{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-3902.31","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 3902.31","heading":"Void contracts.","body":"(A) As used in this section:\n(1) \"Pay in full\" means paying for a health service in its entirety without cost-sharing on the part of a third-party payer. \"Pay in full\" includes payment made under a deductible requirement.\n(2) \"Third-party payer\" and \"provider\" have the same meanings as in section 3901.38 of the Revised Code.\n(B)(1) Subject to division (C) of this section, a provision in a contract entered into between a third-party payer and a provider is void and against public policy if it does either of the following:\n(a) Establishes a minimum amount that the provider is required to charge an individual for a health service when that individual pays in full for the service;\n(b) Prohibits a provider from advertising the provider's rates for a service.\n(2) Division (B)(1)(b) of this section shall not be construed as prohibiting a provision in a contract between a provider and a third-party payer that prohibits a provider from disclosing or advertising contractually agreed upon reimbursement rates for providers.\n(C)(1) This section shall apply to all new contracts between a third-party payer and a provider entered into on or after the effective date of this section.\n(2) For existing contracts, this section shall apply on the earlier of either of the following:\n(a) Three years after the effective date of this section;\n(b) The expiration date of the contract or renewal of the contract.","path":["Title 39 Insurance","Chapter 3902 Insurance Policies And Contracts"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-3902.31","current_through":"2019-10-17 (House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:35Z","sha256":"25d9f4ab86e5a0b86fe4f53b5bd6da9ed4e2904884675452f7f46c0dc5033587","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-3902.30","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-3902.36"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}