Ohio Code § 1739.02

§ 1739.02.

(A) The following groups that have been organized and maintained in good faith for a

continuous period of five years or more for purposes other than obtaining insurance

may establish, maintain, or operate a group self-insurance program under a multiple

employer welfare arrangement that is chartered and created in this state under sections 1739.01 to 1739.22 of the Revised Code : (1) A chamber of commerce; (2) A trade association; (3) An industry association; (4) A professional association; (5) A voluntary employee beneficiary association that is exempt from taxation by the

internal revenue service under section 501(c)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 , as amended; (6) A business league that is exempt from taxation by the internal revenue service under section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 , as amended; (7) Any other association that the superintendent of insurance may define by rule. (B) Except as provided in section 9.833 and sections 1739.01 to 1739.22 of the Revised Code , no multiple employer welfare arrangement or other entity by which two or more employers

jointly participate in a common employee welfare benefit plan shall operate a group

self-insurance program in this state after four months after April 9, 1993. (C) Sections 1739.01 to 1739.22 of the Revised Code do not apply to any entity that establishes, maintains, or operates a fully insured

program. (D) No person shall establish, operate, or maintain a multiple employer welfare arrangement

providing benefits through a group self-insurance program in this state unless the

multiple employer welfare arrangement has a valid certificate of authority from the

superintendent of insurance.