Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio SB162: Regards timing of health insurer recoupment from providers
Status: Signed into law, October 7, 2026
To amend section 3901.388 of the Revised Code regarding the timeframe for health insurer recoupment from health care providers.
What the bill says
An act To amend section 3901.388 of the Revised Code regarding the timeframe for health insurer recoupment from health care providers.
From the enrolled text, June 10, 2026:
AN ACT To amend section 3901.388 of the Revised Code regarding the timeframe for health insurer recoupment from health care providers. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio: Section 1. That section 3901.388 of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows: Sec. 3901.388. (A) A payment made by a third-party payer to a provider in accordance with sections 3901.381 to 3901.386 of the Revised Code shall be considered final [DELETED: two years] one year after payment is made. After that date, the amount of the payment is not subject to adjustment, except in the case of fraud by the provider. (B) A third-party payer may recover the amount of any part of a payment that the third-party payer determines to be an overpayment if the recovery process is initiated not later than [DELETED: two years ] one year after the payment was made to the provider. The third-party payer shall inform the provider of its determination of overpayment by providing notice in accordance with division (C) of this section. The third-party payer shall give the provider an opportunity to appeal the determination and shall not charge the provider a fee for an appeal. If the provider fails to respond to the notice [DELETED: sooner than thirty ] within sixty days after the notice …
Sponsors
- Louis Blessing (R, 8) · primary sponsor
- Willis Blackshear (D, 6)
- Brian Chavez (R, 30)
- Jerry Cirino (R, 18)
- Hearcel Craig (D, 15)
- William DeMora (D, 25)
- Paula Hicks-Hudson (D, 11)
- Catherine Ingram (D, 9)
- Terry Johnson (R, SD-014)
- Beth Liston (D, 16)
- Kent Smith (D, 21)
- Casey Weinstein (D, 28)
Latest actions
- : Effective
- : Signed By The Governor
- : Sent To The Governor
- : Passed
- : Reported - Amended
- : Concurred in House amendments
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
- : Reported - Substitute
- : Passed
Votes
- Passed (June 10, 2026): 95 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Passed (June 10, 2026): 33 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Favorable Passage (June 10, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, failed
- Passed (April 15, 2026): 33 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Favorable Passage (April 15, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, failed
Subjects: Commerce, Medicaid, Health and Human Services, Insurance
Common questions
- What is SB162?
- SB162 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Regards timing of health insurer recoupment from providers.
- What does SB162 do?
- In its own words: An act To amend section 3901.388 of the Revised Code regarding the timeframe for health insurer recoupment from health care providers.
- What is the status of SB162?
- Signed into law as of October 7, 2026. Latest action: Effective (October 7, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB162?
- Louis Blessing (R, 8), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB162?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/sb162
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