Ohio § 3924.53 Coverage for person in custody or confined in jail

Ohio Statutes

§ 3924.53 — Coverage for person in custody or confined in jail

Ohio § 3924.53

Title 39Insurance

Ch. 3924Small Employer Health Benefit Plans; Provision Of Health Care Coverage

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3924.53 (2026).

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(A)As used in this section:

(1)"Beneficiary" and "benefits contract" have the same meanings as in section3901.38of the Revised Code.

(2)"Confinement" means any period of time during which a person is in the custody or under the supervision of the department of rehabilitation and correction or is confined in a local jail, workhouse, or other correctional facility of the type described in section307.93,341.14,341.19,341.23,753.02,753.04,753.16,2301.56, or2947.19of the Revised Code.

(3)"Law enforcement officer" has the same meaning as in section2901.01of the Revised Code.

(B)Except as provided in division (C) of this section, no benefits contract shall limit or exclude coverage for the reason that the beneficiary is under confinement or is otherwise under the custody of a law enforce

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(A) As used in this section:

(1) "Beneficiary" and "benefits contract" have the same meanings as in section3901.38of the Revised Code.

(2) "Confinement" means any period of time during which a person is in the custody or under the supervision of the department of rehabilitation and correction or is confined in a local jail, workhouse, or other correctional facility of the type described in section307.93,341.14,341.19,341.23,753.02,753.04,753.16,2301.56, or2947.19of the Revised Code.

(3) "Law enforcement officer" has the same meaning as in section2901.01of the Revised Code.

(B) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, no benefits contract shall limit or exclude coverage for the reason that the beneficiary is under confinement or is otherwise under the custody of a law enforcement officer, and a governmental entity is wholly or primarily responsible for rendering or arranging for the rendering of health care services for the beneficiary.

(C) A benefits contract may limit or exclude coverage for health care services rendered to such a beneficiary if the injury or sickness for which the services were rendered resulted from an action or omission for which the governmental entity operating the correctional facility, or the governmental entity with which the law enforcement officer is affiliated, is liable.