Current with legislation from 2024 received as of August 15, 2024.
Section 1751.15 - Annual open enrollment period(A) Each health insuring corporation shall accept individuals for open enrollment coverage as provided in sections 3923.58 and 3923.581 of the Revised Code. A health insuring corporation may reinsure coverage of any individual acquired under those sections with the open enrollment reinsurance program in accordance with division (G) of section 3924.11 of the Revised Code. Fixed periodic prepayment rates charged for coverage reinsured by the program shall be established in accordance with section 3924.12 of the Revised Code.(B) This section does not apply to any of the following: (1) Any health insuring corporation that offers only supplemental health care services or specialty health care services;(2) Any health insuring corporation that offers plans only through medicare or medicaid and that has no other commercial enrollment;(3) Any health insuring corporation that offers plans only through other federal health care programs regulated by federal regulatory bodies and that has no other commercial enrollment;(4) Any health insuring corporation that offers plans only through contracts covering officers or employees of the state that have been entered into by the department of administrative services and that has no other commercial enrollment.Amended by 134th General Assembly, HB 122,§3, eff. 3/23/2022.Amended by 132nd General Assembly, HB 49,§610.53, eff. 9/29/2017.Suspended by 130th General Assembly, SB 9,§3, as amended by 132nd General Assembly, HB 49,§610.53, and 134th General Assembly, HB 122, which provides that during the period beginning on January 1, 2014, and expiring January 1, 2026, the operation of this section is suspended. If the amendments made by 42 U.S.C. 300gg-1 and 300gg-6, regarding the requirements related to health insurance coverage become ineffective prior to the expiration of the suspension on January 1, 2026, then this section, in either its present form or as later amended, again becomes operational..Amended by 129th General Assembly, HB 153, §101.01, eff. 10/1/2011.Amended by 128th General Assembly, HB 1, §101.01, eff. 10/16/2009.Effective Date: 03-22-1999; 2008 HB562 09-22-2008 See 130th General Assembly, SB 9, §3.