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Ark. Code Ann. § 23-63-115

Agreement between insurers and dentists establishing fees for noncovered service prohibited — Definitions

Acts 2011, No. 566, § 1.

(1) As used in this section: “Dental plan” means a contract, plan, or policy of insurance issued by an insurer that provides for a dental benefit;

(2) “Insurer” means an insurance company, a health maintenance organization, a hospital and medical service corporation, or a self-insured health plan for employees of a governmental entity; and

(3) “Noncovered service” means a service that is not reimbursable under a dental plan.

(4) “Noncovered service” does not include a service that is reimbursable subject to a deductible, waiting period, frequency limitation, annual or lifetime maximum, or other contractual limitation.

(5) An agreement between an insurer and a dentist establishing the fee a dentist may charge for a noncovered service is unenforceable.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.