Ohio Code § 3904.06

Ohio Code § 3904.06. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 3904.06.

No insurance institution, agent, or insurance support organization shall use as its

disclosure authorization form in connection with insurance transactions a form or

statement that authorizes the disclosure of personal or privileged information about

an individual to the insurance institution, agent, or insurance support organization,

unless the form or statement: (A) Is written in plain language; (B) Is dated; (C) Specifies the types of persons authorized to disclose information about the individual; (D) Specifies the nature of the information authorized to be disclosed; (E) Names the insurance institution or agent and identifies by generic reference representatives

of the insurance institution to whom the individual is authorizing information to

be disclosed; (F) Specifies the purposes for which the information is collected; (G) Specifies the length of time such authorization shall remain valid, which shall be

no longer than: (1) In the case of authorizations signed for the purpose of collecting information in

connection with an application for an insurance policy, a policy reinstatement, or

a request for change in policy benefits, thirty months from the date the authorization

is signed; (2) In the case of authorizations signed for the purpose of collecting information in

connection with a claim for benefits under an insurance policy: (a) The term of coverage of the policy if the claim is for a health insurance benefit; (b) The duration of the claim if the claim is not for a health insurance benefit. (H) Advises the individual or a person authorized to act on behalf of the individual

that the individual or the individual's authorized representative is entitled to receive

a copy of the authorization form.

Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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  • Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 3904.06
  • Jurisdiction: Ohio
  • Code: Ohio Revised Code
  • Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)

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