§ 23-79-1401 — Definitions

As used in this subchapter: (1) (A) "Health benefit plan" means an individual, blanket, or group plan, policy, or contract for healthcare services issued or delivered by a healthcare insurer in this state. (B) "Health benefit plan" includes: (i) Indemnity and managed care plans; and (ii) Governmental plans as defined in 29 U.S.C. § 1002(32) , as it existed on January 1, 2009. (C) "Health benefit plan" does not include: (i) Accidental injury insurance plans; (ii) Dental insurance plans; (iii) Vision insurance plans; (iv) Specified disease insurance plans; (v) Disability income plans; (vi) Credit insurance plans; (vii) Insurance coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance; (viii) Medical payments under automobile or homeowners' insurance plans; (ix) Health benefit plans provided under Arkansas Constitution, Article 5, § 32, the Workers' Compensation Law, § 11-9-101 et seq., and the Public Employee Workers' Compensation Act, § 21-5-601 et seq.; (x) Insurance under which benefits are payable with or without regard to fault and the benefits that are statutorily required to be contained in any liability policy or equivalent self-insurance; and (xi) Plans that provide only indemnity for hospital confinement; and (2) "Hearing aid" means an instrument or device, including repair and replacement parts, that: (A) Is designed and offered for the purpose of aiding persons with or compensating for impaired hearing; (B) Is worn in or on the body; and (C) Is generally not useful to a person in the absence of a hearing impairment.

Legislative History

Acts 2009, No. 1179, § 1.