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...ely affected by an act or action of the emergency response commission or the executive committee of the commission may appeal to the environmental review appeals commission seeking an order vacating or modifying the act or action or requiring the emergency response commission or executive committee to perform an act or action. The person appealing to the environmental review appeals commission shall be known as the a...

...quest of the executive committee of the emergency response commission, the local emergency planning committee, or the fire department having jurisdiction where the violation has occurred or is occurring, shall prosecute to termination or bring an action for injunction against any person who has violated or is violating any section of this chapter or rules adopted or orders issued under it. The court of common pleas i...

...A member of the emergency response commission, officer or employee of the environmental protection agency, member or employee of a local emergency planning committee, officer or employee of a fire department, health professional, physician, nurse, or other person who receives information classified as a trade secret pursuant to rules adopted under division (B)(2)(d) of section 3750.02 of the Revised Code, information...

...to any of the following: (a) The local emergency planning committee of the emergency planning district in which the facility or business is located; (b) The fire department with jurisdiction over the facility or business; (c) The sheriff of the county in which the facility or business is located; (d) The chief of police of any municipal corporation with jurisdiction over the facility or business; (e) Any state a...

...(A) Whoever recklessly violates section 3750.06 of the Revised Code or an order issued under section 3750.18 of the Revised Code to enforce that section is guilty of a felony and shall be fined at least ten thousand but not more than twenty-five thousand dollars or imprisoned for at least two but not more than four years, or both. Each day of violation is a separate offense. Upon a second or subsequent conviction for...

...prospective members, discounted medical services unless the services are offered pursuant to a provider agreement. A discount medical plan organization may enter into a provider agreement directly with a provider, indirectly through a provider network to which a provider belongs, or through another discount medical plan organization that contracts with providers directly or through a provider network. (B) A provider...

...(A) Prior to a discount medical plan organization allowing a marketer to market, promote, sell, or distribute a discount medical plan, the organization shall enter into a written agreement with the marketer. This agreement shall prohibit the marketer from using or issuing any advertising, marketing materials, brochures, or discount medical cards without the organization's written approval. (B) A discount medical pla...

...hat the range of discounts for medical services offered under the discount medical plan will vary depending on the type of provider and medical services; (3) A statement that the discount medical plan is prohibited from making members' payments to providers for medical services received under the discount medical plan; (4) A statement that the member is obligated to pay for all discounted medical services rece...

... medical plan. (D) Except for hospital services, have restrictions on access to discount medical plan providers, including, but not limited to, waiting and notification periods. (E) Pay providers fees for medical services or collect or accept money from a member to pay a provider for medical services received under the discount medical plan.

...(A) A discount medical plan organization shall permit members to cancel membership in a discount medical plan at any time. (B) If a member gives notice of cancellation within thirty days after the date the member receives the written document described in division (C) of section 3961.04 of the Revised Code for the discount medical plan, the discount medical plan organization, within thirty days of the member giving ...

... the business and affairs of a discount medical plan organization as the superintendent deems appropriate to protect the interests of the residents of this state. (B) When examining or investigating a discount medical plan organization pursuant to division (A) of this section, the superintendent may do both of the following: (1) Order a discount medical plan organization to produce any records, files, advertising a...

...uspending civil penalties if a discount medical plan organization complies with the terms of the corrective action order; (4) Order restitution to members. (B)(1) Before imposing a penalty under division (A) of this section, the superintendent shall give a discount medical plan organization notice and opportunity for hearing as described in Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. (2) Notices regarding the scheduling ...

...The superintendent of insurance may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for purposes of implementing sections 3961.01 to 3961.08 of the Revised Code.

...icited to purchase or who purchases the services of a credit services organization for purposes other than obtaining a business loan as described in division (B)(6) of section 1343.01 of the Revised Code. (B) "Consumer reporting agency" has the same meaning as in the "Fair Credit Reporting Act," 84 Stat. 1128, 15 U.S.C.A. 1681a, as amended. (C)(1) "Credit services organization" means any person that, in return for ...

...(A) A credit services organization shall file a registration application with, and receive a certificate of registration from, the division of financial institutions before conducting business in this state. The registration application shall be accompanied by a one-hundred-dollar fee and shall contain all of the following information: (1) The name and address of the credit services organization; (2) The name a...

...After notice and a hearing conducted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the superintendent of financial institutions may suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew a certificate of registration if any of the following conditions applies to the applicant for registration or registrant: (A) The applicant or registrant obtained a certificate of registration through any false or fraudulent representa...

... other valuable consideration, a credit services organization shall provide the buyer with a written statement containing all of the following information: (1) A complete and detailed description of the services to be performed by the organization for the buyer and the total cost of the services; (2) A statement explaining the buyer's rights against the surety bond required pursuant to section 4712.06 of the Revise...

...contract between the buyer and a credit services organization for the purchase of the services of the organization shall be in writing, dated and signed by the buyer, and shall include all of the following: (1) A statement, in type that is boldfaced, capitalized, underlined, or otherwise conspicuously set out from surrounding written material and that is in immediate proximity to the space reserved for the signatur...

...(A) No credit services organization shall conduct business in this state unless the organization has obtained a surety bond issued by a surety company authorized to do business in this state and all of the following conditions are met: (1) A copy of the bond is filed with the division of financial institutions. (2) The bond is in favor of any person, and of the state for the benefit of any person, that is injured b...

...No credit services organization, salesperson, agent, or representative of a credit services organization, or independent contractor that sells or attempts to sell the services of a credit services organization shall do any of the following: (A) Charge or receive directly or indirectly from a buyer money or other consideration readily convertible into money until all services the organization has agreed to perform fo...

...No credit services organization shall sell, provide, or perform any of the services authorized under division (C)(1) of section 4712.01 of the Revised Code in connection with an extension of credit that meets any of the following conditions: (A) The amount of credit is less than five thousand dollars. (B) The repayment term is one year or less. (C) The annual percentage rate exceeds twenty-eight per cent. For...

...No credit services organization shall do any of the following: (A) Obtain a certificate of registration through any false or fraudulent representation or make any substantial misrepresentation in any registration application; (B) Make false promises through advertising or other means in the conduct of its business or engage in a continued course of misrepresentations in the conduct of its business; (C) Engage in c...

...(A) No credit services organization shall cause or attempt to cause a buyer to waive a right under sections 4712.01 to 4712.14 of the Revised Code. (B) Any waiver by a buyer of a right under sections 4712.01 to 4712.14 of the Revised Code is void.

... amount paid by the buyer to the credit services organization, plus reasonable attorney's fees and court costs. (3) The buyer may be awarded punitive damages. (4) No action shall be brought under division (A)(1) of this section after four years after the date of the execution of the contract for services to which the action relates. (B)(1) The division of financial institutions, the attorney general, or a buyer ma...

...(A) A violation of division (J) of section 4712.02, division (E) of section 4712.04, division (D) or (E) of section 4712.05, division (A) of section 4712.06, section 4712.07 or 4712.08, or division (A) of section 4712.09 of the Revised Code is deemed to be an unfair or deceptive act or practice in violation of section 1345.02 of the Revised Code.