House Bill 205

To amend sections 9.315, 1561.04, 1561.31, 1701.86, 1729.55, 2705.05, 2913.48, 3121.01, 3121.0311, 3701.741, 3702.51, 3937.01, 3955.05, 3964.02, 4121.121, 4121.31, 4121.44, 4121.50, 4121.61, 4121.65, 4121.66, 4123.01, 4123.026, 4123.25, 4123.292, 4123.34, 4123.342, 4123.35, 4123.351, 4123.352, 4123.38, 4123.411, 4123.412, 4123.416, 4123.46, 4123.50, 4123.51, 4123.511, 4123.512, 4123.54, 4123.63, 4123.65, 4123.74, 4123.75, 4123.79, 4123.80, 4123.81, 4123.82, 4123.83, 4123.84, 4123.85, 4123.93, 4123.931, 4125.05, and 5119.332; to amend, for the purpose of adopting new section numbers as indicated in parentheses, sections 4123.35 (3971.03), 4123.351 (3971.09), and 4123.352 (3971.12); to enact new sections 4123.35 and 4123.351 and sections 3971.01, 3971.04, 3971.05, 3971.06, 3971.07, 3971.08, 3971.10, 3971.11, and 3971.15; and to repeal section 4123.353 of the Revised Code to modify the requirements for an employer to become a self-insuring employer for purposes of the Workers' Compensation Law, to transfer authority over the workers' compensation self-insurance program to the Superintendent of Insurance, and to allow certain employers and groups of employers to obtain workers' compensation coverage from a private workers' compensation insurer.