(A) The superintendent of insurance may suspend or revoke any certificate of authority issued to a health insuring corporation under this chapter if the superintendent finds that:

(1) The health insuring corporation is operating in contravention of its articles of incorporation, its health care plan or plans, or in a manner contrary to that described in and reasonably inferred from any other information submitted under section 1751.03 of the Revised Code, unless amendments to such submissions have been filed and have taken effect in compliance with this chapter.

(2) The health insuring corporation fails to issue evidences of coverage in compliance with the requirements of section 1751.11 of the Revised Code.

(3) The contractual periodic prepayments or premium rates used do not comply with the requirements of section 1751.12 of the Revised Code.

(4) The health insuring corporation enters into a contract, agreement, or other arrangement with any health care facility or provider, that does not comply with the requirements of section 1751.13 of the Revised Code, or the corporation fails to provide an annual certificate as required by section 1751.13 of the Revised Code.

(5) The superintendent determines, after a hearing conducted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, that the health insuring corporation no longer meets the requirements of section 1751.04 of the Revised Code.

(6) The health insuring corporation is no longer financially responsible and may reasonably be expected to be unable to meet its obligations to enrollees or prospective enrollees.

(7) The health insuring corporation has failed to implement the complaint system that complies with the requirements of section 1751.19 of the Revised Code.

(8) The health insuring corporation, or any agent or representative of the corporation, has advertised, merchandised, or solicited on its behalf in contravention of the requirements of section 1751.31 of the Revised Code.

(9) The health insuring corporation has unlawfully discriminated against any enrollee or prospective enrollee with respect to enrollment, disenrollment, or price or quality of health care services.

(10) The continued operation of the health insuring corporation would be hazardous or otherwise detrimental to its enrollees.

(11) The health insuring corporation has submitted false information in any filing or submission required under this chapter or any rule adopted under this chapter.

(12) The health insuring corporation has otherwise failed to substantially comply with this chapter or any rule adopted under this chapter.

(13) The health insuring corporation is not operating a health care plan.

(14) The health insuring corporation has failed to comply with any of the requirements of sections 1751.77 to 1751.87 or Chapter 3922. of the Revised Code.

(B) A certificate of authority shall be suspended or revoked only after compliance with the requirements of Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.

(C) When the certificate of authority of a health insuring corporation is suspended, the health insuring corporation, during the period of suspension, shall not enroll any additional subscribers or enrollees except newborn children or other newly acquired dependents of existing subscribers or enrollees, and shall not engage in any advertising or solicitation whatsoever.

(D) When the certificate of authority of a health insuring corporation is revoked, the health insuring corporation, following the effective date of the order of revocation, shall conduct no further business except as may be essential to the orderly conclusion of the affairs of the health insuring corporation. The health insuring corporation shall engage in no further advertising or solicitation whatsoever. The superintendent, by written order, may permit such further operation of the health insuring corporation as the superintendent may find to be in the best interest of enrollees, to the end that enrollees will be afforded the greatest practical opportunity to obtain continuing health care coverage.

Amended by 129th General AssemblyFile No.48, HB 218, §1, eff. 12/26/2011.

Amended by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §101.01, eff. 10/16/2009.

Effective Date: 05-01-2000 .