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...The seventh day of June is designated as "Dean Martin Day," in honor of the Steubenville, Ohio native, Dino Paul Crocetti, born on that day in 1917, for his achievements as a nationally and internationally famous singer, actor, and radio and television personality.

...The sixth day of April shall be designated as "Tartan Day," in honor of the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Arbroath, the Scottish declaration of independence, on April 6, 1320.

...The month of April is designated as "Ohio Child Abuse Awareness Month" to increase public awareness of the innocent victims of child abuse and to acknowledge child abuse as a serious societal problem to be addressed and eliminated.

...The month of March is designated as "Eye Donor Month in Ohio."

...The first Monday in May is designated as "School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day" to increase public recognition of the important function that school bus drivers serve in safely transporting the children of this state to and from school.

...The first Tuesday of the first full week in May is designated as "Teacher Appreciation Day."

...The month of September is designated as "Sickle Cell Anemia Awareness Month."

...The nineteenth day of November shall be designated as "George Rogers Clark Day," in honor of the hero of early America who was born on that day in 1752.

...The month of May is designated as "Ohio Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month" to increase public awareness of the disease, including its causes and health effects and to encourage and support research to develop effective medical therapies.

...The fourth week of September is designated as "Parent's Week" to commend and encourage the work of parents in supporting and caring for their children.

...The month of September is designated as "Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Myeloma Awareness Month" to enhance the understanding of blood cancers and encourage participation in voluntary activities that support education programs, services to patients, and the funding of research programs to find cures.

...The first day of December is designated as "Rosa Parks Day," in honor of the woman who helped usher in the modern civil rights movement on that day in 1955 by refusing to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama.

...The month of March is designated as "Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month" to enhance understanding of the disease, including its causes and health effects, and to support and encourage education programs and research to develop effective therapies and find a cure.

...The eleventh day of September shall be designated as "Ohio Public Safety Employee Day," in honor of the men and women who selflessly place their own lives in danger to protect the lives and property of the people of Ohio.

...The twenty-second day of September shall be designated as "Emancipation Day," in honor of the anniversary of the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln on September 22, 1862.

...The month of May is designated as "Nutrition and Physical Fitness Month" to increase public awareness of the paramount roles that nutrition and physical fitness play in promoting a healthy lifestyle for all of the citizens of this state.

...The month of October is designated as "German Heritage Month" to honor and recognize Ohioans of German descent and their contributions to this state.

...The month of May is designated as "Ohio lyme disease awareness month" to increase public awareness of lyme disease as a health concern.

...The twenty-ninth day of April is designated as "Heritage and Freedom Flag of the Former Republic of Vietnam Day" in honor of the heroes who gave the ultimate sacrifice for freedom.

...The last week of May is designated as "Ohio Turfgrass Week," in order to increase awareness of the importance of turfgrass to this state's economy and environment. The General Assembly finds that the turfgrass industry in this state employs thousands of people and generates billions of dollars in revenue each year. The General Assembly also finds that turfgrass acts as an environmental filter absorbing pollutan...

...The twenty-third day of May is designated as "Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Day." The first week of December is designated as "Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Week."

...The month of January is designated as "Fibromyalgia Awareness Month."

...The sixth day of February is designated as "Ronald Reagan Day," in honor of the birthday of the fortieth president of the United States.

...The calendar week including the eighth day of February is designated as "Ohio Boy Scout Week."

...The month of February is designated as "Black History Month" to honor and recognize the contributions that African Americans have made in the history of this state and the United States.

...(A) Except as otherwise provided in the Revised Code, section 3923.33 and sections 3923.331 to 3923.339 of the Revised Code shall apply to: (1) All medicare supplement policies delivered or issued for delivery in this state on or after the effective date of this amendment; and (2) All certificates issued under group medicare supplement policies, which certificates are delivered or issued for delivery in this state ...

...in relation to the premium charged. The superintendent of insurance shall issue reasonable rules to establish minimum standards for loss ratios of medicare supplement policies on the basis of incurred claims experience, or incurred health care expenses where coverage is provided by a health insuring corporation on a service rather than reimbursement basis, and earned premiums in accordance with accepted actuarial pri...

...rules adopted under this section. The superintendent of insurance shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing requirements under division (G) of this section that policies must meet to qualify under the Ohio long-term care insurance program. The superintendent shall consult with the departments of aging and medicaid in adopting those rules.

...Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, every individual policy of sickness and accident insurance that is delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in this state is subject to the following conditions, as applicable: (A) Pre-existing conditions provisions shall not exclude or limit coverage for a period beyond twelve months following the policyholder's effective date of coverage and may only relate to cond...

...A sickness and accident insurer or public employee benefit plan may provide payment or reimbursement to a pharmacist for providing a health care service to a patient if both of the following are the case: (A) The pharmacist provided the health care service to the patient in accordance with Chapter 4729. of the Revised Code, including any of the following services: (1) Managing drug therapy under a consult agreeme...

...(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) "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...

... under the laws of this state until the superintendent of insurance has certified to the secretary of state that a sum has been escrowed with a bank or trust company by the incorporators under their plan of incorporation sufficient to meet a minimum of two hundred fifty thousand dollars contributed surplus. Upon organization, filing of rates, and evidence that the officers of the company are experienced in insurance ...

...The capital of a foreign company doing fire insurance business in this state is the aggregate value of its deposits with the insurance or other departments of this state, and of the other states of the United States, for the benefit of policyholders in the United States, plus its assets and investments in the United States certified according to the provisions of Chapters 3925., 3927., 3929., 3931., and 3933. of the ...

...(A) A discount medical plan organization or marketer shall disclose all of the following information in writing in not less than twelve-point type on the first content page of any advertisements, marketing materials, or brochures made available to the public relating to a discount medical plan and with any enrollment forms: (1) A statement that the discount medical plan is not insurance; (2) A statement that...

...As used in this section, "educational institution" means a state university or college, state-assisted institution of higher education, nonprofit educational institution described in Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code, or institution registered under Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code. It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for any educational institution to discriminate against any individual on account of a...

...(A) In addition to any duties and responsibilities that the Ohio state university Bell national resource center may prescribe for the commission on African-Americans under section 4112.12 of the Revised Code, the commission shall do all of the following: (1) Oversee and supervise four separate and distinct subcommittees devoted to solving problems and advancing recommendations exclusively pertinent to African-Amer...

...(A) An employee in the telephone industry who is granted or has previously been granted a leave of absence for union management relations requiring the employee's absence from regular duties with the employee's employer shall have such period of absence or any continuance of such absence for union management relations beyond the expiration of the leave of absence counted by the employer as the equivalent of service p...

...(A) The governor shall appoint from among the members of the industrial commission the chairperson of the industrial commission. The chairperson shall serve as chairperson at the pleasure of the governor. The chairperson is the head of the commission and its chief executive officer. (B) The chairperson shall appoint, after consultation with other commission members and obtaining the approval of at least one other co...

...(A) No person, health care provider, managed care organization, or owner of a health care provider or managed care organization shall obtain or attempt to obtain payments by deception under Chapter 4121., 4123., 4127., or 4131. of the Revised Code to which the person, health care provider, managed care organization, or owner is not entitled under rules of the bureau of workers' compensation adopted pursuant to sectio...

...Sections 4123.021 to 4123.024 and 4123.031 to 4123.037 of the Revised Code shall be administered by the bureau of workers' compensation. Administrative and other costs, including awards of benefits and compensation, whether lump sum or recurring payments, shall be disbursed from the state insurance fund. At the end of each six months of each fiscal year, the administrator of workers' compensation shall certify to t...

...Any person, other than those covered by section 4123.03 of the Revised Code, who is injured, and the dependents of a deceased employee who is killed as the direct result of performing any act at the request or order of a duly authorized public official of the state, or any institution or agency thereof, or any political subdivision thereof, including a county, township, or municipal corporation, in time of emergency ...

...Every emergency management worker shall, with respect to the performance of his duties as such emergency management worker, be in the employment of the state or political subdivision for purposes of sections 4123.01 to 4123.94 of the Revised Code, and every emergency management worker or, in case of death, his dependents shall be entitled to the benefits payable on account of total disability, loss of member, or deat...

...(A) An emergency management worker, in order to be included under sections 4123.031 to 4123.037 of the Revised Code, and to participate in the benefits thereof, shall be duly registered by the state or local emergency management agency making the registration pursuant to section 5502.34 of the Revised Code. (B) Such emergency management worker shall have subscribed either to the loyalty oath administered under the p...

...For the purposes of sections 4123.038 and 4123.039 of the Revised Code, every apprentice with respect to his related and supplemental instructions, and every pre-apprentice, entry-level trainee, or journeyman trainee shall be in the employment of whichever of the following desires to secure workers' compensation in respect to the apprentice: (A) A joint apprenticeship committee; (B) Any sponsoring organization off...

...The bureau of workers' compensation shall adopt rules to regulate and provide for the kind and character of notices, and the services thereof, in cases of injury, occupational disease, or death resulting from either, to employees, the nature and extent of the proofs and evidence, and the method of taking and furnishing the same, and to establish the right to benefits or compensation from the state insurance fund, the...

...ss prevention program prescribed by the superintendent of the division of safety and hygiene and conducted by the division or by any other person approved by the superintendent. (E)(1) In determining the premium rates for the construction industry the administrator shall calculate the employers' premiums based upon the actual remuneration construction industry employees receive from construction industry employers,...

...(A) For purposes of this section, "learn to earn program" has the same meaning as in section 4141.293 of the Revised Code. (B) Solely for the purpose of providing compensation and benefits as set forth in this section, a participant in a learn to earn program is an employee of the department, and not an employee of the entity conducting the training. (C) A learn to earn program participant who suffers an inju...

...On or before the first day of July of every year, the administrator of workers' compensation shall estimate the gross payroll of all state employers for the succeeding biennium or fiscal year. The administrator shall determine and certify for the office of budget and management that rate or rates which, when applied to the gross payroll estimate, will produce an amount equal to the estimated cost of awards or...

...(A) The jurisdiction of the industrial commission and the authority of the administrator of workers' compensation over each case is continuing, and the commission may make such modification or change with respect to former findings or orders with respect thereto, as, in its opinion is justified. No modification or change nor any finding or award in respect of any claim shall be made with respect to disability, compen...