Effective: March 21, 2017
Latest Legislation: House Bill 505 - 131st General Assembly
(A) Except as provided by division (D) of this section, upon the receipt by the superintendent of insurance of a complete application for a certificate of authority to establish or operate a health insuring corporation, which application sets forth or is accompanied by the information and documents required by division (A) of section 1751.03 of the Revised Code, the superintendent shall review the application and accompanying documents and make findings as to whether the applicant for a certificate of authority has done all of the following with respect to any basic health care services and supplemental health care services to be furnished:
(1) Demonstrated the willingness and potential ability to ensure that all basic health care services and supplemental health care services described in the evidence of coverage will be provided to all its enrollees as promptly as is appropriate and in a manner that assures continuity;
(2) Made effective arrangements to ensure that its enrollees have reliable access to qualified providers in those specialties that are generally available in the geographic area or areas to be served by the applicant and that are necessary to provide all basic health care services and supplemental health care services described in the evidence of coverage;
(3) Made appropriate arrangements for the availability of short-term health care services in emergencies within the geographic area or areas to be served by the applicant, twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week, and for the provision of adequate coverage whenever an out-of-area emergency arises;
(4) Made appropriate arrangements for an ongoing evaluation and assurance of the quality of health care services provided to enrollees, including, if applicable, the development of a quality assurance program complying with the requirements of sections 1751.73 to 1751.75 of the Revised Code, and the adequacy of the personnel, facilities, and equipment by or through which the services are rendered;
(5) Developed a procedure to gather and report statistics relating to the cost and effectiveness of its operations, the pattern of utilization of its services, and the quality, availability, and accessibility of its services.
(B) Based upon the information provided in the application for issuance of a certificate of authority, the superintendent shall determine whether or not the applicant meets the requirements of division (A) of this section. If the superintendent determines that the applicant does not meet these requirements, the superintendent shall specify in what respects it is deficient. However, the superintendent shall not deny an application because the requirements of this section are not met unless the applicant has been given an opportunity for a hearing on that issue.
(C) If the applicant requests a hearing, the superintendent shall hold a hearing before denying an application because the applicant does not meet the requirements of this section. The hearing shall be held in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
(D) Nothing in this section requires the superintendent to review or make findings with regard to an application and accompanying documents to establish or operate any of the following:
(1) A health insuring corporation to cover solely medicaid recipients;
(2) A health insuring corporation to cover solely medicare beneficiaries;
(3) A health insuring corporation to cover solely medicaid recipients and medicare beneficiaries;
(4) A health insuring corporation to cover solely federal employees and other individuals eligible for coverage in the federal employees health benefits program pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 8905.