The policy provisions set forth in sections 3923.04 and 3923.05 of the Revised Code or any corresponding policy provisions used in lieu thereof in accordance with section 3923.07 of the Revised Code shall be printed in each policy of sickness and accident insurance in the order in which such policy provisions are set forth in sections 3923.04 and 3923.05 of the Revised Code or, at the option of the insurer, any such policy provision may be printed as a unit in any part of any such policy along with other policy provisions to which such policy provision may be logically related, provided the resulting policy shall not be wholly or partly unintelligible, uncertain, ambiguous, abstruse, or likely to mislead a person to whom such policy is offered, delivered, or issued.

As used in sections 3923.01, 3923.04, 3923.05, 3923.06, 3923.07, 3923.10, 3923.13, 3923.15, 3923.19 and 3923.20 of the Revised Code, "insured" shall not be construed as preventing a person other than the insured with a proper insurable interest from making application for and owning a policy of sickness and accident insurance covering the insured or from being entitled under such policy to any indemnities, benefits, and rights provided therein.

Any policy of sickness and accident insurance may contain a provision for paying not exceeding two hundred dollars as an extended disability benefit upon the insured's death from any cause, which benefit shall not be construed as life insurance.

If any such policy contains a provision establishing, as an age limit or otherwise, a date after which the coverage provided by the policy will not be effective, and if such date falls within a period for which premium is accepted by the insurer or if the insurer accepts a premium after such date, the coverage provided by the policy will continue in force subject to the right of cancellation by the insured until the end of the period for which premium has been accepted. The insurer may not refuse to accept any premium due before the first anniversary, or between anniversaries, of the date of issue of any policy other than an accident insurance only policy. In the event the age of the insured has been misstated and if, according to the correct age of the insured, the coverage provided by the policy would not have become effective, or would have ceased prior to the acceptance of such premium or premiums, then the liability of the insurer shall be limited to the refund, upon request, of all premiums paid for the period not covered by the policy.

Any such policy may contain a provision making any portion of the charter, constitution, or bylaws of the insurer a part of the policy, but such portion of the charter, constitution, or bylaws shall be set forth in full in the policy, provided that this provision shall not apply to any statement of rates or classification of risks or short rate table filed with the superintendent of insurance.

Effective Date: 07-01-1956 .