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...(A) Any person, firm, association, partnership, or corporation required by sections 3951.01 to 3951.09, inclusive, of the Revised Code, to obtain a certificate of authority to act as a public insurance adjuster, who adjusts any insurance losses without previously having obtained the required certificate of authority or who adjusts any insurance loss after his, or its, certificate of authority has been revoked, shall ...

...(A) The board of building standards, established by section 3781.07 of the Revised Code, shall: (1) Formulate rules governing the design, construction, and installation of power, refrigerating, hydraulic, heating, and liquefied petroleum gas, oxygen, and other gaseous piping systems. Such rules shall prescribe uniform minimum standards necessary for the protection of the public health and safety and shall include ru...

...Every employer shall furnish employment which is safe for the employees engaged therein, shall furnish a place of employment which shall be safe for the employees therein and for frequenters thereof, shall furnish and use safety devices and safeguards, shall adopt and use methods and processes, follow and obey orders, and prescribe hours of labor reasonably adequate to render such employment and places of employment ...

...No employer shall require, permit, or suffer any employee to go or be in any employment or place of employment which is not safe, and no such employer shall fail to furnish, provide, and use safety devices and safeguards, or fail to obey and follow orders or to adopt and use methods and processes reasonably adequate to render such employment and place of employment safe. No employer shall fail to do every other thing...

...No employee shall remove, displace, damage, destroy, or carry off any safety device or safeguard furnished or provided for use in any employment or place of employment, or interfere in any way with the use thereof by any other person. No employee shall interfere with the use of any method or process adopted for the protection of any employee in such employment or place of employment, or frequenter of such place of em...

...A substantial compliance with the applicable sections of sections 4101.01 to 4101.16, inclusive, and 4121.01 to 4121.29, inclusive, of the Revised Code, is sufficient to give effect to orders, and such orders shall not be declared inoperative, illegal, or void for any omission of a technical nature in respect thereto.

...No employer, employee, or other person shall violate this chapter or Chapter 4121. of the Revised Code, do any act prohibited by such chapters, fail to perform any duty lawfully enjoined, within the time prescribed by the bureau of workers' compensation, for which violation no penalty has been specifically provided, or fail to obey any lawful order given or made by the bureau, or any judgment or decree made by ...

...Every day during which any person, or corporation, or any officer, agent, or employee thereof fails to observe and comply with any order of the bureau of workers' compensation, or to perform any duty enjoined by this chapter and Chapter 4121. of the Revised Code, constitutes a separate violation of the order or chapters.

...(A) Whoever violates section 4101.15 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than fifty nor more than one thousand dollars for a first offense; for each subsequent offense such person shall be fined not less than one hundred nor more than five thousand dollars.

...As used in sections 4104.01 to 4104.20 and section 4104.99 of the Revised Code: (A) "Board of building standards" or "board" means the board established by section 3781.07 of the Revised Code. (B) "Superintendent" means the superintendent of industrial compliance created by section 121.04 of the Revised Code. (C) "Boiler" means a closed vessel in which water is heated, steam is generated, steam is superheated...

...(A) The board of building standards shall: (1) Formulate rules for the construction, installation, repair, conservation of energy, and operation of boilers and the construction and repair of pressure vessels and for ascertaining the safe working pressures to be carried on such boilers and pressure vessels and the qualification of inspectors of boilers and pressure vessels; (2) Prescribe tests, if it is consid...

...Sections 4104.01 to 4104.20, inclusive, of the Revised Code do not affect the rights of municipal corporations under section 715.44 of the Revised Code insofar as such section provides for the regulation of the installation and inspection of boilers and boiler plants for the purpose of the prevention of the emission of smoke.

...(A) Sections 4104.01 to 4104.20 and section 4104.99 of the Revised Code do not apply to the following boilers and pressure vessels: (1) Boilers, pressure vessels, and stationary steam engines under federal control or subject to inspection under federal laws; (2) Air tanks located on vehicles operating under the rules of other state authorities and used for carrying passengers, or freight; (3) Air tanks installed o...

...(A) Unless otherwise provided by the rules adopted by the board of building standards pursuant to division (A)(4) of section 4104.02 of the Revised Code, no person shall operate a low pressure steam boiler that has more than three hundred sixty square feet of heating surface, unless one of the following applies to that person: (1) The person is licensed as a steam engineer, high pressure boiler operator, or l...

...(A) The inspection of boilers and their appurtenances and pressure vessels shall be made by the inspectors mentioned in sections 4104.07 to 4104.20 of the Revised Code. The superintendent of industrial compliance shall administer and enforce such sections and rules adopted by the board of building standards pursuant to section 4104.02 of the Revised Code. (B) The superintendent shall adopt, amend, and repeal r...

...(A) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, an application for examination as an inspector of boilers and pressure vessels shall be in writing, accompanied by a fee of one hundred dollars, upon a blank to be furnished by the superintendent of industrial compliance. Any moneys collected under this section shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the industrial compliance operating fund create...

...(A) The director of commerce may appoint from the holders of certificates of competency provided for in section 4104.07 of the Revised Code, general inspectors of boilers and pressure vessels. (B) Any company authorized to insure boilers and pressure vessels against explosion in this state may designate from holders of certificates of competency issued by the superintendent of industrial compliance, or holders of ...

...The certificate of competency issued under section 4104.07 of the Revised Code or the commission provided for in section 4104.08 of the Revised Code may be revoked by the superintendent of industrial compliance for the incompetence of the holder thereof, or for willful falsification of any matter or statement contained in the holder's application or in a report of any inspection in accordance with Chapter 119. of the...

...All unfired pressure vessels, except unfired pressure vessels exempt under section 4104.04 of the Revised Code, shall be thoroughly inspected during fabrication and upon completion and shall not be operated until a copy of the manufacturers' data report, properly executed and signed by the inspector is filed in the office of the superintendent of industrial compliance. All unfired pressure vessels shall conform...

...(A) No person shall install or make major repairs or modifications to any boiler without first registering to do so with the division of industrial compliance. (B) No person shall make any installation or major repair or modification of any boiler without first obtaining a permit to do so from the division. The permit application form shall provide the name and address of the owner, location of the boiler, and type...

...(A) All power boilers and high pressure, high temperature water boilers and their appurtenances shall be thoroughly inspected internally and externally and under operating conditions at intervals of not more than one year, unless approved for biennial inspection under section 4104.13 of the Revised Code, and shall not be operated at pressures in excess of the safe working pressure stated in the certificate of operati...

...All boilers, except boilers mentioned in section 4104.04 of the Revised Code, shall be inspected when installed and shall not be operated until an appropriate certificate of operation has been issued by the superintendent of industrial compliance. The certificate of operation required by this section shall not be issued for any boiler which has not been thoroughly inspected during construction and upon completi...

...Power boilers and high pressure, high temperature water boilers having internal continuous water treatment under the general supervision of a registered professional engineer having experience in the treatment of boiler water where said water treatment is for the purpose of controlling and limiting serious corrosion, and other deteriorating factors shall be thoroughly inspected internally and externally and under ope...

...The owner or user of a boiler required by sections 4104.01 to 4104.20 of the Revised Code to be inspected shall, after due notice, prepare the boiler for internal and external inspection at the appointed time, by drawing the water from the boiler and removing the manhole and handhole plates and thoroughly cleaning the boiler and its setting. The inspector, when making inspections under operating conditions, shall ob...

...(A) All certificates of inspection for boilers, issued prior to October 15, 1965, are valid and effective for the period set forth in such certificates unless sooner withdrawn by the superintendent of industrial compliance. The owner or user of any such boiler shall obtain an appropriate certificate of operation for such boiler, and shall not operate such boiler, or permit it to be operated unless a certificate of op...

...egular employee retirement or insurance benefits or of any other benefit or privilege being received as a faculty member at the college, university, or branch where the faculty member is employed. Whenever such a benefit would be reduced because of a reduction in the faculty member's salary during the period of professional leave, the faculty member shall be given a chance to have the benefit increased to its n...

...ollege district shall be levied and the benefits from the revenues of those taxes shall be apportioned among the subdistricts only in accordance with this section. (C) The board of trustees of the two-county community college district created by this section shall consist of eleven members. (1) Nine members of the board of trustees shall be residents of Montgomery county. The initial Montgomery county members shall...

... aware of the possible consequences and benefits of participation. Counseling information shall include: (1) Program eligibility; (2) The process for granting academic credits; (3) Any necessary financial arrangements for tuition, textbooks, and fees; (4) Criteria for any transportation aid; (5) Available support services; (6) Scheduling; (7) Communicating the possible consequences and benefits o...

...ependents the following types of fringe benefits: (1) Group or individual insurance contracts which may include life, sickness, accident, disability, annuities, endowment, health, medical expense, hospital, dental, surgical and related coverage or any combination thereof; (2) Group or individual contracts with health insuring corporations or other providers of professional services, care, or benefits duly authorize...

...(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 ...

...federal program that offers health care benefits and that payer or program has determined that it is not responsible for the cost of the health care services. When a claim is submitted later than one year after the last date of service for which reimbursement is sought under the claim, the third-party payer shall pay or deny the claim not later than ninety days after receipt of the claim or, alternatively, pursuant t...

...cancel, refuse to issue or renew, limit benefits under, or set premiums for a sickness and accident insurance policy or public employee benefit plan. (C) Any insurer or plan that has engaged in, is engaged in, or is about to engage in a violation of division (B) of this section is subject to the jurisdiction of the superintendent of insurance under section 3901.04 of the Revised Code.

...ongoing basis, and consider the rights, benefits, and the extent of reciprocal recognition afforded by the jurisdiction to reinsurers licensed and domiciled in the United States. (d) A qualified jurisdiction shall agree to share information and cooperate with the superintendent with respect to all certified reinsurers domiciled within that jurisdiction. (e) A jurisdiction shall not be recognized as a qualified ju...

...ental health and substance use disorder benefits for possible parity violations; (3) Adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as necessary to do both of the following: (a) Effectuate any provisions of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act that relate to the business of insurance; (b) Enforce, monitor compliance with, and ensure continued compliance with this section. (D) Not...

...r life, health, or disability insurance benefits or a civil or criminal proceeding involving an individual, and that is collected in connection with, or in reasonable anticipation of, a claim for life, health, or disability insurance benefits or civil or criminal proceeding involving an individual. However, information otherwise meeting the requirements of this division shall nevertheless be considered personal infor...

...ment, or a request for change in policy benefits, thirty months from the date the authorization is signed; (2) In the case of authorizations signed for the purpose of collecting information in connection with a claim for benefits under an insurance policy: (a) The term of coverage of the policy if the claim is for a health insurance benefit; (b) The duration of the claim if the claim is not for a health insurance ...

...ance coverage on human lives, including benefits of endowment and annuities, and may include benefits in the event of death or dismemberment by accident and benefits for disability income; (2) Accident and health, which is insurance coverage for sickness, bodily injury, or accidental death, and may include benefits for disability income; (3) Property, which is insurance coverage for the direct or consequential lo...

... contract holder, if any, so long as no benefits have been provided under the contract. (F) A vehicle value protection agreement that, under the terms of the agreement, may be canceled by the contract holder more than thirty days after the effective date of the agreement must state the conditions under which it may be canceled, including the procedures for requesting any refund of the purchase price paid by the con...

...d to enforce all rights and collect all benefits to which it is entitled pursuant to the policy. (2) With respect to any policy of life insurance delivered or issued for delivery in this state before the effective date of this amendment and in which any institution or entity described in division (B)(1) of this section has been designated owner of or beneficiary, the institution or entity has an insurable interest i...

... with respect to provisions relative to benefits in the event of total and permanent disability and provisions which grant additional insurance specifically against death by accident or by accidental means; (D) A provision that all statements made by the insured in the application shall, in the absence of fraud, be deemed representations and not warranties; (E) A provision that if the age of the insured has been ...

...e made in premiums, dividends, or other benefits under the policy. (C) The rate of interest charged on a policy loan made under division (B)(2) of this section shall not exceed the higher of the following: (1) The published monthly average for the calendar month ending two months before the date on which the rate is determined; (2) The rate used to compute the cash surrender values under the policy during the appl...

...ative form of government, and providing benefits in accordance with this chapter, is hereby declared to be a fraternal benefit society.

...(A) A fraternal benefit society may create, maintain, and operate charitable, benevolent, or educational institutions for the benefit of its members and their families and dependents and for the benefit of children insured by the society. For such purpose it may own, hold, or lease personal property or real property located within or without this state, with necessary buildings. The property shall be reported in ever...

...surers issuing policies containing like benefits based upon such tables.

...hospital, surgical, and medical expense benefits or hospital confinement indemnity benefits, and that is delivered or issued for delivery in this state on or after January 1, 1981, shall provide covered family members the right to continue such coverage upon the death of the named insured and upon the divorce, the annulment or dissolution of marriage, or the legal separation of the spouse from the named insured. Such...

...this state that excludes or reduces the benefits payable to or on behalf of an insured because benefits are also payable or have been paid under a supplemental sickness and accident policy to which all of the following apply: (1) The policy covers a specified disease or a limited plan of coverage. (2) The policy is specifically designed, advertised, represented, and sold as a supplement to other basic sickness and ...

...tion of coverage shall provide the same benefits as those provided to any similarly situated eligible person who is covered under the same group policy and an employee who has not been called or ordered to active duty. (2) An employer shall notify each employee of the right of continuation of coverage at the time of employment. At the time the reservist is called or ordered to active duty, the employer shall notify ...

...condition for which the insured sought benefits. (3) After a policy or certificate has been in force for at least two years, an insurer may rescind a long-term care insurance policy or certificate or deny an otherwise valid long-term care insurance claim if the insurer can demonstrate that the insured knowingly and intentionally misrepresented relevant facts relating to the insured's health in the insured's ap...

...ent insurance; or insurance under which benefits are payable with or without regard to fault and which is statutorily required to be contained in any liability insurance policy or equivalent self-insurance. (b) Coverage provided under the medicaid program. (c) Coverage provided under an employer's self-insurance plan or by any of its administrators, as defined in section 3959.01 of the Revised Code, to the extent t...

...ent insurance policies providing dental benefits, and that bases payment for those benefits on a usual and customary fee charged by dentists, and each administrator of a self-insured dental plan that bases payment for dental benefits on a usual and customary fee charged by dentists, shall disclose all of the following in accordance with division (B) of this section: (1) The frequency of the determination of the usua...