Arkansas Statutes
§ 23-66-702 — Drug Enforcement Administration registry numbers - Definition
Arkansas·Title 23
(a)Health carriers shall not require physicians, pharmacists, or other persons or entities to disclose a physician's United States Drug Enforcement Administration registry number for the purposes of identification, payment to a pharmacist, reimbursement of a patient, or any other reason.
(b)"Health carrier" means any insurance company or health maintenance organization subject to the following laws:
(1)The Arkansas Insurance Code;
(2)Section 23-76-101 et seq., pertaining to health maintenance organizations; and (3) Any successor laws of the foregoing.
(c)Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a health carrier, as part of the credentialing process, from requesting evidence that the physician has a valid United States Drug Enforcement Administration certificate.
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Legislative History
Acts 1999, No. 1302, § 2.
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