§ 23-79-1801 — Definitions

As used in this subchapter: (1) (A) "Health benefit plan" means: (i) An individual, blanket, or group plan, policy, or contract for healthcare services issued or delivered by an insurer, health maintenance organization, hospital medical service corporation, or self-insured governmental or church plan in this state; and (ii) Any health benefit program receiving state or federal appropriations from the State of Arkansas, including the Arkansas Medicaid Program and the Arkansas Health and Opportunity for Me Program, or any successor program. (B) "Health benefit plan" includes: (i) An indemnity and managed care plan; and (ii) A nonfederal governmental plan as defined in 29 U.S.C. § 1002(32) , as it existed on January 1, 2019. (C) "Health benefit plan" does not include: (i) A disability income plan; (ii) A credit insurance plan; (iii) Insurance coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance; (iv) Medical payments under an automobile or homeowner's insurance plan; (v) A health benefit plan provided under Arkansas Constitution, Article 5, § 32, the Workers' Compensation Law, § 11-9-101 et seq., or the Public Employee Workers' Compensation Act, § 21-5-601 et seq.; (vi) A plan that provides only indemnity for hospital confinement; (vii) An accident-only plan; (viii) A specified disease plan; or (ix) A long-term-care-only plan; (2) "Healthcare professional" means a person who is licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized by the laws of this state to administer health care in the ordinary course of the practice of his or her profession; and (3) "Newborn" means a child who is twenty-nine (29) days of age or younger. (4) [Repealed.]

Legislative History

Amended by Act 2023, No. 490,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2023. Amended by Act 2021, No. 530,§ 6, eff. on and after January 1, 2022. Added by Act 2019, No. 58,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.