Effective: May 18, 1988
Latest Legislation: House Bill 284 - 117th General Assembly
(A) No person may act as an administrator without a written agreement between the administrator and the plan sponsor. Such written agreement shall be retained as part of the official records of the administrator for the duration of the agreement and for five years thereafter. Each such agreement shall contain, at a minimum, all of the following information:
(1) The term of the agreement;
(2) An explanation of the services to be performed by the administrator;
(3) The method and rate of compensation to be paid by the plan sponsor to the administrator for services rendered;
(4) Provisions for the renewal and termination of the agreement.
(B) Every administrator shall maintain in its principal office or branch office, if any, for the duration of the agreement with the plan sponsor, customary books and records of all transactions and information relative to covered persons or beneficiaries.
(C) Each administrator duly licensed under sections 3959.01 to 3959.16 of the Revised Code shall at all times maintain any required insurance coverage or bond as provided for and mandated by the "Employee Retirement and Income Security Act of 1974," 88 Stat. 829, 29 U.S.C. 1001, as amended.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 3959 | Third-Party Administrators
Section 3959.01 | Third-Party Administrator Definitions.
Section 3959.04 | Administrators Tested and Licensed by Superintendent.
Section 3959.05 | License Requirement.
Section 3959.06 | Application for License - Filing Fee.
Section 3959.07 | Action on Application by Superintendent.
Section 3959.08 | Denying Application for License.
Section 3959.09 | Issuing License and Certificate of Authority.
Section 3959.10 | License Renewal.
Section 3959.111 | Access to Information Regarding Maximum Allowable Cost Pricing.
Section 3959.12 | Suspension, Revocation or Nonrenewal of License.
Section 3959.13 | Report of Felony Conviction.
Section 3959.14 | Administrator Prohibitions.
Section 3959.15 | Books and Records.
Section 3959.16 | Preemption of Federal Law.
Section 3959.17 | Effect of Child Support Default on License.
Section 3959.20 | Prohibited Acts Regarding Cost-Sharing, Pharmacy Claims for Reimbursement, Fees.