{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-63-115","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 23-63-115","heading":"Agreement between insurers and dentists establishing fees for noncovered service prohibited - Definitions","body":"(a) As used in this section: (1) \"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) (A) \"Noncovered service\" means a service that is not reimbursable under a dental plan. (B) \"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. (b) An agreement between an insurer and a dentist establishing the fee a dentist may charge for a noncovered service is unenforceable. Acts 2011, No. 566, § 1.\n\n(a) As used in this section: (1) \"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) (A) \"Noncovered service\" means a service that is not reimbursable under a dental plan. (B) \"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.\n\n(1) \"Dental plan\" means a contract, plan, or policy of insurance issued by an insurer that provides for a dental benefit;\n\n(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\n\n(3) (A) \"Noncovered service\" means a service that is not reimbursable under a dental plan. (B) \"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.\n\n(A) \"Noncovered service\" means a service that is not reimbursable under a dental plan.\n\n(B) \"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.\n\n(b) An agreement between an insurer and a dentist establishing the fee a dentist may charge for a noncovered service is unenforceable.","path":["AR Code","Title 23","Chapter 63","Subchapter 1"],"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":"0d3ef1f1266a62783d23fc5d2ef60fba92b87de2a53cd256fd2ce47a3ab4945f","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-63-114","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-63-116"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}