Am. Sub. H. B. No. 8 As Passed by the House

Cosponsors: Representatives Okey, Harris, Dyer, Foley, Lundy, Harwood, Koziura, Stebelton, Hagan, Skindell, Stewart, Heard, Mallory, DeBose, Patten, Pryor, Yuko, Pillich, Newcomb, Murray, Phillips, Winburn, Letson, Bolon, Luckie, Williams, B., Slesnick, Moran, Belcher, Boyd, Brown, Chandler, Dodd, Domenick, Driehaus, Fende, Gerberry, Sykes, Szollosi, Ujvagi, Weddington, Yates

Sec. 1739.05. (A) A multiple employer welfare arrangement	9
that is created pursuant to sections 1739.01 to 1739.22 of the	10
Revised Code and that operates a group self-insurance program may	11
be established only if any of the following applies:	12

(1) The arrangement has and maintains a minimum enrollment of	13
three hundred employees of two or more employers.	14

(2) The arrangement has and maintains a minimum enrollment of	15
three hundred self-employed individuals.	16

(3) The arrangement has and maintains a minimum enrollment of	17
three hundred employees or self-employed individuals in any	18
combination of divisions (A)(1) and (2) of this section.	19

(B) A multiple employer welfare arrangement that is created	20
pursuant to sections 1739.01 to 1739.22 of the Revised Code and	21
that operates a group self-insurance program shall comply with all	22
laws applicable to self-funded programs in this state, including	23
sections 3901.04, 3901.041, 3901.19 to 3901.26, 3901.38, 3901.381	24
to 3901.3814, 3901.40, 3901.45, 3901.46, 3902.01 to 3902.14,	25
3923.282, 3923.30, 3923.301, 3923.38, 3923.581, 3923.63, 3923.80,	26
3923.84, 3924.031, 3924.032, and 3924.27 of the Revised Code.	27

Section 1. That section 1739.05 be amended and sections	6
1751.68 and 3923.84 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as	7
follows:	8

(C) A multiple employer welfare arrangement created pursuant	28
to sections 1739.01 to 1739.22 of the Revised Code shall solicit	29
enrollments only through agents or solicitors licensed pursuant to	30
Chapter 3905. of the Revised Code to sell or solicit sickness and	31
accident insurance.	32

(D) A multiple employer welfare arrangement created pursuant	33
to sections 1739.01 to 1739.22 of the Revised Code shall provide	34
benefits only to individuals who are members, employees of	35
members, or the dependents of members or employees, or are	36
eligible for continuation of coverage under section 1751.53 or	37
3923.38 of the Revised Code or under Title X of the "Consolidated	38
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985," 100 Stat. 227, 29	39
U.S.C.A. 1161, as amended.	40

Sec. 1751.68. (A) Notwithstanding section 3901.71 of the	41
Revised Code, no health insuring corporation policy, contract, or	42
agreement that provides basic health care services that is	43
delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in this state shall	44
exclude coverage for the screening and diagnosis of autism	45
spectrum disorders or for any of the following services when those	46
services are medically necessary and are prescribed, provided, or	47
ordered for an individual diagnosed with an autism spectrum	48
disorder by a health care professional licensed or certified under	49
the laws of this state to prescribe, provide, or order such	50
services:	51

(2) Pharmacy care if the policy, contract, or agreement	53
provides coverage for other prescription drug services;	54

(7) Any additional treatments or therapies adopted by the	59
director of mental retardation and developmental disabilities	60
pursuant to division (I)(4) of section 3923.84 of the Revised	61
Code.	62

(B) Coverage provided under this section shall be delineated	63
in a treatment plan developed by the attending psychologist or	64
physician and shall not be subject to any limits on the number or	65
duration of visits an individual may make to any autism service	66
provider, except as delineated in the treatment plan, if the	67
services are medically necessary.	68

(C) Coverage provided under this section may be subject to	69
any copayment, deductible, and coinsurance provisions of the	70
policy, contract, or agreement to the extent that other medical	71
services covered by the policy, contract, or agreement are subject	72
to those provisions. Coverage provided under this section may be	73
subject to a yearly maximum limitation of thirty-six thousand	74
dollars on claims paid for services related to coverage provided	75
under this section.	76

(D)(1) Not more than once every six months, a health insuring	77
corporation may request a review of any treatment provided under	78
this section unless the insured's licensed physician or licensed	79
psychologist agrees that more frequent review is necessary. The	80
health insuring corporation shall pay for any review requested	81
under division (D)(1) of this section.	82

(2) If requested by the health insuring corporation, the	83
provider shall provide the health insuring corporation with an	84
annual treatment plan.	85

(E) This section shall not be construed as limiting benefits	88
otherwise available under an individual's policy, contract, or	89
agreement.	90

(1) The health insuring corporation submits documentation	105
certified by an independent member of the American academy of	106
actuaries to the superintendent of insurance showing that incurred	107
claims for the coverage required under division (A) of this	108
section for a period of at least six months independently caused	109
the health insuring corporation's costs for claims and	110
administrative expenses for the coverage of all covered services	111
to increase by more than one per cent per year.	112

(2) The health insuring corporation submits a signed letter	113
from an independent member of the American academy of actuaries to	114
the superintendent of insurance opining that the increase in costs	115
described in division (G)(1) of this section could reasonably	116
justify an increase of more than one per cent in the annual	117
premiums or rates charged by the health insuring corporation for	118
the coverage of basic health care services.	119

(3) The superintendent of insurance makes both of the	120
following determinations from the documentation and opinion	121
submitted pursuant to divisions (G)(1) and (2) of this section:	122

(3) Inpatient services are not subject to the six-month	86
review limitations under division (D)(1) of this section.	87

(F) This section shall not be construed as affecting any	91
obligation to provide services to an individual under an	92
individualized family service plan developed under 20 U.S.C. 1436	93
or individualized service plan developed under section 5126.31 of	94
the Revised Code, or affecting the duty of a public school to	95
provide a child with a disability with a free appropriate public	96
education under the "Individuals with Disabilities Education	97
Improvement Act of 2004," 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq., as amended, and	98
Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code.	99

(G) A health insuring corporation that offers coverage for	100
basic health care services is not required to offer the coverage	101
required under division (A) of this section in combination with	102
the offer of coverage for basic health care services if all of the	103
following apply:	104

(a) Incurred claims for the coverage required under division	123
(A) of this section for a period of at least six months	124
independently caused the health insuring corporation's costs for	125
claims and administrative expenses for the coverage of all covered	126
services to increase by more than one per cent per year.	127

(b) The increase in costs reasonably justifies an increase of	128
more than one per cent in the annual premiums or rates charged by	129
the health insuring corporation for the coverage of basic health	130
care services.	131

Any determination made by the superintendent under division	132
(G)(3) of this section is subject to Chapter 119. of the Revised	133
Code.	134

(H) The services covered under this section shall not be	135
considered supplemental health care services under division (B)(1)	136
of section 1751.01 of the Revised Code.	137

(1) "Applied behavior analysis" means the design,	139
implementation, and evaluation of environmental modifications	140
using behavioral stimuli and consequences to produce socially	141
significant improvement in human behavior, including, but not	142
limited to, the use of direct observation, measurement, and	143
functional analysis of the relationship between environment and	144
behavior.	145

(2) "Autism services provider" means any person whose	146
professional scope of practice allows treatment of autism spectrum	147
disorders, whose services are delineated in the treatment plan	148
under division (B) of this section, and of whom one of the	149
following is true:	150

(a) The person is licensed, certified, or registered by an	151
appropriate agency of this state to perform the services assigned	152
to the person in the treatment plan.	153

(b) The person is directly supervised by an individual who is	154
licensed, certified, or registered by an appropriate agency of	155
this state to perform the services assigned to the person in the	156
treatment plan.	157

(3) "Autism spectrum disorder" means any of the pervasive	158
developmental disorders as defined by the most recent edition of	159
the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders,	160
published by the American psychiatric association, or if that	161
manual is no longer published, a similar diagnostic manual. Autism	162
spectrum disorder includes, but is not limited to, autistic	163
disorder, Asperger's disorder, Rett's disorder, childhood	164
disintegrative disorder, and pervasive developmental disorder.	165

(4) "Diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders" means medically	166
necessary assessments, evaluations, or tests, including, but not	167
limited to, genetic and psychological tests to determine whether	168
an individual has an autism spectrum disorder.	169

(5) "Habilitative or rehabilitative care" means professional,	170
counseling, and guidance services and treatment programs,	171
including applied behavior analysis, that are necessary to	172
develop, maintain, or restore the functioning of an individual to	173
the maximum extent practicable.	174

(6) "Medically necessary" means the service is based upon	175
evidence; is prescribed, provided, or ordered by a health care	176
professional licensed or certified under the laws of this state to	177
prescribe, provide, or order autism-related services in accordance	178
with accepted standards of practice; and will or is reasonably	179
expected to do any of the following:	180

(a) Prevent the onset of an illness, condition, injury, or	181
disability;	182

(b) Reduce or ameliorate the physical, mental, or	183
developmental effects of an illness, condition, injury, or	184
disability;	185

(c) Assist in achieving or maintaining maximum functional	186
capacity for performing daily activities, taking into account both	187
the functional capacity of the individual and the appropriate	188
functional capacities of individuals of the same age.	189

(7) "Pharmacy care" means prescribed medications and any	190
medically necessary health-related services used to determine the	191
need or effectiveness of the medications.	192

(8) "Psychiatric care" means direct or consultative services	193
provided by a psychiatrist licensed in the state in which the	194
psychiatrist practices psychiatry.	195