OH SB31

Requires individual and group health insuring corporation policies providing cancer chemotherapy coverage to cover prescribed, orally administered anticancer medications on a basis no less favorable than intravenously administered or injected cancer medications.

Requires individual and group sickness and accident insurance policies and public employee benefit plans providing cancer chemotherapy coverage to cover prescribed, orally administered anticancer medications with equivalent coverage to intravenously administered or injected cancer medications.

Exempts hospital indemnity, Medicare supplement, Medicare, TRICARE, long-term care, disability income, one-time limited duration policies of six months or less, and supplemental-only benefit policies from the coverage requirement.

Amends section 1739.05 regarding multiple employer welfare arrangements to include section 3923.85 in the list of laws that self-funded programs must comply with.

Applies to policies, contracts, agreements, and plans delivered, issued, renewed, established, or modified in Ohio on or after the effective date of the act.