{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-79-1401","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 23-79-1401","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this subchapter: (1) (A) \"Health benefit plan\" means an individual, blanket, or group plan, policy, or contract for healthcare services issued or delivered by a healthcare insurer in this state. (B) \"Health benefit plan\" includes: (i) Indemnity and managed care plans; and (ii) Governmental plans as defined in 29 U.S.C. § 1002(32) , as it existed on January 1, 2009. (C) \"Health benefit plan\" does not include: (i) Accidental injury insurance plans; (ii) Dental insurance plans; (iii) Vision insurance plans; (iv) Specified disease insurance plans; (v) Disability income plans; (vi) Credit insurance plans; (vii) Insurance coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance; (viii) Medical payments under automobile or homeowners' insurance plans; (ix) Health benefit plans provided under Arkansas Constitution, Article 5, § 32, the Workers' Compensation Law, § 11-9-101 et seq., and the Public Employee Workers' Compensation Act, § 21-5-601 et seq.; (x) Insurance under which benefits are payable with or without regard to fault and the benefits that are statutorily required to be contained in any liability policy or equivalent self-insurance; and (xi) Plans that provide only indemnity for hospital confinement; and (2) \"Hearing aid\" means an instrument or device, including repair and replacement parts, that: (A) Is designed and offered for the purpose of aiding persons with or compensating for impaired hearing; (B) Is worn in or on the body; and (C) Is generally not useful to a person in the absence of a hearing impairment. Acts 2009, No. 1179, § 1.\n\nAs used in this subchapter:\n\n(1) (A) \"Health benefit plan\" means an individual, blanket, or group plan, policy, or contract for healthcare services issued or delivered by a healthcare insurer in this state. (B) \"Health benefit plan\" includes: (i) Indemnity and managed care plans; and (ii) Governmental plans as defined in 29 U.S.C. § 1002(32) , as it existed on January 1, 2009. (C) \"Health benefit plan\" does not include: (i) Accidental injury insurance plans; (ii) Dental insurance plans; (iii) Vision insurance plans; (iv) Specified disease insurance plans; (v) Disability income plans; (vi) Credit insurance plans; (vii) Insurance coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance; (viii) Medical payments under automobile or homeowners' insurance plans; (ix) Health benefit plans provided under Arkansas Constitution, Article 5, § 32, the Workers' Compensation Law, § 11-9-101 et seq., and the Public Employee Workers' Compensation Act, § 21-5-601 et seq.; (x) Insurance under which benefits are payable with or without regard to fault and the benefits that are statutorily required to be contained in any liability policy or equivalent self-insurance; and (xi) Plans that provide only indemnity for hospital confinement; and\n\n(A) \"Health benefit plan\" means an individual, blanket, or group plan, policy, or contract for healthcare services issued or delivered by a healthcare insurer in this state.\n\n(B) \"Health benefit plan\" includes: (i) Indemnity and managed care plans; and (ii) Governmental plans as defined in 29 U.S.C. § 1002(32) , as it existed on January 1, 2009.\nrovide only indemnity for hospital confinement; and\n\n(A) \"Health benefit plan\" means an individual, blanket, or group plan, policy, or contract for healthcare services issued or delivered by a healthcare insurer in this state.\n\n(B) \"Health benefit plan\" includes: (i) Indemnity and managed care plans; and (ii) Governmental plans as defined in 29 U.S.C. § 1002(32) , as it existed on January 1, 2009.\n\n(i) Indemnity and managed care plans; and\n\n(ii) Governmental plans as defined in 29 U.S.C. § 1002(32) , as it existed on January 1, 2009.\n\n(C) \"Health benefit plan\" does not include: (i) Accidental injury insurance plans; (ii) Dental insurance plans; (iii) Vision insurance plans; (iv) Specified disease insurance plans; (v) Disability income plans; (vi) Credit insurance plans; (vii) Insurance coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance; (viii) Medical payments under automobile or homeowners' insurance plans; (ix) Health benefit plans provided under Arkansas Constitution, Article 5, § 32, the Workers' Compensation Law, § 11-9-101 et seq., and the Public Employee Workers' Compensation Act, § 21-5-601 et seq.; (x) Insurance under which benefits are payable with or without regard to fault and the benefits that are statutorily required to be contained in any liability policy or equivalent self-insurance; and (xi) Plans that provide only indemnity for hospital confinement; and\n\n(i) Accidental injury insurance plans;\n\n(ii) Dental insurance plans;\n\n(iii) Vision insurance plans;\n\n(iv) Specified disease insurance plans;\n\n(v) Disability income plans;\n\n(vi) Credit insurance plans;\n\n(vii) Insurance coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance;\n\n(viii) Medical payments under automobile or homeowners' insurance plans;\n\n(ix) Health benefit plans provided under Arkansas Constitution, Article 5, § 32, the Workers' Compensation Law, § 11-9-101 et seq., and the Public Employee Workers' Compensation Act, § 21-5-601 et seq.;\n\n(x) Insurance under which benefits are payable with or without regard to fault and the benefits that are statutorily required to be contained in any liability policy or equivalent self-insurance; and\n\n(xi) Plans that provide only indemnity for hospital confinement; and\n\n(2) \"Hearing aid\" means an instrument or device, including repair and replacement parts, that: (A) Is designed and offered for the purpose of aiding persons with or compensating for impaired hearing; (B) Is worn in or on the body; and (C) Is generally not useful to a person in the absence of a hearing impairment.\n\n(A) Is designed and offered for the purpose of aiding persons with or compensating for impaired hearing;\n\n(B) Is worn in or on the body; and\n\n(C) Is generally not useful to a person in the absence of a hearing impairment.","path":["AR Code","Title 23","Chapter 79","Subchapter 14"],"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":"c55059208c9b9614b0e3ad73b722893fed401723893f594f44696b074c0906de","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-79-1303","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-79-1402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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