Boards and Commissions

Ohio Legislative Service Commission

Health Reinsurance Program, Board of Directors of the Ohio

Status	Type of Board	Full-time	Expiration Date
Current	Permanent	No	12/31/2024

Subject to Sunset Review	Partisan Affiliation Restriction	Senate Confirmation Required
Yes	No	No

Authority	Total Membership
R.C. 3924.08	12 (2 legislators)

Dates of Appointment		Term Length
Per plan of operation established by the board		Staggered terms as determined by initial directors;ex officio

Ending Date Of Term	Report Requirements
Not specified	Plan of operation due within 180 days after appointment of initial Board. Required to periodically review deductible and maximum liability amounts set for the health reinsurance program, and authority to study the operations of the program and make legislative recommendations.

Appointment Authority	Membership Composition
Other, Senate President, Speaker	House members, Members with other stated qualifications, Senate members, Statewide elected officials/department heads

Compensation		Staff Assistance
Not Specified		Own staff

Chairperson	Additional Information
Small employer carrier member selected by members of the Board	The Board of Directors was to wrap up the affairs of the Ohio Health Reinsurance Program by December 31, 2014. So it appears to be defunct. Section 610.51 of HB 49 of the 132nd GA amended Section 3 of S.B 9 of the 130th GA, extending the suspension of the related laws from 2018 to 2022. If reestablished in 2022, it will expire under Sunset Review Law on 12/31/2020.

Qualifications
Chair of Senate committee with jurisdiction over insurance matters appoints 2 member carriers that are small employer carriers, 1 member carrier that is a health insuring corporation predominately in the small employer market, and 1 member to represent health care providers. Chair of House committee with jurisdiction over insurance matters appoints 1 member carrier that is a small employer carrier, 1 member carrier whose principal health insurance business is the large employer market, 1 member to represent an employer with 50 or fewer employees, and 1 representative of Ohio consumers. House Speaker appoints 1 House member, and Senate President appoints 1 Senate member. Superintendent of Insurance is a member and appoints a representative of a member carrier operating in the small employer market who is a fellow of the Society of Actuaries.

Qualifications

Chair of Senate committee with jurisdiction over insurance matters appoints 2 member carriers that are small employer carriers, 1 member carrier that is a health insuring corporation predominately in the small employer market, and 1 member to represent health care providers. Chair of House committee with jurisdiction over insurance matters appoints 1 member carrier that is a small employer carrier, 1 member carrier whose principal health insurance business is the large employer market, 1 member to represent an employer with 50 or fewer employees, and 1 representative of Ohio consumers. House Speaker appoints 1 House member, and Senate President appoints 1 Senate member. Superintendent of Insurance is a member and appoints a representative of a member carrier operating in the small employer market who is a fellow of the Society of Actuaries.