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...(A) A medical assistance recipient's enrollment in a medical assistance program gives an automatic right of recovery to the department of medicaid and a county department of job and family services against the liability of a third party for the cost of medical assistance paid on behalf of the recipient. When an action or claim is brought against a third party by a medical assistance recipient, any payment, settlement...

...In addition to the requirement of division (C) of section 5160.37 of the Revised Code to cooperate with the department of medicaid and county department of job and family services, a medical assistance recipient and the recipient's attorney, if any, shall cooperate with each medical provider of the recipient. Cooperation with a medical provider shall consist of disclosing to the provider all information the rec...

...(A) The application for, or enrollment in, a medical assistance program constitutes an automatic assignment of rights specified in division (B) of this section to the department of medicaid. This assignment includes the rights of the medical assistance recipient and also the rights of any other member of the assistance group for whom the recipient can legally make an assignment. (B) Pursuant to this section, ...

...e information is confidential and not a public record under section 149.43 of the Revised Code. (2) The release of information to the department is not to be considered a violation of any right of confidentiality or contract that the third party may have with covered persons including, but not limited to, contractees, beneficiaries, heirs, assignees, and subscribers. (3) The third party is immune from any liab...

...(A) As used in this section, "business day" means any day of the week excluding Saturday, Sunday, and a legal holiday, as defined in section 1.14 of the Revised Code. (B) Subject to divisions (C) and (D) of this section, a third party shall do all of the following: (1) Accept the department of medicaid's right of recovery under section 5160.37 of the Revised Code and the assignment of rights to the department t...

...(A) A payment made by a third party under division (B)(5) of section 5160.40 of the Revised Code on a claim for payment of a medical item or service provided to a medical assistance recipient is final on the date that is two years after the payment was made to the department of medicaid or the applicable medicaid managed care organization. After a claim is final, the claim is subject to adjustment only if an action f...

...No third party shall consider whether an individual is eligible for or enrolled in a medical assistance program when either of the following applies: (A) The individual seeks to obtain a policy or enroll in a plan or program operated or administered by the third party; (B) The individual, or a person or governmental entity on the individual's behalf, seeks payment for a medical item or service provided to the...

...(A) If a third party violates section 5160.39, 5160.40, or 5160.41 of the Revised Code, a governmental entity that is responsible for issuing a license, certificate of authority, registration, or approval that authorizes the third party to do business in this state may impose a fine against the third party or deny, revoke, or terminate the third party's license, certificate, registration, or approval to do busi...

...(A) The medicaid director may adopt rules under section 5160.02 of the Revised Code to implement sections 5160.35 to 5160.43 of the Revised Code, including rules that specify what constitutes cooperating with efforts to obtain support or payments, or medical assistance payments, and when cooperation may be waived. (B) The department shall adopt rules under section 5160.02 of the Revised Code to do all of the...

...(A) As used in sections 5160.45 to 5160.481 of the Revised Code, "information" means all of the following: (1) Records, as defined in section 149.011 of the Revised Code; (2) Any other documents in any format; (3) Data derived from records and documents that are generated, acquired, or maintained by the department of medicaid, a county department of job and family services, or an entity performing duties on ...

...(A) For the purposes of section 5160.45 of the Revised Code, an authorization shall be made on a form that uses language understandable to the average person and contains all of the following: (1) A description of the information to be used or disclosed that identifies the information in a specific and meaningful fashion; (2) The name or other specific identification of the person or class of persons authori...

... participate as an active member in the public assistance reporting information system; (2) Explore joining other multistate cooperatives, such as the national accuracy clearinghouse, to identify individuals enrolled in public assistance programs outside of this state. (B) The department may disclose information regarding a medical assistance recipient to the extent necessary to participate as an active member in t...

...edicaid shall review information in the public assistance reporting information system to determine whether an individual who is a medical assistance recipient may be eligible for federal military-related health care benefits. If the department determines that the individual may be eligible for federal military-related health care benefits, it shall notify the individual of the potential eligibility and encourage the...

...(A) The medicaid director shall adopt rules under section 5160.02 of the Revised Code implementing sections 5160.45 to 5160.481 of the Revised Code and governing the custody, use, disclosure, and preservation of the information generated or received by the department of medicaid, county departments of job and family services, other state and county entities, contractors, grantees, private entities, or officials...

...481 of the Revised Code to prevent the publication or disclosure of names, lists, or other information concerning those recipients.

...The department of medicaid shall administer the refugee medical assistance program authorized by the "Immigration and Nationality Act," section 412(e), 8 U.S.C. 1522(e).

...The medicaid director may provide for the department of medicaid to develop, participate in the development of, negotiate, and enter into one or more interstate compacts on behalf of this state with agencies of any other states, for the provision of medical assistance to children in relation to whom all of the following apply: (A) They have special needs. (B) This state or another state that is a party to the...

...Whoever violates division (B) of section 5160.45 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.

...(A) As used in the Revised Code, "children's health insurance program" and, when used as an acronym for the children's health insurance program, "CHIP" mean the program of child health assistance authorized by Title XXI of the "Social Security Act," 42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq. CHIP part I, CHIP part II, and CHIP part III, as authorized by this chapter, are components of CHIP. Any reference in statute enacted by th...

...The medicaid director may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as necessary for the efficient administration of the children's health insurance program, including rules that establish all of the following: (A) The conditions under which the program will pay for health benefits coverage; (B) The method of the payment; (C) The amount of payment, or the method by which the amount is t...

...The medicaid director may continue to operate the component of the children's health insurance program initially authorized by an executive order issued under section 107.17 of the Revised Code as long as federal financial participation is available for the program. If operated, the component shall pay for part or all of the cost of health benefits coverage for uninsured individuals under nineteen years of age ...

...The component of the children's health insurance program authorized by section 5161.05 of the Revised Code shall be known as CHIP part I.

...In accordance with federal law governing the children's health insurance program, the medicaid director may submit a state child health plan to the United States secretary of health and human services to pay, except as provided in section 5161.22 of the Revised Code, for part or all of the cost of health benefits coverage for uninsured individuals under nineteen years of age with family incomes above one hundre...

...The component of the children's health insurance program authorized by section 5161.10 of the Revised Code shall be known as CHIP part II.

...If the medicaid director submits a state child health plan to the United States secretary of health and human services under section 5161.10 of the Revised Code and the secretary approves the plan, the director shall implement CHIP part II in accordance with the plan. ; .