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The record
- Jurisdiction
- Ohio; Department of Insurance · Ohio
- Level
- Sector regulator
- Authority
- R.C. 3901.041
- Issued
- 2020-03-20 Mar. 20, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-20
- End
- For the duration of the state of emergency (ended June 18, 2021) (read as 2021-06-18)
- In force
- Mar. 20, 2020 to June 18, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Health care orders
- Addressees
- all health plan issuers, including insurance companies, health insuring corporations, MEWAs and non-federal governmental health plans
- Functions reached
- IN health insurers (network and cost-sharing rules)
- CB payers of Ohio providers
- Character
- context
- Collection
- State insurance and banking regulators AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING
Operative words
This Bulletin pertains to all health plan issuers, including insurance companies, health insuring corporations, MEWAs, non-federal governmental health plans, and other entities transacting the business of insurance in the State of Ohio, or that are subject to the jurisdiction of the Superintendent of Insurance (collectively, Insurers), that reimburse the costs of health care services under a health benefit plan in Ohio... Accordingly, the Superintendent hereby orders and directs that: [Insurers cover COVID-19 testing and treatment from out-of-network providers at in-network cost-sharing where in-network providers are unavailable].
Enforcement
R.C. 3901.22; R.C. 3901.041
Notes
An order ('the Superintendent hereby orders and directs').
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