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...taining the health care record adopts a policy that permits the use of electronic signatures on electronic records. (2) The entity's electronic signature system utilizes either a two-level access control mechanism that assigns a unique identifier to each user or a biometric access control device. (3) The entity takes steps to safeguard against unauthorized access to the system and forgery of electronic signatures. ...

... if the commissioner acts pursuant to a policy the board adopts as described in division (B) of this section and either of the following applies: (1) Circumstances render a meeting of the board impractical or impossible. (2) Delaying action until a meeting of the board compromises the public health. (B) Each board of health shall adopt a policy, subject to the approval of the district advisory council or city coun...

...e of this section shall adopt a written policy for the use of credit card accounts. Otherwise, a board of health shall adopt a written policy before first holding a credit card account. The policy shall include provisions addressing all of the following: (1) The officers, positions, or appointees authorized to use a credit card account; (2) The types of expenses for which a credit card account may be used; (3) Th...

...(A) The rights of residents of a home shall include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) The right to a safe and clean living environment pursuant to the medicare and medicaid programs and applicable state laws and rules adopted by the director of health; (2) The right to be free from physical, verbal, mental, and emotional abuse and to be treated at all times with courtesy, respect, and full recognition...

...d Code. (B) The solid waste management policy committee of a county or joint district described in division (A)(1) of this section may a levy fee under division (A) of section 3734.573 of the Revised Code by adopting and obtaining ratification of a resolution establishing the amount of the fee. The policy committee of such a district that, after December 1, 1993, concurrently proposes to levy a fee under div...

...or adjusting any loss or claim under a policy of insurance not excepted under division (I) of this section and issued by any such insurer and covering a subject of insurance that was resident, located, or to be performed in this state at the time of issuance shall immediately report the policy to the superintendent. (G) If this state is the home state of the insured, each such insurer that does any of the acts...

... application for an individual or group policy of sickness and accident insurance or public employee benefit plan, or in determining insurability under such a policy or plan; (2) Inquire, directly or indirectly, into the results of genetic screening or testing or use such information, in whole or in part, to cancel, refuse to issue or renew, limit benefits under, or set premiums for a sickness and accident insuranc...

...ty and innovation in the development of policy forms or content, or to lead to the standardization of policy forms or content.

...rate reflection of the readability of a policy form; (B) The lower score is warranted by the nature of a particular policy form or type or class of policy forms; (C) The lower score is caused by certain policy language that is drafted to conform to the requirements of any law, rule, or agency interpretation.

...A policy form meeting the requirements of section 3902.04 of the Revised Code shall be approved notwithstanding the provisions of any other laws that specify the content of policies, if the policy form provides the policyholders and claimants protection not less favorable than they would be entitled to under such laws.

...902.08 of the Revised Code apply to all policy forms filed on or after January 9, 1983. No policy form shall be delivered or issued for delivery in this state on or after January 9, 1985 unless approved by the superintendent of insurance, or permitted to be issued, pursuant to sections 3902.01 to 3902.08 of the Revised Code. Any policy form that has been approved or permitted to be issued prior to January 9, 1985, an...

...rage" means any of the following if the policy, contract, or agreement contains a coordination of benefits provision: (1) An individual or group sickness and accident insurance policy, which policy provides for hospital, dental, surgical, or medical services; (2) Any individual or group contract of a health insuring corporation, which contract provides for hospital, dental, surgical, or medical services; (3) Any o...

... (B) "Blanket travel insurance" means a policy of travel insurance issued to any eligible group providing coverage for specific classes of persons defined in the policy with coverage provided to all members of the eligible group without a separate charge to individual members of the eligible group. (C) "Cancellation fee waiver" means a contractual agreement between a supplier of travel services and its customer to...

... following: (1) An individual primary policyholder who is a resident of this state; (2) A primary certificate holder who is a resident of this state who elects coverage under a group travel insurance policy; (3)(a) A blanket travel insurance policyholder, when the policy covers eligible blanket group members, that is a resident of, or has its principal place of business in, this state, including when the polic...

...lines broker who placed or procured the policy of insurance at the time the policy is delivered to the insured. No license issued under section 3905.30 of the Revised Code shall be renewed until payment is made. If the tax is not paid when due, the tax shall be increased by a penalty of twenty-five per cent. An interest charge computed as set forth in section 5725.221 of the Revised Code shall be made on the en...

... the sum to be paid on a life insurance policy in case of the death of the person insured; (D) Insert in the policy on the basis of race any condition or stipulation by which a person binds self, or the person's heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, to accept any sum less than the full value or amount of the policy in case of a claim accruing thereon by reason of the death of the person insured. Any stipul...

...to a stock life insurance company, each policyholder is entitled to consideration in an amount equal to his equitable share of the value of the mutual company as provided for in the plan of conversion. Such consideration may be in the form of stock, either common or preferred, warrants, bonds, debentures, cash, or increased benefits. If the plan provides for consideration in the form of stock and if such equitable s...

...ke, issue, or deliver in this state any policy or contract of life insurance which purports to be issued or to take effect as of a date more than six months before the application therefor was made, if thereby the premium on such policy or contract is reduced below the premium which would be payable thereon, as determined by the nearest birthday of the insured at the time when such application was made. In determinin...

...uest in writing by the insurer. No such policy, certificate of insurance, or notice of proposed insurance, nor any application, endorsement, or rider shall be issued or used until the expiration of thirty days after it has been so filed, unless the superintendent gives his prior written approval thereto. (D) The superintendent may, at any time after a hearing held not less than twenty days after written notice to th...

...An association organized under section 3919.01 of the Revised Code may change or amend its constitution or bylaws by the assent thereto in writing of a majority of the members, or by a majority of those members present, in person or by proxy, at a meeting held for that purpose, thirty days' notice of such meeting, including the proposed changes in full, having been given by the acting president personally or by lette...

...vised Code shall issue a certificate or policy to any person, until such person has first been subjected to a thorough medical examination by a physician, a physician assistant, a clinical nurse specialist, a certified nurse practitioner, or a certified nurse-midwife and found to be a good risk, nor shall it issue a certificate or policy to any person above the age of sixty-five years or under the age of fifteen year...

... opinion. (E) "Covered person" means a policyholder, subscriber, enrollee, member, or individual covered by a health benefit plan. "Covered person" does include the covered person's authorized representative with regard to an internal appeal or external review in accordance with division (C) of this section. "Covered person" does not include the covered person's representative in any other context. (F) "Cover...

...(A) A health plan issuer shall afford the opportunity for an external review by an independent review organization for an adverse benefit determination if the determination involved a medical judgment or if the decision was based on any medical information, pursuant to the following sections: (1) Section 3922.08 of the Revised Code for a standard review; (2) Section 3922.09 of the Revised Code for an expedit...

...actuarial principles. (2) "Individual policy of sickness and accident insurance" includes sickness and accident insurance made available by insurers in the individual market to individuals, with or without family members or dependents, through group policies issued to one or more associations or entities. (B) With respect to any filing, made pursuant to section 3923.02 of the Revised Code, of any premium rates fo...

...t become due pursuant to the terms of a policy of sickness and accident insurance due to the death of the insured by sickness or accident. (B) The interest payable pursuant to division (A) of this section shall be computed from the date of the death of the insured to the date of the payment of the proceeds and shall be at whichever of the following rates is greater: (1) The annual short-term applicable federal rate...