{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-77-1708","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 20-77-1708","heading":"Medical necessity","body":"(a) There is a presumption in favor of the medical judgment of the performing or prescribing physician in determining medical necessity of treatment.\n\n(b) If an administrative law judge finds that the Department of Human Services has overcome the presumption under subsection (a) of this section, he or she shall state the manner by which the presumption was overcome.","path":["AR Code","Title 20","Chapter 77","Subchapter 17"],"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":"6caa7c0e5f72d041576978a02d15ea5a846aff06d902012b0ffa5356c1a650c3","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-77-1707","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-77-1709"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}