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...e date of this section, the legislative service commission shall meet to determine whether divisions (C) and (D) of this section should be implemented. If the commission determines that divisions (C) and (D) of this section should be implemented, the commission immediately shall adopt a resolution expressing its determination, and, after the adoption of the resolution, the legislative service commission and the legis...

... state agencies supported by motor fuel tax revenue; (3) The biennial operating appropriations bill or bills for the bureau of workers' compensation and the industrial commission; (4) Any other bill that makes the principal biennial operating appropriations for one or more state agencies; (5) The bill that primarily contains corrections and supplemental appropriations to the biennial operating appropriations bills...

...r a specific medical or health-related service, treatment, medication, or practice; (2) Any required coverage for the services of specific health care providers; (3) Any requirement that an insurer or health insuring corporation offer coverage to specific individuals or groups; (4) Any requirement that an insurer or health insuring corporation offer specific medical or health-related services, treatments, med...

...equest the director of the legislative service commission to review any bill that is assigned to the chairperson's committee in order to determine whether the bill includes a mandated benefit. The director shall review the bill and notify the chairperson of the director's determination. If the director determines that the bill includes a mandated benefit, the presiding officer of the house that is considering th...

...ned by the director of the legislative service commission shall consult with professionals knowledgeable in matters related to the performance of an actuarial review of a mandated benefit and shall consider the results of any professionally acceptable controlled trial and any other relevant research specifically centered around the benefit. The actuary or actuaries shall determine the extent to which: (A) The manda...

...to the director of the Ohio legislative service commission copies of all bills, joint resolutions, important petitions, memorials, and other legislative documents passed or presented during each session of the general assembly.

...The Ohio legislative service commission or any committee thereof when so authorized by the commission is empowered to hold public hearings, at such times and places within the state as may be determined advisable or necessary to accomplish the purposes and intent of sections 103.11 to 103.22 of the Revised Code.

...law, any member of the Ohio legislative service commission shall have the authority throughout the state to administer oaths, issue subpoenas compelling the attendance of witnesses and the production of any papers, books, accounts, and testimony; and to cause the deposition of witnesses either residing in or without the state. In case of disobedience on the part of any person to comply with a subpoena issued on behal...

...The Ohio legislative service commission or any committee appointed by the commission may call upon any state department, university, agency, or officer, or agency of any political subdivision for such facilities and data as may be available and state departments, universities, agencies and officers, and agencies of political subdivisions shall cooperate with the commission or any committee appointed by the commission...

...The Ohio legislative service commission shall appoint and fix the compensation of a director and such other technical, professional and clerical employes and services as are necessary to carry out the powers and duties of the commission. All officers and employes of the commission shall serve at the pleasure of the commission. The director shall act as secretary of the commission and shall be the chief administrat...

...The Ohio legislative service commission shall be provided with adequate office space in the state house. The director of the Ohio legislative service commission, with the approval of the commission, may obtain office space elsewhere in Columbus if the space in the state house is inadequate.

...s and employees of the Ohio legislative service commission, the expenses of the commission, and the expenses of the director and the employees of the commission shall be paid out of appropriations made for that purpose upon vouchers approved by the director and the chairperson of the commission. (B) The director of budget and management, upon the request of the director of the legislative service commission and with...

...The Ohio legislative service commission shall meet as often as is necessary to perform its duties. Eight members shall constitute a quorum, and the majority thereof shall have authority to act on new matters within the jurisdiction of the commission. They shall formulate rules of procedure and prescribe the policies for the performance of its duties and functions.

...The legislative service commission shall serve as a legislative budget and program oversight commission and may delegate to any committee it creates the responsibility to: (A) Conduct program reviews of state agencies and departments or programs and activities within such agencies and departments, of the state's local assistance programs, and of state laws. As used in this section "program review" means an examinati...

...egislative agency that the legislative service commission determines should account for calls made from the agency's telephones through the fund. The fund shall be used to pay the telephone carriers for all such telephone calls.

...The director of the legislative service commission shall take all necessary measures to protect and maintain the integrity and security of: (A) All legislative and quasi-legislative documents stored in an electronic format, including any database that contains the Revised Code or Ohio administrative code; and (B) The electronic rule-filing system.

...lation, the director of the legislative service commission shall issue a report of the legislation. The director shall issue a report that compares the regulatory scheme proposed in the legislation with the policies expressed in section 4798.02 of the Revised Code with respect to proposing the least restrictive regulation to protect consumers from present, significant, and substantiated harms that threaten public h...

... with the biennium that starts in 2025, business licenses that require the applicant to satisfy a personal qualification. The report shall compare the current regulatory scheme being utilized in this state with the policies expressed in section 4798.02 of the Revised Code. (C) The director shall issue all reports performed during a biennium, not later than the first day of December of the even-numbered year of th...

...request the director of the legislative service commission to arrange for data analytics to be conducted on any publicly available information regarding state banks, credit unions organized under Chapter 1733. of the Revised Code, or entities licensed or registered under Chapter 1321. or 1322. of the Revised Code. (B) The director may, in making the arrangement described in division (A) of this section, retain econ...

... such employees are in the unclassified service and may be terminated by the chairperson, subject to approval of the speaker or the speaker's designee and president or the president's designee. JMOC may contract for the services of persons who are qualified by education and experience to advise, consult with, or otherwise assist JMOC in the performance of its duties. (I) The JMOC chairperson, when authorized by JMO...

...The JMOC chairperson may request that the medicaid director appear before JMOC to provide information and answer questions about the medicaid program. If so requested, the medicaid director shall appear before JMOC at the time and place specified in the request.

...(A) JMOC shall oversee the medicaid program on a continuing basis. As part of its oversight, JMOC shall do all of the following: (1) Review how the medicaid program relates to the public and private provision of health care coverage in this state and the United States; (2) Review the reforms implemented under section 5162.70 of the Revised Code and evaluate the reforms' successes in achieving their objectives; (3)...

...n shall be conducted during the normal business hours of the office being inspected, unless the chairperson determines that the inspection must be conducted outside of normal business hours. The chairperson may make such a determination only due to an emergency circumstance or other justifiable cause that furthers JMOC's mission. If the chairperson makes such a determination, the chairperson shall specify the ...

...Before the beginning of each fiscal biennium, JMOC shall contract with an actuary to determine the projected medical inflation rate for the upcoming fiscal biennium. The contract shall require the actuary to make the determination using the same types of classifications and sub-classifications of medical care that the United States bureau of labor statistics uses in determining the inflation rate for medical ca...

...JMOC may review bills and resolutions regarding the medicaid program that are introduced in the general assembly. JMOC may submit a report of its review of a bill or resolution to the general assembly in accordance with section 101.68 of the Revised Code. The report may include JMOC's determination regarding the bill's or resolution's desirability as a matter of public policy. JMOC's decision on whether and w...

...If, following the cancellation of a home solicitation sale by the buyer, the seller fails to return any goods traded in by the buyer, the buyer may elect to recover an amount equal to the trade-in allowance stated in the agreement. Until division (D) (4) of section 1345.23 of the Revised Code has been complied with by the seller, the buyer may retain possession of the goods delivered to him by the seller and has a li...

...Except as provided in section 1345.26 of the Revised Code, within a reasonable time after a home solicitation sale has been cancelled or an offer to purchase has been revoked, the buyer upon demand must make available to the seller any goods delivered by the seller pursuant to the sale. The goods made available shall not have been diminished in quantity nor subjected to unreasonable wear or use. The buyer is not obli...

...Failure to comply with sections 1345.21 to 1345.27 of the Revised Code constitutes a deceptive act or practice in connection with a consumer transaction in violation of section 1345.02 of the Revised Code.

...(A) As used in this section and in section 1345.31 of the Revised Code: (1) "Consumer" means a person who engages in a consumer transaction with a hearing aid dealer, hearing aid fitter, physician, or audiologist. (2) "Consumer transaction" means a sale, lease, assignment, award by chance, or other transfer of a hearing aid. (3) "Hearing aid" has the same meaning as in section 4747.01 of the Revised Code, excep...

...The failure of a hearing aid dealer, hearing aid fitter, physician, or audiologist to comply with section 1345.30 of the Revised Code is an unfair or deceptive act or practice in violation of section 1345.02 of the Revised Code. All powers and remedies available to the attorney general to enforce sections 1345.01 to 1345.13 of the Revised Code as regards an unfair or deceptive act or practice are available to the at...

...all interest and service charges. (C) "Business day" means any calendar day except Sunday, or a legal holiday as defined in section 1.14 of the Revised Code. (D) "First service" means the first service rendered to the buyer under a prepaid entertainment contract that is typical of the type of service rendered throughout the course of the contract and that is not a special or an introductory service.

... the buyer; (3) Not have a duration of service other than a duration that is a precisely measured period of years or any definite part of a year and shall not have a duration of service for a period in excess of three years; (4) Provide that all information and material of a personal or private nature that is acquired directly or indirectly from a buyer including but not limited to, answers to tests or questionnair...

...ed by a surety company authorized to do business in this state the principal sum of which shall be a minimum of ten thousand dollars. The seller is relieved from the obligation to maintain the bond twenty-four months after completion of the facility and commencement of service. The bond shall be in favor of the state of Ohio for the benefit of any person injured by having paid moneys for the use of a facility which f...

...s day after the date on which the first service under the contract is available, and if the facility or service that is the subject of the contract is not available at the time that the buyer signs the contract, the buyer has until midnight of the seventh business day after the date on which the first service under the contract is available to cancel the contract. Cancellation is evidenced by the buyer giving written...

...s day after the date on which the first service under the contract is available, and if the facility or services that is the subject of the contract is not available when you sign the contract, you may cancel the contract at any time prior to midnight of the seventh business day after the date on which you receive your first service under the contract. If you cancel within this period, the seller must send you a full...

...If a buyer cancels a prepaid entertainment contract pursuant to sections 1345.41 to 1345.50 of the Revised Code, the seller shall retain for the period in which an action to enforce the contract could be commenced, the notice of cancellation made pursuant to section 1345.43 of the Revised Code. If the date of delivery is not indicated or recorded on the notice of cancellation, the seller shall record the date of del...

...Within twenty days after a prepaid entertainment contract has been canceled pursuant to sections 1345.41 to 1345.50 of the Revised Code, the buyer upon demand must deliver to the seller any evidence of membership or other goods provided to the buyer by the seller pursuant to the contract. The buyer may deliver evidence of membership or other goods provided under the contract by certified mail, manual delivery, or oth...

...Notwithstanding section 1303.35 of the Revised Code, a buyer who executes a prepaid entertainment contract or a note in connection with such a contract may assert as a defense to a claim by a holder in due course, as defined in section 1303.32 of the Revised Code, any defense that the buyer may assert against the seller of the prepaid entertainment contract.

...(A) Failure to comply with sections 1345.41 to 1345.50 of the Revised Code constitutes a deceptive act or practice in connection with a consumer transaction in violation of section 1345.02 of the Revised Code. (B) If the seller of a prepaid entertainment contract fails to comply with division (D) (4) (a) of section 1345.44 of the Revised Code, the buyer may recover the amount of money due to him under that section a...

...Any waiver by the buyer of the provisions of sections 1345.41 to 1345.50 of the Revised Code is contrary to public policy and is void.

...The remedies provided in sections 1345.41 to 1345.50 of the Revised Code are in addition to remedies otherwise available under state or local law.

... shall be used for the sole purpose of paying expenses incurred by the consumer protection section of the office of the attorney general.

...osit into the fund, the proceeds of all sales conducted and collections obtained by the attorney general under division (E) of that section, and any recoveries to the fund obtained by the attorney general in actions filed under section 1345.07 of the Revised Code for violations of section 4505.181 of the Revised Code. Money in the fund shall be used solely for maintaining and administering the fund, providing restit...

...ic, or educational organization that is tax exempt under section 501(a) and described in section 501(c)(3), or described in section 170(b)(1)(A), of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1954," 68A Stat. 3, 26 U.S.C. 1, as amended, or any nonprofit, scientific, or educational organization qualified under a state nonprofit organization statute; (3) Any attorney acting within the scope of the attorney's professional license; ...

...very contract for invention development services shall be in writing and is subject to sections 1345.61 to 1345.68 of the Revised Code. The invention developer shall give a copy of the written contract to the customer at the time the customer signs the contract. (B) The invention developer shall provide in writing a description of the services to be performed pursuant to each contract. At the time the customer signs...

...very contract for invention development services shall have a conspicuous and legible cover sheet attached to it with the following notice to the customer imprinted on the cover sheet in boldface type of not less than ten-point size, or in capital letters of a size not less than that used in a standard office typewriter: "The purchase of invention development services is a high risk expenditure. The performance of t...

...The invention developer shall maintain a record with respect to each contract which contains the name and address of each person to whom the customer's invention or idea is submitted, and the date of submission. The customer may request a copy of or inspect the record during normal working hours.

...e. (B) The name and principal place of business in Ohio of the invention developer. In the event that a substantial portion of the contractual services are to be performed outside of the state of Ohio, the name and address of the invention developer who will perform those services.

...acceptance of the invention development services contract in reliance upon any fraudulent misrepresentation or omission of material fact.

...surety company that is authorized to do business in this state. The invention developer shall file a copy of the bond with the secretary of state prior to the time the invention developer first commences business in this state. (B) The bond required by division (A) of this section shall be payable in favor of the state for the benefit of any person who, after entering into a contract for invention development servic...