Ohio Code § 3961.02
Ohio Code § 3961.02. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 3961.02.
(A) A discount medical plan organization shall not offer to members, or advertise to
prospective members, discounted medical services unless the services are offered pursuant
to a provider agreement. A discount medical plan organization may enter into a provider agreement directly
with a provider, indirectly through a provider network to which a provider belongs,
or through another discount medical plan organization that contracts with providers
directly or through a provider network. (B) A provider agreement between a discount medical plan organization and a provider
shall contain all of the following: (1) A list of medical services and products offered at a discount; (2) The discounted rates for medical services or a fee schedule that reflects the provider's
discounted rates; (3) A statement that the provider will not charge members more than the discounted rates
described in division (B)(2) of this section. (C) A provider agreement between a discount medical plan organization and a provider
network shall require the provider network to do all of the following: (1) Maintain an up-to-date list of the provider network's contracted providers and supply
that list to the discount medical plan organization on a monthly basis; (2) Have a written agreement with each provider who offers discounted medical services
that contains both of the following: (a) The items listed in division (B) of this section; (b) A grant of authority that allows the provider network to contract with discount medical
plan organizations on behalf of the provider. (D) A provider agreement between a discount medical plan organization and another discount
medical plan organization shall require that the other discount medical plan organization
have provider agreements in place that comply with division (A) of this section and
division (B) or (C) of this section, as applicable. (E) A discount medical plan organization shall keep for the duration of the agreement
a copy of each provider agreement into which the organization has entered.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 3961.02
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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