As Introduced

130th General Assembly
Regular Session
2013-2014
S. B. No. 39


Senators Brown, Schiavoni 

Cosponsors: Senators Turner, Sawyer, Gentile, Smith, Tavares 



A BILL
To amend section 1739.05 and to enact sections 1
1751.621 and 3923.521 of the Revised Code to 2
require insurance providers to cover human 3
papillomavirus screenings and vaccines.4


BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

       Section 1. That section 1739.05 be amended and sections 5
1751.621 and 3923.521 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as 6
follows:7

       Sec. 1739.05.  (A) A multiple employer welfare arrangement 8
that is created pursuant to sections 1739.01 to 1739.22 of the 9
Revised Code and that operates a group self-insurance program may 10
be established only if any of the following applies:11

       (1) The arrangement has and maintains a minimum enrollment of 12
three hundred employees of two or more employers.13

       (2) The arrangement has and maintains a minimum enrollment of 14
three hundred self-employed individuals.15

       (3) The arrangement has and maintains a minimum enrollment of 16
three hundred employees or self-employed individuals in any 17
combination of divisions (A)(1) and (2) of this section.18

       (B) A multiple employer welfare arrangement that is created 19
pursuant to sections 1739.01 to 1739.22 of the Revised Code and 20
that operates a group self-insurance program shall comply with all 21
laws applicable to self-funded programs in this state, including 22
sections 3901.04, 3901.041, 3901.19 to 3901.26, 3901.38, 3901.381 23
to 3901.3814, 3901.40, 3901.45, 3901.46, 3902.01 to 3902.14, 24
3923.24, 3923.282, 3923.30, 3923.301, 3923.38, 3923.521, 3923.581, 25
3923.63, 3923.80, 3924.031, 3924.032, and 3924.27 of the Revised 26
Code.27

       (C) A multiple employer welfare arrangement created pursuant 28
to sections 1739.01 to 1739.22 of the Revised Code shall solicit 29
enrollments only through agents or solicitors licensed pursuant to 30
Chapter 3905. of the Revised Code to sell or solicit sickness and 31
accident insurance.32

       (D) A multiple employer welfare arrangement created pursuant 33
to sections 1739.01 to 1739.22 of the Revised Code shall provide 34
benefits only to individuals who are members, employees of 35
members, or the dependents of members or employees, or are 36
eligible for continuation of coverage under section 1751.53 or 37
3923.38 of the Revised Code or under Title X of the "Consolidated 38
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985," 100 Stat. 227, 29 39
U.S.C.A. 1161, as amended.40

       Sec. 1751.621.  Every individual or group health insuring 41
corporation policy, contract, or agreement providing basic health 42
care services that is delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed 43
in this state shall provide benefits covering expenses related to 44
screenings and vaccinations for human papillomavirus as prescribed 45
in guidance issued by the United States center for disease control 46
and prevention. 47

       Sec. 3923.521.  Notwithstanding section 3901.71 of the 48
Revised Code, each individual or group policy of sickness and 49
accident insurance that is delivered, issued for delivery, or 50
renewed in this state and each public employee benefit plan that 51
is established or modified in this state shall provide benefits 52
covering expenses related to screenings and vaccinations for human 53
papillomavirus as prescribed in guidance issued by the United 54
States center for disease control and prevention.55

       Section 2.  That existing section 1739.05 of the Revised Code 56
is hereby repealed.57