{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-77-1502","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 20-77-1502","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this subchapter: (1) \"Community-based\" means based in, located in, or primarily relating to the community of geographically contiguous political subdivisions, as determined by the board of a community-based health cooperative, that will be or is served by the community-based healthcare access program initiated by the cooperative; (2) \"Community-based healthcare access program\" means a program administered by a community-based health cooperative whereby hospital, medical, health education, and other healthcare services may be furnished by or through provider members of a community-based health network, or combination of networks, to uninsured residents of that community who are members of the program; (3) \"Community-based health cooperative\" means a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of this state that: (A) Undertakes to establish, maintain, and operate a community-based healthcare access program; and (B) Is governed by a board: (i) With at least eighty percent (80%) of its members residing in the community; and (ii) Including representatives of network providers; and (4) \"Community-based health network\" means a contract-based network organized by a community-based health cooperative to provide or support the delivery of healthcare services to members served by the community-based healthcare access program. Acts 2003, No. 660, § 2.\n\nAs used in this subchapter:\n\n(1) \"Community-based\" means based in, located in, or primarily relating to the community of geographically contiguous political subdivisions, as determined by the board of a community-based health cooperative, that will be or is served by the community-based healthcare access program initiated by the cooperative;\n\n(2) \"Community-based healthcare access program\" means a program administered by a community-based health cooperative whereby hospital, medical, health education, and other healthcare services may be furnished by or through provider members of a community-based health network, or combination of networks, to uninsured residents of that community who are members of the program;\n\n(3) \"Community-based health cooperative\" means a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of this state that: (A) Undertakes to establish, maintain, and operate a community-based healthcare access program; and (B) Is governed by a board: (i) With at least eighty percent (80%) of its members residing in the community; and (ii) Including representatives of network providers; and\n\n(A) Undertakes to establish, maintain, and operate a community-based healthcare access program; and\n\n(B) Is governed by a board: (i) With at least eighty percent (80%) of its members residing in the community; and (ii) Including representatives of network providers; and\n\n(i) With at least eighty percent (80%) of its members residing in the community; and\n\n(ii) Including representatives of network providers; and\n\n(4) \"Community-based health network\" means a contract-based network organized by a community-based health cooperative to provide or support the delivery of healthcare services to members served by the community-based healthcare access program.","path":["AR Code","Title 20","Chapter 77","Subchapter 15"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"5113785258bc5b906bcb5e7b6ba08c56ff9fa9584e4886bdb026f83b7e55a12c","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-77-1501","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-77-1503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}