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...vision (B) of that section. If a health care practitioner or employer elected a hearing under division (B) of that section and was found not to have violated section 4769.02 of the Revised Code, the department of health may pay the health care practitioner's or employer's reasonable costs, not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars, including attorneys' fees, associated with the conduct of the investigation and adjud...

...artment of health not later than thirty days after the department issues the adjudication order imposing the penalties or ordering the payment of costs. The department shall deposit the penalties and recovered costs into the state treasury to the credit of the general operations fund created by section 3701.83 of the Revised Code. The penalties and recovered costs shall be used solely to administer and enforce this c...

...orney general may, on behalf of the medicare beneficiary the person was ordered to repay, commence a civil action in the court of common pleas of Franklin county, the county in which the person resides, or the county in which the person's principal place of business is located to obtain a judgment ordering the person to repay the amount specified in division (C)(2) of section 4769.03 of the Revised Code plus the inte...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Agent contract" means any contract or agreement pursuant to which an athlete authorizes or empowers or agrees to authorize or empower at some later date an athlete agent to do any of the following: (1) Negotiate or solicit an agreement on behalf of the athlete with one or more professional sports teams for the employment of the athlete by a professional sports team; (2) Negotiate or ...

...this contract for a period of up to ten days after the latest of the following occurrences: (a) The date the contract is signed; (b) The date the athletic director or person of similar position at the educational institution or institution of higher education in which you are enrolled, or have acknowledged plans to attend, receives notice of this contract; or (c) The last date you participate in an officially sanc...

...No athlete agent shall commence or maintain an action in any court in this state on the basis of any agent contract entered into in this state unless the contract complies with section 4771.02 of the Revised Code.

...Any agent contract entered into in violation of this chapter shall be void and unenforceable. An agent contract entered into in this state or an agent contract entered into with an athlete who is enrolled in an educational institution or institution of higher education located in this state shall be governed by Ohio law.

...pplicant for registration as an athlete agent; (B) Issue and renew biennial certificates of registration for an athlete agent pursuant to this chapter; (C) Maintain records of every athlete agent registered in this state, including the agent's business and residential address, and the date and number of the agent's registration; (D) Establish an application form to be completed by an individual seeking registratio...

...No person shall serve as an athlete agent in this state unless the person holds a current and valid certificate of registration as an athlete agent issued under section 4771.08 of the Revised Code, a temporary certificate issued under section 4771.08 of the Revised Code, or a temporary certificate of convenience issued under section 4771.09 of the Revised Code.

...dual who desires to serve as an athlete agent within this state shall first file an application for registration with the Ohio athletic commission. The applicant shall apply using a form prescribed by the commission and shall provide all the following information: (1) The name and residential address of the applicant; (2) The address of the primary location in which the applicant wishes to conduct business as an at...

... effective for a period of up to ninety days after the issuance of the temporary registration, to a nonresident athlete agent who is registered as an athlete agent in another state, or to a person who has not submitted all the material required under section 4771.07 of the Revised Code, but who the commission determines to have submitted sufficient material to warrant the issuance of a temporary certificate. Chapter ...

...cate of convenience is valid for ninety days after the date it is issued. If the holder of a certificate of convenience applies for registration as an athlete agent, the commission may renew the certificate of convenience for a period of time the commission finds appropriate pending the commission's determination whether to issue a certificate of registration as an athlete agent to the holder of the certificate of co...

...ion may require each registered athlete agent to complete not more than six hours of continuing education during a biennial registration in programs to be determined or approved by the commission. If the commission imposes continuing education requirements on athlete agents, not less than two of the six hours of continuing education shall be devoted to ethics. A continuing education program shall promote the ability...

...ion stating that the bond cancels sixty days after that notice is mailed. The liability of the surety for acts of the athlete agent continues during that sixty-day period. The cancellation notice does not absolve the surety from liability that accrues before the cancellation date but that is discovered after that date. (G) The commission shall return the surety bond or other form of security held by the commission u...

...(A) Fees charged by an athlete agent for services provided to an athlete may be negotiated between the parties. (B)(1) Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, an athlete agent shall establish an interest-bearing trust fund or similar account in a depository approved by the Ohio athletic commission to be used for the deposit of all revenues received on behalf of an athlete. An athlete agent shall depos...

...No athlete agent shall act on behalf of an athlete as a "dealer" or "investment advisor," as defined in section 1707.01 of the Revised Code, unless the athlete agent complies with Chapter 1707. of the Revised Code. An athlete agent shall disclose to an athlete and the Ohio athletic commission any ownership interest the athlete agent has in an entity referred to by the athlete agent in advising the athlete con...

...(A) An athlete agent shall maintain all of the following records: (1) The name and address of each athlete for whom the athlete agent performs services as an athlete agent in exchange for compensation; (2) The amount of fees or compensation received for the performance of services for each athlete; (3) A copy of the contract entered into between the athlete agent and each athlete; (4) Any other information the O...

...An athlete agent may engage in the following conduct: (A) Provide or send written materials to an athlete if the athlete agent simultaneously submits an identical copy of the materials to the athletic director or the director's designee, or person of similar position, at the educational institution or institution of higher education in which the athlete is enrolled, or to the institution of higher education to which...

...No athlete agent shall publish or cause to be published any false, fraudulent, or misleading notice, advertisement, or information with knowledge that it is false, fraudulent, or misleading. All advertisements of an athlete agent shall contain the name and registered business address of the athlete agent and some indication that the athlete agent is registered with the Ohio athletic commission. As used in this secti...

...No athlete agent shall do any of the following: (A) Provide false information or make false promises or representations concerning the employment of an athlete; (B) Engage in any conduct that demonstrates bad faith or dishonesty in connection with the performance of services as an athlete agent; (C) Commingle money or property of an athlete with the agent's own money or property; (D) Offer anything of value to a ...

...fication with the commission within ten days after the date the certification is mailed. If a party files an objection to the certification within the prescribed period, the commission, within its discretion, may conduct a hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to determine if a violation occurred.

...and equitable relief against an athlete agent in a court having jurisdiction over the matter. The plaintiff also may name the surety, the named holder of any security required of an athlete agent under this chapter, or the carrier of malpractice insurance for an athlete agent as additional parties to the action. This cause of action may be transferred or assigned in the same manner as prescribed for civil actions und...

...bring a civil action against an athlete agent who violates this chapter for compensatory damages, punitive or exemplary damages, and equitable relief as the court finds appropriate. A court may grant equitable relief to a plaintiff under this section to prevent harm that could result from the acts or omissions of an athlete or athlete agent if the court finds a reasonable likelihood that a violation occurred. (B) F...

...he secretary of state, at least fifteen days before the return day of the process; and (B) By sending to the defendant, at the defendant's last known address, by registered mail, postage prepaid, a like true and attested copy of the process, with an indorsement on the process of the service upon the secretary of state. The registered mail return receipt of the defendant shall be attached to and made a part of the re...

...The Ohio athletic commission shall deposit all money it receives under this chapter to the credit of the occupational licensing and regulatory fund, created under section 4743.05 of the Revised Code.