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S. B. No. 244 As IntroducedAs Introduced
128th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2009-2010 |
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Cosponsors:
Senators Buehrer, Carey, Gibbs, Schaffer, Seitz
A BILL
To enact section 3901.711 of the Revised Code to
prohibit requiring an individual to obtain or
maintain a policy of health insurance.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That section 3901.711 of the Revised Code be
enacted to read as follows:
Sec. 3901.711. (A)(1) No individual who is a resident of this
state, regardless of whether the individual has or is eligible for
health insurance coverage under any policy or program provided by
or through the individual's employer, or a plan sponsored by this
state or the federal government, shall be required to obtain or
maintain a policy of individual health insurance coverage.
(2) No provision of Chapter 1751. or Title XXXIX of the
Revised Code shall render an individual who is a resident of this
state liable for any penalty, assessment, fee, or fine as a result
of the individual's failure to procure or obtain health insurance
coverage.
(3) No public official, employee, or agent of this state or
any political subdivision shall impose, collect, enforce, or
effectuate any penalty as a result of the failure of an individual
who is a resident of this state to procure or obtain health
insurance coverage.
(B) The attorney general shall seek injunctive or any other
appropriate relief as expeditiously as possible to preserve the
rights and property of the residents of this state, and to defend
as necessary this state, its officials, employees and agents in
the event that any government, subdivision, or government agency
enacts or adopts any law, rule, or regulation that violates
division (A) of this section.
(C) This section shall not apply to individuals voluntarily
applying for coverage under the medicaid program established under
Chapter 5111. of the Revised Code or the children's health
insurance program established under sections 5101.50 to 5101.529
of the Revised Code.
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