Ohio Code § 4113.21

§ 4113.21.

(A) No private employer shall require any prospective employee or applicant for employment

to pay the cost of a medical examination required by the employer as a condition of

employment. (B) No public employer or private employer furnishing services to a public employer in

accordance with a contract subject to the “Service Contract Act of 1965,” 41 U.S.C. 6701 et seq., shall require any employee, prospective employee, or applicant for employment to

pay the cost of an initial or any subsequent medical examinations required by the

public employer or private employer as a condition of employment or continued employment. (C) As used in this section: (1) “ Private employer ” means any individual, partnership, trust, estate, joint-stock company, insurance

company, common carrier, public utility, or corporation, whether domestic or foreign,

or the receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, trustee, or the successor thereof, who has

in employment three or more individuals at any one time within a calendar year. (2) “ Public employer ” means the United States, the state, any political subdivision of the state, and

any agency of the United States, the state, or a political subdivision of the state. (3) “ Employee ” means any person who may be permitted, required, or directed by any employer in

consideration of direct or indirect gain or profit, to engage in any employment. (D) Any employer who violates this section shall forfeit not more than one hundred dollars

for each violation.  The bureau of workers' compensation and the public utilities commission shall enforce

this section.