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...n accordance with this chapter. (E) "Practice of environmental health" means consultation, instruction, investigation, inspection, or evaluation by an employee of a city health district, a general health district, the environmental protection agency, the department of health, or the department of agriculture requiring specialized knowledge, training, and experience in the field of environmental health science, wit...

... issue a certificate of registration to practice to any applicant whom it registers as an environmental health specialist or an environmental health specialist in training. The director shall include the following information on the certificate of registration: (1) The name of the person; (2) The date of issue; (3) The signature of the director; (4) The designation "registered environmental health special...

...uspend a certificate of registration to practice in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for unprofessional conduct, the practice of fraud or deceit in obtaining a certificate of registration, dereliction of duty, incompetence in the practice of environmental health science, or for other good and sufficient cause.

...l engage in, or offer to engage in, the practice of environmental health without being registered in accordance with this chapter. (B) No person except a registered environmental health specialist shall use the title "registered environmental health specialist" or the abbreviation "R.E.H.S." after the person's name, or represent self as a registered environmental health specialist. (C)(1) No person except a reg...

...No person shall engage in the practice of electrical inspection in this state unless he is the holder of a certificate of competency as an electrical safety inspector issued under Chapter 3783. of the Revised Code. Any person practicing or offering to practice electrical inspection shall show proof of his certification upon request as provided by rules of the board of building standards.

...ves to be an unfair or deceptive act or practice in the business of insurance, as defined in section 3901.21 or 3901.211 of the Revised Code or in any rule of the superintendent, may make written application to the superintendent for a hearing to determine if there has been a violation of section 3901.20 of the Revised Code. The application shall specify the grounds to be relied upon by the applicant. If the superint...

...mbulance, medical group, or independent practice organization involved with the service in question; (d) The development or manufacture of any principal drug, device, procedure, or other therapy in dispute; (e) The covered person who received the service that is the subject of a dispute or the covered person's immediate family. (2) The superintendent shall require the arbitration entity to do all of the followi...

...ly engages, in whole or in part, in the practice of assembling or preparing consumer reports for a monetary fee; (2) Obtains information primarily from sources other than insurance institutions; (3) Furnishes consumer reports to other persons. (G) "Control," including the terms "controlled by" or "under common control with," means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction...

...t shall provide a notice of information practices to all applicants or policyholders in connection with insurance transactions as provided below: (1) In the case of an application for insurance, a notice shall be provided no later than one of the following times: (a) At the time of the delivery of the insurance policy or certificate when personal information is collected only from the applicant or from public recor...

...ation charged has engaged in conduct or practices in violation of sections 3904.01 to 3904.22 of the Revised Code, the superintendent shall reduce his findings to writing and shall issue and cause to be served upon such insurance institution, agent, or insurance support organization a copy of such findings and an order requiring such insurance institution, agent, or insurance support organization to cease and desist ...

...tted, any insurance unfair trade act or practice or insurance fraud; (9) Using fraudulent, coercive, or dishonest practices, or demonstrating incompetence, untrustworthiness, or financial irresponsibility, in the conduct of business in this state or elsewhere; (10) Having an insurance agent license, or its equivalent, denied, suspended, or revoked in any other state, province, district, or territory; (11) Forgi...

...etermines that an insurer's investment practices do not meet the requirements of this chapter, the superintendent may, after notification to the insurer of the superintendent's findings, order the insurer to make changes necessary to comply with this chapter. (B) If the superintendent determines that the financial condition, current investment practice, or current investment plan of an insurer are or may enda...

...shall be an unfair or deceptive act or practice under sections 3901.19 to 3901.26 of the Revised Code. Additionally, health plan issuers holding a certificate of authority from the superintendent are also subject to the following: (A) If, after notice and hearing, the superintendent of insurance finds that a health plan issuer has failed to comply with the requirements of this chapter, the superintendent may...

...or authorization requirement" means any practice implemented by either a sickness and accident insurer or a public employee benefit plan in which coverage of a health care service, device, or drug is dependent upon a covered person or a health care practitioner obtaining approval from the insurer or plan prior to the service, device, or drug being performed, received, or prescribed, as applicable. "Prior authorizatio...

... with any advertising copy, advertising practice, or plan of solicitation, refer to noncancellation provisions of a sickness and accident insurance policy without successively describing the cancellability and the renewability provisions of the policy clearly and with equal prominence or emphasis. (B) Violation of this section is an unfair and deceptive act or practice under section 3923.16 and sections 3901.19 to 3...

...es a physician, podiatrist, or advanced practice registered nurse, written by or on behalf of the medical liability underwriting association pursuant to sections 3929.62 to 3929.70 of the Revised Code, may be cancelled only during the term of the policy for one of the following reasons: (1) Nonpayment of premiums; (2) The license of the insured to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery,...

...visory organization involves any act or practice which is unfair, unreasonable, or otherwise inconsistent with sections 3935.01 to 3935.17, inclusive, of the Revised Code, he may issue a written order specifying in what respects such act or practice is unfair, unreasonable, or otherwise inconsistent with said sections, and requiring the discontinuance of such act or practice. (D) No insurer which makes its own fili...

...of insurance finds that any activity or practice of any such group, association, or other organization is unfair, unreasonable, or otherwise inconsistent with sections 3935.01 to 3935.17, inclusive, of the Revised Code, he may issue a written order specifying in what respects such activity or practice is unfair, unreasonable, or otherwise inconsistent with said sections and requiring the discontinuance of such activi...

...ation or assistance involves any act or practice which is unfair or unreasonable or otherwise inconsistent with sections 3937.01 to 3937.17, inclusive, of the Revised Code, he may issue a written order specifying in what respects such act or practice is unfair or unreasonable or otherwise inconsistent with such sections, and requiring the discontinuance of such act or practice. (D) No insurer which makes its own fil...

...f insurance finds that any activity or practice of any such group, association, or other organization is unfair, unreasonable, or otherwise inconsistent with sections 3937.01 to 3937.17, inclusive, of the Revised Code, he may issue a written order specifying in what respects such activity or practice is unfair, unreasonable, or otherwise inconsistent with such sections and requiring the discontinuance of such ...

... constitutes an unlawful discriminatory practice under division (H)(9) of section 4112.02 of the Revised Code. On and after the effective date of this section, if a policy or contract of title insurance written by a title insurance company in connection with any transfer of registered land that occurs on or after that date in accordance with Chapters 5309. and 5310. of the Revised Code includes a general or catch-al...

...ng provider on a claim for payment or a practice that results in any of the following: (1) Payment for some, but not all of the procedure codes originally billed by a participating provider; (2) Payment for a different procedure code than the procedure code originally billed by a participating provider; (3) A reduced payment as a result of services provided to an enrollee that are claimed under more than one pr...

...aken together, constitute a pattern or practice of violating this chapter may be defined as an unfair and deceptive insurance practice under sections 3901.19 to 3901.26 of the Revised Code. (B) The superintendent of insurance may conduct a market conduct examination of any person regulated by the department of insurance under Title XVII or Title XXXIX of the Revised Code to determine whether any violation of ...

...or in part, on the same allegations and practices. (2) A person is prohibited from bringing a civil action under section 4112.052 of the Revised Code if the person brought a civil action under division (B) of this section that is based, in whole or in part, on the same allegations and practices. (E) (1) Except as provided in division (E)(2) of this section, a civil action brought under division (B) of this sectio...

...ordance with the actuarial standards of practice promulgated by the actuarial standards board of the American academy of actuaries; (3) Submit the report referred to in division (C)(1) of this section to the standing committees of the house of representatives and the senate with primary responsibility for workers' compensation legislation on or before the first day of November following the year for which the estima...