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...vidual 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 individual.

...(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...

...orts 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 following: (1) For purposes of the definition of "information" in division (A) of section 5160.35 of the Revised Code, any data other than the data specified in that division that should be included in the defi...

...use or disclose information regarding a medical assistance recipient for any purpose not directly connected with the administration of a medical assistance program. (C) Both of the following shall be considered to be purposes directly connected with the administration of a medical assistance program: (1) Treatment, payment, or other operations or activities authorized by 42 C.F.R. Chapter IV; (2) Any administ...

...ment, enrollment, or eligibility for a medical assistance program cannot be conditioned on signing the authorization unless the authorization is necessary for determining eligibility for the program. (B) An authorization for the release of information regarding a medical assistance recipient to the recipient's attorney under division (D)(3) of section 5160.45 of the Revised Code may include a provision specifi...

...nt may disclose information regarding a medical assistance recipient to the extent necessary to participate as an active member in the public assistance reporting information system or other multistate cooperative.

...etermine 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 individual to contact the veterans service commission in the county in which the individua...

...sses, or other information relating to medical assistance recipients is held by any agency other than the department of medicaid or a county department of job and family services, that other agency shall adopt rules consistent with sections 5160.45 to 5160.481 of the Revised Code to prevent the publication or disclosure of names, lists, or other information concerning those recipients.

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

...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 interstate compact is providing adoption assistance on their behalf. (C) They move into this state from another state or move out of this state to another state.

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