Ohio § 1901.312

§ 1901.312.

(A) As used in this section, “health care coverage” has the same meaning as in section 1901.111 of the Revised Code . (B) The legislative authority, after consultation with the clerk and deputy clerks of

the municipal court, shall negotiate and contract for, purchase, or otherwise procure

group health care coverage for the clerk and deputy clerks and their spouses and dependents

from insurance companies authorized to engage in the business of insurance in this

state under Title XXXIX of the Revised Code or health insuring corporations holding

certificates of authority under Chapter 1751. of the Revised Code, except that if

the county or municipal corporation served by the legislative authority provides group

health care coverage for its employees, the group health care coverage required by

this section shall be provided, if possible, through the policy or plan under which

the group health care coverage is provided for the county or municipal corporation

employees. (C) The portion of the costs, premiums, or charges for the group health care coverage

procured pursuant to division (B) of this section that is not paid by the clerk and

deputy clerks of the municipal court, or all of the costs, premiums, or charges for

the group health care coverage if the clerk and deputy clerks will not be paying any

such portion, shall be paid as follows: (1) If the municipal court is a county-operated municipal court, the portion of the costs,

premiums, or charges or all of the costs, premiums, or charges shall be paid out of

the treasury of the county. (2)(a) If the municipal court is not a county-operated municipal court, the portion of the

costs, premiums, or charges in connection with the clerk or all of the costs, premiums,

or charges in connection with the clerk shall be paid in three-fifths and two-fifths

shares from the city treasury and appropriate county treasuries as described in division (C) of section 1901.31 of the Revised Code .  The three-fifths share of a city treasury is subject to apportionment under section 1901.026 of the Revised Code . (b) If the municipal court is not a county-operated municipal court, the portion of the

costs, premiums, or charges in connection with the deputy clerks or all of the costs,

premiums, or charges in connection with the deputy clerks shall be paid from the city

treasury and shall be subject to apportionment under section 1901.026 of the Revised Code . (D) This section does not apply to the clerk of the Auglaize county, Hamilton county,

Paulding county, Perry county, Portage county, Putnam county, or Wayne county municipal

court, if health care coverage is provided to the clerk by virtue of the clerk's employment

as the clerk of the court of common pleas of Auglaize county, Hamilton county, Paulding

county, Perry county, Portage county, Putnam county, or Wayne county.