Ohio § 1739.05 Minimum enrollment

Ohio Statutes

§ 1739.05 — Minimum enrollment

Ohio § 1739.05

Title 17Corporations-Partnerships

Ch. 1739Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1739.05 (2026).

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(A)A multiple employer welfare arrangement that is created pursuant to sections1739.01to1739.22of the Revised Code and that operates a group self-insurance program may be established only if any of the following applies:

(1)The arrangement has and maintains a minimum enrollment of three hundred employees of two or more employers.

(2)The arrangement has and maintains a minimum enrollment of three hundred self-employed individuals.

(3)The arrangement has and maintains a minimum enrollment of three hundred employees or self-employed individuals in any combination of divisions (A)(1) and (2) of this section.

(B)A multiple employer welfare arrangement that is created pursuant to sections1739.01to1739.22of the Revised Code and that operates a group self-insurance program shall comply wi

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(A) A multiple employer welfare arrangement that is created pursuant to sections1739.01to1739.22of the Revised Code and that operates a group self-insurance program may be established only if any of the following applies:

(1) The arrangement has and maintains a minimum enrollment of three hundred employees of two or more employers.

(2) The arrangement has and maintains a minimum enrollment of three hundred self-employed individuals.

(3) The arrangement has and maintains a minimum enrollment of three hundred employees or self-employed individuals in any combination of divisions (A)(1) and (2) of this section.

(B) A multiple employer welfare arrangement that is created pursuant to sections1739.01to1739.22of the Revised Code and that operates a group self-insurance program shall comply with all laws applicable to self-funded programs in this state, including sections3901.04,3901.041,3901.19to3901.26,3901.38,3901.381to3901.3814,3901.40,3901.45,3901.46,3901.491,3902.01to3902.14,3923.041,3923.24,3923.282,3923.30,3923.301,3923.38,3923.602,3923.63,3923.80,3923.84,3923.85,3923.851,3923.86,3923.87,3923.89,3923.90,3924.031,3924.032, and3924.27of the Revised Code.

(C) A multiple employer welfare arrangement created pursuant to sections1739.01to1739.22of the Revised Code shall solicit enrollments only through agents or solicitors licensed pursuant to Chapter 3905. of the Revised Code to sell or solicit sickness and accident insurance.

(D) A multiple employer welfare arrangement created pursuant to sections1739.01to1739.22of the Revised Code shall provide benefits only to individuals who are members, employees of members, or the dependents of members or employees, or are eligible for continuation of coverage under section1751.53or3923.38of the Revised Code or under Title X of the "Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985," 100 Stat. 227, 29 U.S.C.A. 1161, as amended.

(E) A multiple employer welfare arrangement created pursuant to sections1739.01to1739.22of the Revised Code is subject to, and shall comply with, sections3903.81to3903.93of the Revised Code in the same manner as other life or health insurers, as defined in section3903.81of the Revised Code.

Last updated February 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM