Ohio Code 3905.473 – Exchange listings
(A) An exchange operating in this state shall maintain a current list of both of the following:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 3905.473
- Exchange: means a health benefit exchange established by the state government of Ohio or an exchange established by the United States department of health and human services in accordance with the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" 124 Stat. See Ohio Code 3905.01
- Insurance: means any of the lines of authority set forth in Chapter 1739. See Ohio Code 3905.01
- Insurance navigator: means a person selected to perform the activities and duties identified in division (i) of section 1311 of the Affordable Care Act that is certified by the superintendent of insurance under section 3905. See Ohio Code 3905.01
- Sell: means to exchange a contract of insurance by any means, for money or its equivalent, on behalf of an insurer. See Ohio Code 3905.01
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
(1) Licensed insurance agents that have met all of the requirements necessary to offer or sell insurance through an exchange;
(2) Individuals and business entities that have been certified by the superintendent as an insurance navigator.
(B) An exchange shall make available a list of insurance agents operating near the individual’s residence address that are certified to sell a health benefit plan through an exchange and insurance navigators that are certified under section 3905.471 of the Revised Code. An exchange operating in this state shall maintain a means of communication by which an individual may make such a request.
(C) Any web site, software application, or other electronic medium, or an exchange-sanctioned outreach event that enables a consumer to determine eligibility for and to purchase a qualified health plan through an exchange shall include information on how an individual can obtain from an exchange the contact information of insurance agents operating near the individual’s residence address that are certified to sell health benefit plans through an exchange and insurance navigators that are certified under section 3905.471 of the Revised Code.