Ohio Code § 1751.34

§ 1751.34.

(A) Each health insuring corporation and each applicant for a certificate of authority

under this chapter shall be subject to examination by the superintendent of insurance

in accordance with section 3901.07 of the Revised Code . Section 3901.07 of the Revised Code shall govern every aspect of the examination, including the circumstances under and

frequency with which it is conducted, the authority of the superintendent and any

examiner or other person appointed by the superintendent, the liability for the assessment

of expenses incurred in conducting the examination, and the remittance of the assessment

to the department of insurance operating fund. (B) The superintendent shall make an examination concerning the matters subject to the

superintendent's consideration in section 1751.04 of the Revised Code as often as the superintendent considers it necessary for the protection of the interests

of the people of this state.  The expenses of such examinations shall be assessed against the health insuring

corporation being examined in the manner in which expenses of examinations are assessed

against an insurance company under section 3901.07 of the Revised Code .  Nothing in this division requires the superintendent to make an examination of any

of the following: (1) A health insuring corporation that covers solely medicaid recipients; (2) A health insuring corporation that covers solely medicare beneficiaries; (3) A health insuring corporation that covers solely medicaid recipients and medicare

beneficiaries. (C) An examination, pursuant to section 3901.07 of the Revised Code , of an insurance company holding a certificate of authority under this chapter to

organize and operate a health insuring corporation shall include an examination of

the health insuring corporation pursuant to this section and the examination shall

satisfy the requirements of divisions (A) and (B) of this section. (D) The superintendent may conduct market conduct examinations pursuant to section 3901.011 of the Revised Code of any health insuring corporation as often as the superintendent considers it necessary

for the protection of the interests of subscribers and enrollees.  The expenses of such market conduct examinations shall be assessed against the health

insuring corporation being examined.  All costs, assessments, or fines collected under this division shall be paid into

the state treasury to the credit of the department of insurance operating fund.