Ohio Revised Code Title XXXIX. Insurance § 3923.11

(A) Sickness and accident insurance on a franchise plan is that form of sickness and accident insurance issued to either of the following:

(B) In order that such sickness and accident insurance be considered as issued on a franchise plan, such employees or such members, with or without one or more of their dependents and members of their immediate families, must be issued the same form of an individual policy, varying only as to amounts and kinds of coverage applied for by such employees or such members, under an arrangement by which the premiums on such policies may be paid to the insurer periodically by the employer, with or without payroll deductions, or by the association for its members, or by some designated person acting on behalf of such employer or association.