ohio violent death reporting system; (C) Specify the sources from which the information, data, and records are to be collected for use by the Ohio violent death reporting system; (D) If determined appropriate by the director, set forth any other data collect...

...ct information about violent deaths in Ohio only from existing sources related to violent crimes and shall not conduct independent criminal investigations in order to obtain information, data, or records for use by the Ohio violent death reporting system.

...quest of the director of health, every department, agency, and political subdivision of the state shall provide information, data, records, and otherwise assist in the execution of sections 3701.93 to 3701.9314 of the Revised Code.

...At the request of the director of health, any individual or entity not specified in section 3701.936 of the Revised Code, at the individual's or entity's discretion, may provide information, data, records, and otherwise assist in the execution of sections 3701.93 to 3701.9314 of the Revised Code. Any information, data, and records provided to the director by any other individual or entity shall contain only inf...

...Notwithstanding any section of the Revised Code pertaining to confidentiality, any individual, public social service agency, or public agency that provides services to individuals or families, law enforcement agency, coroner, or public entity that provided services to an individual whose death is the type of death specified by the director of health under section 3701.934 of the Revised Code shall provide infor...

...ollected for use and maintained by the Ohio violent death reporting system including, but not limited to, medical records, law enforcement investigative records, coroner investigative records, laboratory reports, and other records concerning a decedent; (B) Work products created in carrying out the purposes of the Ohio violent death reporting system.

...d in carrying out the purposes of, the Ohio violent death reporting system shall not be subject to subpoena or discovery while in the possession of the system or admissible in any criminal or civil proceeding if obtained through, or from, the system.

...nfidential information collected by the Ohio violent death reporting system. Researchers complying with those standards and procedures also shall comply with the confidentiality requirements of section 3701.9310 of the Revised Code.

...tain, and carry out the purposes of the Ohio violent death reporting system under sections 3701.93 to 3701.9314 of the Revised Code.

...t centered medical home program in the department of health. The patient centered medical home model of care is an advanced model of primary care in which care teams attend to the multifaceted needs of patients, providing whole person comprehensive and coordinated patient centered care.

...ction 3701.94 of the Revised Code, the department of health shall establish a voluntary patient centered medical home certification program. (B) Each primary care practice, that seeks a patient centered medical home certificate shall submit an application on a form prepared by the department. The department may require an application fee and annual renewal fee as determined by the department. If the departmen...

...ity and performance information to the department of health, including any data necessary for monitoring compliance with certification standards and for evaluating the impact of patient centered medical homes on health care quality, cost, and outcomes. (B) The department may contract with a private entity to evaluate the effectiveness of certified patient centered medical homes. The department may provide the...

...(A) The department of health shall submit a report to the governor and, in accordance with section 101.68 of the Revised Code, the general assembly, evaluating the patient centered medical home program not later than three years after rules adopted pursuant to section 3701.944 of the Revised Code first become effective. The department shall submit a second report not later than five years after those rules firs...

...The department of health shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to do all of the following: (A) Considering the goals set forth in section 3701.941 of the Revised Code, establish standards and procedures for certifying a primary care practice as a patient centered medical home; (B) Specify the types of medical practices that constitute primary care practices for the purpose of ...

...disease program is administered by the department of health, the director of health may charge a board of health a fee for each service the program provides to the board. The fee amount shall be determined by the director and be commensurate with the department's cost to provide the service. The board shall pay the fee associated with a service at the time the service is provided.

...Not later than July 1, 2014, the director of health shall establish both of the following by rule adopted under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code: (A) A standardized process by which all general and city health districts shall collect and report to the director information regarding public health quality indicators. (B) A policy and procedures for the sharing of health data reported under this section with pay...

...tax-exempt hospital shall submit to the department of health any existing plans and assessments for the most recent assessment and planning period. (2) Beginning January 1, 2020, each board of health and tax-exempt hospital shall complete assessments and plans in alignment on a three-year interval established by the department. Not later than October 1, 2020, each board of health and tax-exempt hospital shall submit...

...(A) Whoever violates division (C) of section 3701.23, division (C) of section 3701.232, division (C) of section 3701.24, division (D)(2) of section 3701.262, or sections 3701.46 to 3701.55 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense; on each subsequent offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. (B) Whoever violates section 3701.82 of the Revised Code is guilty ...

...No person shall hunt, shoot, or kill game within one-half mile of a township park. The board of township park commissioners may grant permission to kill game not desired within the limits prohibited by this section.

...When a sheriff has reason to believe that a fight or contention is about to take place in his county, he shall forthwith summon sufficient citizens of the county, suppress such fight or contention, and arrest all persons found at such prize fight violating the law and take them before a judge of the court of common pleas or magistrate.

...As used in sections 3773.31 to 3773.57 of the Revised Code: (A) "Professional boxer" means a boxer who competes for a prize, in cash or otherwise, that has a value of more than twenty-five dollars. (B) "Amateur" means a contestant who does not compete for a prize, in cash or otherwise, that has a value of more than twenty-five dollars. (C) "Contestant" means a contestant in a public boxing match or exhibition. (D...

...under the supervision or control of the Ohio national guard, the state militia, or reserve officers' associations in which all contestants are members of the guard, militia, or officers' association; or to any amateur boxing, kick boxing, karate, or wrestling event or exhibition conducted under the supervision of the fraternal order of police of Ohio, the Ohio association of professional firefighters, or the no...

...discharge of the member's duties, shall file a surety bond payable to the treasurer of state in the sum of ten thousand dollars. Each surety bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of the office, executed by a surety company authorized to transact business in this state, and filed in the office of the secretary of state. The governor may remove any voting member for malfeasance, misfeas...

...(A) The Ohio athletic commission shall adopt and may amend or rescind rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, prescribing the conditions under which prize fights and public boxing or wrestling matches or exhibitions may be conducted, classifying professional boxers by weight, and providing for the administration of sections 3773.31 to 3773.57 of the Revised Code. The rules may require that an appli...

...s license. Each application shall be filed with the commission on forms provided by the commission, and shall be accompanied by an application fee as prescribed in section 3773.43 of the Revised Code and, with the exception of wrestling events, by a surety bond of not less than twenty thousand dollars conditioned for compliance with sections 3773.31 to 3773.57 of the Revised Code and the rules o...

...accompanied by the application fee, the Ohio athletic commission shall issue a promoter's license to the applicant if it finds that the applicant is not in default on any payment, obligation, or debt payable to the state under sections 3773.31 to 3773.57 of the Revised Code, is financially responsible, and is knowledgeable in the proper conduct of such matches or exhibitions. (B) Notwithstanding the requirements fo...

...vised Code to be taken in duplicate and filed with the commission.. For purposes of this section, the commission may allow a photograph with identification to be a photocopy of a valid commercial driver's license issued under Chapter 4506. or a driver's license issued under Chapter 4507. of the Revised Code.

... prescribed by the commission, shall be filed with the commission, and shall be accompanied by the permit fee prescribed in section 3773.43 of the Revised Code. The application for a permit issued under this section shall include the date and starting time of the match or exhibition, the address of the place where the match or exhibition is to be held, the names of the contestants, the seating capacity of the buildi...

...ection 3773.38 of the Revised Code, the Ohio athletic commission, or the commission's executive director when authorized by the commission, shall determine if the applicant holds a valid promoter's license issued pursuant to section 3773.36 of the Revised Code. Upon receipt of an application for a permit to hold a public boxing match or exhibition, the commission, or the commission's executive director when authorize...

...an that stated in the application. The Ohio athletic commission, or the commission's executive director when authorized by the commission, upon application by a holder of a permit under section 3773.38 of the Revised Code, may allow the permit holder to hold the match or exhibition for which the permit was issued at an alternative site that is within the same municipal corporation or township and that offers substan...

...r unarmed combat sport regulated by the Ohio athletic commission as a referee, judge, matchmaker, timekeeper, or contestant, or as a manager, trainer, or second of a contestant, shall apply for a license from the Ohio athletic commission. The application shall be on forms provided by the commission. Each application shall be accompanied by the application fee prescribed in section 3773.43 of the Revised Code. The app...

... of the applicable application fee, the Ohio athletic commission shall issue the license to the applicant if it determines that the applicant is not likely to engage in acts detrimental to the fair and honest conduct of public boxing matches, mixed martial arts events, or any other unarmed combat sports regulated by the commission and is qualified to hold such a license by reason of the applicant's knowledge and expe...

...The Ohio athletic commission shall issue a referee's, judge's, matchmaker's, timekeeper's, manager's, trainer's, contestant's, or second's license in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an applicant if either of the following applies: (A) The applicant holds a license in another state. (B) The applicant has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as de...

...The Ohio athletic commission shall charge the following fees: (A) For an application for or renewal of a promoter's license for a public or private competition that involves boxing, mixed martial arts, kick boxing, tough man contests, tough guy contests, or any other form of boxing or martial arts, one hundred dollars. (B) For an application for or renewal of a license to participate in a public boxing mat...

...No holder of a promoter's license under section 3773.36 of the Revised Code shall fail to insure each contestant in a public boxing match or exhibition the promoter conducts for hospital, nursing, and medication expenses and for physicians' and surgeons' services. The amount of such insurance shall not be less than five thousand dollars and shall be paid to or for the use of a contestant for any injuries sustained in...

...(A) The Ohio athletic commission shall adopt, and may amend or rescind, rules that do both of the following: (1) Require the physical examination by appropriate medical personnel of each contestant in any public competition that involves boxing, mixed martial arts, kick boxing, karate, tough man contests, or any other form of boxing or martial arts within a specified time period before and after the competiti...

...No person who sponsors, promotes, or conducts a public boxing or wrestling match or exhibition shall do any of the following: (A) Knowingly permit a person less than eighteen years of age to participate in a public boxing or wrestling match or exhibition; (B) Knowingly permit gambling, betting, or wagering on the result of a contingency in connection with the match or exhibition; (C) Knowingly conduct or allow to ...

... of the Revised Code or any rule of the Ohio athletic commission; (B) Gamble, bet, or wager on the result of a contingency connected with a public boxing or wrestling match or exhibition; (C) Participate in a sham or fake public boxing match or exhibition that is conducted by a holder of a promoter's license issued under section 3773.36 of the Revised Code; (D) Participate in a public boxing match or exhibition if...

...No person shall have any financial interest in a boxer competing on premises owned or leased by the person or in which the person is otherwise financially interested.

...eld or such additional locations as the Ohio athletic commission has authorized in writing as locations from which tickets may be sold for a designated match or exhibition.

...No person licensed under section 3773.36 and issued a permit under section 3773.38 of the Revised Code shall sell and issue or cause to be sold or issued more tickets or invitations of admission to a public boxing or wrestling match or exhibition than, or admit to such match or exhibition a number of persons that exceeds, the authorized capacity of the facility or that part of the facility used for the match or exhib...

...The Ohio athletic commission shall appoint from among licensed referees, physicians, timekeepers, and judges the officials for public boxing matches and exhibitions held under sections 3773.31 to 3773.57 of the Revised Code. These officials shall be employed by the commission as provided in section 3773.56 of the Revised Code and shall be paid by the person conducting the match or exhibition.

...e treasurer of state. The bond shall be filed with the secretary of state. The compensation of such inspector for attending a match or exhibition, and the inspector's actual and necessary travel expenses, shall be charged to the holder of the permit at whose facility the inspector serves. The inspector shall be paid a salary fixed in accordance with Chapter 124. of the Revised Code. The inspector may order a prize, ...

...The Ohio athletic commission may revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew any license issued under sections 3773.31 to 3773.57 of the Revised Code if the licensee: (A) Has committed an act detrimental to any sport regulated by this chapter or to the public interest, convenience, or necessity; (B) Is associating or consorting with any person who has been convicted of a crime involving the sports regulated by the comm...

...iling and approval. The applicant shall file one copy in the office of the commission with the license application. No license shall be issued until the certificate is filed.

...on 3773.54 of the Revised Code that the Ohio athletic commission finds unsatisfactory, the commission may examine or cause to be examined the books and records of such person. The commission may also subpoena and examine under oath any persons to determine the amount of gross proceeds for a match or exhibition and the amount of tax due. If a person who conducts a public boxing match or exhibition under sections 3773...

...The Ohio athletic commission may appoint an executive director and employ such persons as are necessary to administer sections 3773.31 to 3773.57 and Chapter 4771. of the Revised Code and fix their compensation. Such executive director and employees shall serve in the unclassified status and at the pleasure of the commission. All receipts received by the commission under sections 3773.31 to 3773.57 of the Revised C...

...The Ohio athletic commission and the commission's executive director shall not issue a license or permit to conduct public boxing or wrestling matches or exhibitions in a municipal corporation or the unincorporated portion of a township if the commission or the commission's executive director determines that the legislative authority of the municipal corporation or board of township trustees has in effect an ordinanc...

...ection 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the Ohio athletic commission shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a license issued pursuant to this chapter.

...(A) Whoever violates section 3773.06 or 3773.50 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. (B) Whoever violates section 3773.32, 3773.40, 3773.44, 3773.45, 3773.46, or 3773.47, division (A) of section 3773.54, or division (B) of section 3773.33 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. (C) Whoever violates section 3773.48 or 3773.49 of the Revised Code is guilty o...

...insured's assets. (ii) The insured has filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy. (iii) The insured has filed a petition or answer seeking a reorganization or arrangement with creditors or seeking to take advantage of any insolvency law. (iv) A court of competent jurisdiction has entered an order, judgment, or decree concerning the insured's bankruptcy, insolvency, or reorganization petition. (E) "Insolvent insure...

...of the Revised Code may be cited as the Ohio insurance guaranty association act.

...The purposes of sections 3955.01 to 3955.19 of the Revised Code are to provide a mechanism for the payment of covered claims under certain insurance policies, avoid excessive delay in payment and reduce financial loss to claimants or policyholders because of the insolvency of an insurer, assist in the detection and prevention of insurer insolvencies, and provide an association to assess the cost of such protection am...

...Sections 3955.01 to 3955.19 of the Revised Code shall be liberally construed to effect the purpose stated under section 3955.03 of the Revised Code, which shall constitute an aid and guide to interpretation.

...ent, including, but not limited to, any department, board, office, commission, agency, institution, or other instrumentality or entity of any branch of state government, any political subdivision of this state, the United States or any agency of the United States, or any separate or joint governmental self-insurance or risk-pooling program, plan, or pool; (G) Contracts of any corporation by which health services are...

...onprofit association to be known as the Ohio insurance guaranty association. All member insurers, as defined in division (D) of section 3955.01 of the Revised Code, shall be and remain members of the association as a condition of their authority to transact insurance in this state. The association shall perform its functions under a plan of operation established and approved under section 3955.09 of the Revised...

...de and other information required to be filed with the superintendent of insurance under this chapter unless otherwise prohibited from release by law.

...(A) The board of directors of the Ohio insurance guaranty association shall consist of not less than five nor more than nine persons serving terms as established in the plan of operation. The members of the board shall be selected by member insurers, subject to the approval of the superintendent. Vacancies on the board shall be filled for the remaining period of the term by the unanimous vote of the remaining directo...

...on shall not be liable to pay any claim filed with the association after the earlier of the final date set by a court for filing claims in the liquidation proceedings of the insolvent insurer or eighteeen months after the order of liquidation. (2) Be deemed the insurer to the extent of its obligation on the covered claims and to such extent shall have all rights, duties, and obligations of the insolvent insurer as i...

...ablish procedures whereby claims may be filed with the association, hearings and appeals may be had, and acceptable forms of proof of claims may be prescribed. Notice of claims to the receiver or liquidator appointed in this state of an insolvent insurer shall be deemed notice to the association or its agent. A list of such claims shall be periodically submitted to an association or similar organization in another st...

... liquidate the company; (2) Notify the Ohio insurance guaranty association of the existence of an insolvent insurer not later than three days after he receives notice of its existence; (3) Upon request of the board of directors, provide the association with a statement of the net direct written premiums of each member insurer related to either account. (B) The superintendent may: (1) Require that the association...

... (D) The association periodically shall file with the receiver or liquidator of an insolvent insurer reports of the covered claims paid by the association and estimates of anticipated claims on the association, which shall preserve the right to the association against the assets of the insolvent insurer.

...(A) Any person having a covered claim upon which recovery is also presently possible under an insurance policy written by another insurer shall be required first to exhaust his rights under such other policy. Any amount payable on a covered claim under sections 3955.01 to 3955.19 of the Revised Code shall be reduced by the amount of such recovery. (B) Any person having a claim which may be recovered against more tha...

...ies: (A) The board of directors of the Ohio insurance guaranty association, upon a majority vote, may do the following: (1) Make recommendations to the superintendent of insurance for the detection and prevention of insurer insolvencies; (2) Respond to requests by the superintendent to discuss and make recommendations regarding the status of any member insurer whose financial condition may be hazardous to policyho...