Ohio Code § 3901.386
Ohio Code § 3901.386. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 3901.386.
(A) Notwithstanding section 1751.13 or division (I)(2) of section 3923.04 of the Revised Code , a reimbursement contract entered into or renewed on or after June 29, 1988, between
a third-party payer and a hospital shall provide that reimbursement for any service
provided by a hospital pursuant to a reimbursement contract and covered under a benefits
contract shall be made directly to the hospital. (B) If the third-party payer and the hospital have not entered into a contract regarding
the provision and reimbursement of covered services, the third-party payer shall accept
and honor a completed and validly executed assignment of benefits with a hospital
by a beneficiary, except when the third-party payer has notified the hospital in writing
of the conditions under which the third-party payer will not accept and honor an assignment
of benefits. Such notice shall be made annually. (C) A third-party payer may not refuse to accept and honor a validly executed assignment
of benefits with a hospital pursuant to division (B) of this section for medically
necessary hospital services provided on an emergency basis.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 3901.386
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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