{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-79-1402","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 23-79-1402","heading":"Coverage for hearing aids required","body":"(a) A health benefit plan that is offered, issued, or renewed in this state shall offer coverage for a hearing aid or hearing instrument sold on or after January 1, 2010, by a professional licensed by the state to dispense a hearing aid or hearing instrument. (b) The coverage offered for hearing aids under this section: (1) Shall not be for less than one thousand four hundred dollars ($1,400) per ear for each three-year period; (2) Shall provide coverage of not less than one thousand four hundred dollars ($1,400) per ear beginning on the first day of coverage; and (3) Is not subject to policy deductibles or copayment requirements. Acts 2009, No. 1179, § 1.\n\n(a) A health benefit plan that is offered, issued, or renewed in this state shall offer coverage for a hearing aid or hearing instrument sold on or after January 1, 2010, by a professional licensed by the state to dispense a hearing aid or hearing instrument.\n\n(b) The coverage offered for hearing aids under this section: (1) Shall not be for less than one thousand four hundred dollars ($1,400) per ear for each three-year period; (2) Shall provide coverage of not less than one thousand four hundred dollars ($1,400) per ear beginning on the first day of coverage; and (3) Is not subject to policy deductibles or copayment requirements.\n\n(1) Shall not be for less than one thousand four hundred dollars ($1,400) per ear for each three-year period;\n\n(2) Shall provide coverage of not less than one thousand four hundred dollars ($1,400) per ear beginning on the first day of coverage; and\n\n(3) Is not subject to policy deductibles or copayment requirements.","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":"554b4164d2aa73c7c8a64e910b13f6f6c3f8bd70c6fb25b480f5cbd64e39c872","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-79-1401","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-79-1403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}