Ohio Code 3922.16 – Construction of chapter; limitations on liability
(A) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to create a cause of action against any of the following:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 3922.16
- benefits: means those health care services to which a covered person is entitled under the terms of a health benefit plan. See Ohio Code 3922.01
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Health plan issuer: includes a third party administrator licensed under Chapter 3959. See Ohio Code 3922.01
- Independent review organization: means an entity that is accredited to conduct independent external reviews of adverse benefit determinations pursuant to section 3922. See Ohio Code 3922.01
- Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
- Property: means real and personal property. See Ohio Code 1.59
(1) An employer that provides health care benefits to employees through a health plan issuer;
(2) A clinical reviewer or independent review organization that participates in an external review under this chapter;
(3) A health plan issuer that provides coverage for benefits pursuant to this chapter.
(B) An independent review organization and any clinical reviewer an independent review organization uses in conducting an external review under this chapter is not liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property and is not subject to professional disciplinary action for making, in good faith, any finding, conclusion, or determination required to complete the external review.
(C) This section does not grant immunity from civil liability or professional disciplinary action to an independent review organization or clinical reviewer for an action that is outside the scope of authority granted under this chapter.