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...(A) The review of a discharge plan that has been created under section 3727.75 of the Revised Code shall be conducted in a manner that is culturally sensitive to each individual who participates in the review. In accordance with state and federal law and if appropriate, the hospital shall arrange for an interpreter to be present during the instruction. (B)(1) The review described in division (A) of this section sha...

...(A) Sections 3727.70 to 3727.76 of the Revised Code do not require a patient or guardian to make a lay caregiver designation. (B) A lay caregiver designation does not obligate any individual to perform after-care. (C) A lay caregiver designation or the absence of one shall not interfere with, delay, or otherwise affect the provision of health care to the patient.

...It is the intent of the general assembly that sections 3727.70 to 3727.77 of the Revised Code not be construed to do any of the following: (A) Interfere with the authority of a patient's attorney- in-fact under sections 1337.11 to 1337.17 of the Revised Code or a patient's proxy under sections 2135.01 to 2135.14 of the Revised Code; (B) Create a right of action against a hospital or an employee, agent, or contrac...

...The department of health may adopt rules pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as necessary to implement sections 3727.70 to 3727.78 of the Revised Code.

...(A) As used in this section, "health benefit plan," "health plan issuer," and "health care services" have the same meanings as in section 3922.01 of the Revised Code. (B) If a patient is admitted to a hospital for inpatient health care services and the hospital is informed at the time of admission that the person is covered by a health benefit plan, the hospital shall notify the health plan issuer of the admission ...

...(A) An individual or group health benefit plan is subject to sections 3924.01 to 3924.06 of the Revised Code if it provides health care benefits covering at least two but no more than fifty employees of a small employer, and if it meets either of the following conditions: (1) Any portion of the premium or benefits is paid by a small employer, or any covered individual is reimbursed, whether through wage adjustments...

...Except as otherwise provided in section 2721 of the "Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996," Pub. L. No. 104-191, 110 Stat. 1955, 42 U.S.C.A. 300gg-21, as amended, health benefit plans covering small employers are subject to the following conditions, as applicable: (A)(1) Pre-existing conditions provisions shall not exclude or limit coverage for a period beyond twelve months, or eighteen months...

...(A) As used in this section and section 3924.032 of the Revised Code: (1) "Health status-related factor" means any of the following: (a) Health status; (b) Medical condition, including both physical and mental illnesses; (c) Claims experience; (d) Receipt of health care; (e) Medical history; (f) Genetic information; (g) Evidence of insurability, including conditions arising out of acts of domestic violence; ...

...(A) A carrier may refuse to issue health benefit plans in the small employer market if the carrier has demonstrated both of the following to the superintendent of insurance: (1) The carrier does not have the financial reserves necessary to underwrite additional coverage. (2) The carrier is applying division (A) of this section uniformly to all employers in the small employer market in this state consistent with the...

...ployer, as part of its solicitation and sales materials, the following information: (1) The provisions of the plan concerning the carrier's right to change premium rates and the factors that may affect changes in premium rates; (2) The provisions of the plan relating to renewability of coverage; (3) The provisions of the plan relating to any pre-existing condition exclusion; (4) The benefits and premiums availabl...

...(A)(1) With respect to any health benefit plan of a carrier and except as otherwise provided in divisions (A)(2) and (3) of this section, the premium rates charged or offered for a rating period for the same or similar coverage under a health benefit plan covering any small employer with similar case characteristics shall not vary from the applicable midpoint rate by more than forty per cent of the midpoint rate, as...

...(A) Compliance with the underwriting and rating requirements contained in sections 3924.01 to 3924.06 of the Revised Code shall be demonstrated through actuarial certification. Carriers offering health benefit plans to small employers shall file annually with the superintendent of insurance an actuarial certification stating that the underwriting and rating methods of the carrier do all of the following: (1) Compl...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Beneficiary," "hospital," and "third-party payer" have the same meanings as in section 3901.38 of the Revised Code. (2) "Overcharged" means charged more than the usual and customary charge, rate, or fee that is charged by the provider or hospital for a particular item or service. (3) "Provider" has the same meaning as in section 3902.11 of the Revised Code. (B) If a beneficiary ...

...(A) As used in this section, "employer" means any person who employs an individual. (B) No employer shall engage in any act or practice that, due solely to the actual or expected health condition of one or more individuals, excludes or causes the exclusion of any individual from coverage under an existing employer-provided policy, contract, or plan of health benefits for which the individual would otherwise be eligi...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Carrier," "dependent," and "health benefit plan" have the same meanings as in section 3924.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Health status-related factor" means any of the following: (a) Health status; (b) Medical condition, including both physical and mental illnesses; (c) Claims experience; (d) Receipt of health care; (e) Medical history; (f) Genetic information; (g) Evidence o...

...(A) As used in sections 3924.41 and 3924.42 of the Revised Code, "health insurer" means any sickness and accident insurer or health insuring corporation. "Health insurer" also includes any group health plan as defined in section 607 of the federal "Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974," 88 Stat. 832, 29 U.S.C.A. 1167. (B) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Revised Code, no health insurer sh...

...No health insurer shall impose requirements on the department of medicaid, when it has been assigned the rights of an individual who is eligible for medicaid and who is covered under a health care policy, contract, or plan issued by the health insurer, that are different from the requirements applicable to an agent or assignee of any other individual so covered.

...t claimed as a dependent on the federal tax return of the parent. (3) The child does not reside in the household of the parent, or in the service area of the health insurer.

...If a child has health care coverage through a health insurer of a noncustodial parent, the health insurer shall do all of the following: (A) Provide such information to the custodial parent of the child as may be necessary for the child to obtain benefits through the coverage; (B) Permit the custodial parent, or a provider with the approval of the custodial parent, to submit claims for covered services without the ...

...(A) If a parent of a child is required by a court or administrative order to provide health care coverage for the child, and if the parent is eligible for family health care coverage provided by a health insurer, the health insurer shall do both of the following: (1) If the child is otherwise eligible for the coverage, permit the parent to enroll the child under the family coverage without regard to any enrollment p...

...(A) If a parent of a child is required by a court or administrative order to provide health insurance coverage for the child, which coverage is available through an employer doing business in this state, the employer shall do all of the following: (1) If the child is otherwise eligible for the family coverage, permit the parent to enroll the child under the coverage without regard to any enrollment period restricti...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Child" means, in connection with any adoption or placement for adoption of the child, an individual who has not attained age eighteen as of the date of the adoption or placement for adoption. (2) "Health insurer" has the same meaning as in section 3924.41 of the Revised Code. (3) "Placement for adoption" means the assumption and retention by a person of a legal obligation for tota...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Beneficiary" and "benefits contract" have the same meanings as in section 3901.38 of the Revised Code. (2) "Confinement" means any period of time during which a person is in the custody or under the supervision of the department of rehabilitation and correction or is confined in a local jail, workhouse, or other correctional facility of the type described in section 307.93, 341.14,...

...(A) A medical savings account may be opened by or on behalf of any natural person, to pay the person's eligible medical expenses and the eligible medical expenses of that person's spouse or dependent. A medical savings account may be opened by or on behalf of a person only if that person participates in a sickness or accident insurance plan, a plan offered by a health insuring corporation organized under Chapter 1751...

...The owners of interest in a medical savings account are the account holder and the account holder's spouse and dependents. No medical savings account shall be subject to garnishment or attachment.