Ohio Revised Code Search
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Section 3957.11
...ager shall notify the superintendent of insurance if the pharmacy benefit manager, or any owner of the pharmacy benefit manager, is subject to administrative action by a government entity having professional, occupational, or financial authority in this or another state while the pharmacy benefit manager holds a license under this chapter. The notice shall be provided not later than thirty days after the entry date o... |
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Section 3957.12
...ger and an insurer; (3) Fail to remit insurance premiums within the policy period or within the time agreed to in writing between the insurer and the pharmacy benefit manager; (4) Fail to disclose in writing the method of collecting and holding a plan sponsor's funds. (B) This section does not apply to the extent that it conflicts with an agreement that is not subject to this chapter. |
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Section 3957.13
...ter July 1, 2027, the superintendent of insurance may examine the relevant books and records described in division (A)(1) of this section of a pharmacy benefit manager as necessary to determine the following related to any contracts involving a pharmacy benefit manager and a plan sponsor of a health benefit plan or health plan issuer: (1) The aggregate amount of rebates received by a pharmacy benefit manager; (2)... |
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Section 3957.14
... data acquired by the superintendent of insurance or the department of insurance under this chapter is considered proprietary and confidential under section 3905.24 of the Revised Code and is not a public record under section 149.43 of the Revised Code. (B) On and after July 1, 2027, no pharmacy benefit manager or representative of a pharmacy benefit manager shall cause or knowingly permit the use of any advertisem... |
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Section 3957.15
...er does not apply to an employer's self-insurance program or fully insured plan to the extent that federal law supersedes, preempts, prohibits, or otherwise precludes its application to such plan. |
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Section 3957.16
...the Revised Code, the superintendent of insurance shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a license issued pursuant to this chapter. |
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Section 3957.25 | [Former R.C. 3959.111, amended and renumbered by H.B. 229 of the 136th General Assembly, effective 6/30/2026] Access to information regarding maximum allowable cost pricing.
...at section. (E) The superintendent of insurance shall adopt rules as necessary to implement the requirements of this section. |
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Section 3957.26 | [Former R.C. 2959.20, amended and renumbered as R.C. 3957.26 by H.B. 229 of the 136th General Assembly, effective 6/30/2026] Prohibited acts regarding cost-sharing, pharmacy claims for reimbursement, fees.
...ing to any coverage limit, copayment, coinsurance, deductible, or other out-of-pocket expense requirements imposed by the plan. (3) "Pharmacy audit" has the same meaning as in section 3901.81 of the Revised Code. (B) No health plan issuer, pharmacy benefit manager, or any other administrator shall require cost-sharing in an amount, or direct a pharmacy to collect cost-sharing in an amount, greater than the less... |
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Section 3957.27 | [Former R.C. 3959.22, renumbered as R.C. 3957.26 by H.B. 229 of the 136th General Assembly, effective 6/30/2026] Mailing or delivering drugs.
...No health plan issuer, pharmacy benefit manager, or any other administrator shall prohibit a pharmacy from mailing or delivering drugs to patients as an ancillary service. |
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Section 3957.99
...Whoever knowingly violates section 3957.03 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. |
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Section 3959.01 | Third-party administrator definitions.
...alth, prescription drugs, or disability insurance or self-insurance programs. "Administrator" includes a pharmacy benefit manager. "Administrator" does not include any of the following: (1) An insurance agent or solicitor licensed in this state whose activities are limited exclusively to the sale of insurance and who does not provide any administrative services; (2) Any person who administers or operates the wo... |
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Section 3959.04 | Administrators tested and licensed by superintendent.
...ll be licensed by the superintendent of insurance in accordance with rules adopted by the superintendent. (B) An administrator who has been licensed or certified by the state of the administrator's domicile under a statute or rule similar to sections 3959.01 to 3959.16 of the Revised Code shall, upon application, be licensed without testing, provided the state of domicile recognizes and grants licenses to administra... |
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Section 3959.05 | License requirement.
...No person shall solicit a plan or sponsor of a plan to act as an administrator for, or provide administrative services to, a plan or sponsor of a plan that is either domiciled in this state or has its principal headquarters or principal administrative office in this state unless the person is duly licensed under sections 3959.01 to 3959.16 of the Revised Code. |
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Section 3959.06 | Application for license - filing fee.
...r shall file with the superintendent of insurance an application for a license on a form prescribed by the superintendent. (B) All applications for a license shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable filing fee of two hundred dollars per application made payable to the department of insurance. (C) All fees collected under this section and under section 3959.10 of the Revised Code shall be paid into the state treasury... |
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Section 3959.07 | Action on application by superintendent.
...The superintendent of insurance shall act on all applications submitted for a license within thirty days after receipt. |
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Section 3959.08 | Denying application for license.
...If the superintendent of insurance denies the application for license, the superintendent shall promptly notify the applicant of the denial and the reasons for the denial within thirty days of the date the application is denied by the superintendent. The notice shall advise the applicant of the applicant's right to request a hearing within thirty days from the date of the mailing of the notice. |
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Section 3959.09 | Issuing license and certificate of authority.
...nted a license by the superintendent of insurance and an appropriate certificate of authority to operate as an administrator will be issued to the applicant. The license shall be issued, effective on the date the application is approved by the superintendent or board, or both, for a term expiring on the following June 30. The license may be renewed annually for a period of one year commencing July 1. |
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Section 3959.10 | License renewal.
...(A) The superintendent of insurance shall, at least sixty days before the expiration of the administrators license granted by the superintendent, provide a renewal notice on a form approved by the superintendent. (B) The renewal application shall require the payment of a renewal fee of three hundred dollars and the payment shall be made prior to the expiration date of the license. Failure to make the renewal payment... |
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Section 3959.11 | Written agreement to act as administrator between the administrator and the plan sponsor.
...hall at all times maintain any required insurance coverage or bond as provided for and mandated by the "Employee Retirement and Income Security Act of 1974," 88 Stat. 829, 29 U.S.C. 1001, as amended. |
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Section 3959.111 | [Amended and renumbered as R.C. 3957.25 by H.B. 229 of the 136th General Assembly, effective 6/30/2026] Access to information regarding maximum allowable cost pricing.
...vised Code. (D) The superintendent of insurance shall adopt rules as necessary to implement the requirements of this section. |
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Section 3959.12 | Suspension, revocation or nonrenewal of license.
...or not renewed by the superintendent of insurance after notice to the licensee and hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The superintendent may suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a license if upon investigation and proof the superintendent finds that the licensee has done any of the following: (1) Knowingly violated any provision of sections 3959.01 to 3959.16 or 3959.20 of the Revised Code... |
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Section 3959.13 | Report of felony conviction.
...the conviction to the superintendent of insurance within thirty days of the entry date of the judgment of conviction. Within that thirty-day period, the person shall also provide the superintendent with a copy of the judgment, the commitment order or the order imposing a community control sanction, and any other relevant documents. As used in this section, "community control sanction" has the same meaning as in se... |
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Section 3959.14 | Administrator prohibitions.
...des; (2) Levels of the specific excess insurance stop-loss deductible; (3) The aggregate excess insurance stop-loss attachment point factors, including any minimum attachment point factors; (4) The names of all insurance carriers providing protection for the plan sponsor's plans, and any ownership relationship of five per cent or more between the administrator and such insurance carriers. (C) Fail to remit insura... |
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Section 3959.15 | Books and records.
... administrator by the superintendent of insurance that the administrator has violated any provision of sections 3959.01 to 3959.16 of the Revised Code, the administrator shall have sixty days within which to correct the violation specified in the notice, in compliance with such sections. |
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Section 3959.16 | Preemption of federal law.
...Code do not apply to an employer's self-insurance plan to the extent that federal law supersedes, preempts, prohibits, or otherwise precludes the application of any provisions of those sections to such plan. |