Section 4113.21. Employee shall not be required to pay cost of medical examination

No employer shall require any prospective employee or applicant for employment to pay the cost of a medical examination required by the employer as a condition of employment.

As used in this section:

(A) "Employer" means any individual, partnership, trust, estate, joint-stock company, insurance company, common carrier, public utility, or corporation, whether domestic or foreign, or the receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, trustee, or the successor thereof, who has in employment three or more individuals at any one time within a calendar year.

(B) "Employee" means any person who may be permitted, required, or directed by any employer in consideration of direct or indirect gain or profit, to engage in any employment.

Any employer who violates this section shall forfeit not more than one hundred dollars for each violation. The bureau of workers' compensation and the public utilities commission shall enforce this section.

Effective Date: 11-03-1989