Section 3902.31 - Void contracts(A) As used in this section: (1) "Pay in full" means paying for a health service in its entirety without cost-sharing on the part of a third-party payer. "Pay in full" includes payment made under a deductible requirement.(2) "Third-party payer" and "provider" have the same meanings as in section 3901.38 of the Revised Code.(B)(1) Subject to division (C) of this section, a provision in a contract entered into between a third-party payer and a provider is void and against public policy if it does either of the following: (a) Establishes a minimum amount that the provider is required to charge an individual for a health service when that individual pays in full for the service;(b) Prohibits a provider from advertising the provider's rates for a service.(2) Division (B)(1)(b) of this section shall not be construed as prohibiting a provision in a contract between a provider and a third-party payer that prohibits a provider from disclosing or advertising contractually agreed upon reimbursement rates for providers. (C)(1) This section shall apply to all new contracts between a third-party payer and a provider entered into on or after the effective date of this section.(2) For existing contracts, this section shall apply on the earlier of either of the following: (a) Three years after the effective date of this section;(b) The expiration date of the contract or renewal of the contract.Added by 133rd General Assembly, HB 166,§101.01, eff. 10/17/2019.