{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-66-702","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 23-66-702","heading":"Drug Enforcement Administration registry numbers - Definition","body":"(a) Health carriers shall not require physicians, pharmacists, or other persons or entities to disclose a physician's United States Drug Enforcement Administration registry number for the purposes of identification, payment to a pharmacist, reimbursement of a patient, or any other reason. (b) \"Health carrier\" means any insurance company or health maintenance organization subject to the following laws: (1) The Arkansas Insurance Code; (2) Section 23-76-101 et seq., pertaining to health maintenance organizations; and (3) Any successor laws of the foregoing. (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a health carrier, as part of the credentialing process, from requesting evidence that the physician has a valid United States Drug Enforcement Administration certificate. Acts 1999, No. 1302, § 2.\n\n(a) Health carriers shall not require physicians, pharmacists, or other persons or entities to disclose a physician's United States Drug Enforcement Administration registry number for the purposes of identification, payment to a pharmacist, reimbursement of a patient, or any other reason.\n\n(b) \"Health carrier\" means any insurance company or health maintenance organization subject to the following laws: (1) The Arkansas Insurance Code; (2) Section 23-76-101 et seq., pertaining to health maintenance organizations; and (3) Any successor laws of the foregoing.\n\n(1) The Arkansas Insurance Code;\n\n(2) Section 23-76-101 et seq., pertaining to health maintenance organizations; and\n\n(3) Any successor laws of the foregoing.\n\n(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a health carrier, as part of the credentialing process, from requesting evidence that the physician has a valid United States Drug Enforcement Administration certificate.","path":["AR Code","Title 23","Chapter 66","Subchapter 7"],"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":"d7447cd921c79726f3407a933da7f319ac53d07cf3b633a7c934518d402132c5","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-66-701","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-67-201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}