{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-79-802","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 23-79-802","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this subchapter: (1) \"Health benefits plan\" means any individual, blanket, or group plan, policy, or contract for healthcare services, issued or delivered by a healthcare insurer, health maintenance organization, or hospital and medical service corporation, excluding plans, policies, or contracts providing healthcare benefits or healthcare services pursuant to Arkansas Constitution, Article 5, § 32, the Workers' Compensation Law, § 11-9-101 et seq., the Public Employee Workers' Compensation Act, § 21-5-601 et seq., and the no-fault medical and hospital benefit requirements under § 23-89-202 ; and (2) (A) (i) \"State-mandated health benefits\" means coverages for healthcare services or benefits required by state law or state rules, requiring the reimbursement or utilization related to a specific health illness, injury, or condition of the covered person or inclusion of a specific category of licensed healthcare practitioner to be provided to the covered person in a health benefits plan for a health-related condition of a covered person. (ii) However, for the purposes of the options provided by this subchapter, state-mandated health benefits that may be excluded, in whole or in part, shall not include any healthcare services or benefits that were mandated by Acts 1971, No. 34. (B) \"State-mandated health benefits\" does not mean standard provisions or rights required to be present in a health benefit plan pursuant to state law or rules unrelated to a specific health illness, injury, or condition of the insured, including, but not limited to, those related to continuation of benefits in § 23-86-114 , or entitlement to a conversion policy under § 23-86-115 . Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 2719, eff. 7/24/2019. Acts 2001, No. 924, § 2.\n\nAs used in this subchapter:\n\n(1) \"Health benefits plan\" means any individual, blanket, or group plan, policy, or contract for healthcare services, issued or delivered by a healthcare insurer, health maintenance organization, or hospital and medical service corporation, excluding plans, policies, or contracts providing healthcare benefits or healthcare services pursuant to Arkansas Constitution, Article 5, § 32, the Workers' Compensation Law, § 11-9-101 et seq., the Public Employee Workers' Compensation Act, § 21-5-601 et seq., and the no-fault medical and hospital benefit requirements under § 23-89-202 ; and\n\n(2) (A) (i) \"State-mandated health benefits\" means coverages for healthcare services or benefits required by state law or state rules, requiring the reimbursement or utilization related to a specific health illness, injury, or condition of the covered person or inclusion of a specific category of licensed healthcare practitioner to be provided to the covered person in a health benefits plan for a health-related condition of a covered person. (ii) However, for the purposes of the options provided by this subchapter, state-mandated health benefits that may be excluded, in whole or in part, shall not include any healthcare services or benefits that were mandated by Acts 1971, No. 34. (B) \"State-mandated health benefits\" does not mean standard provisions or rights required to be present in a health benefit plan pursuant to state law or rules unrelated to a specific health illness, injury, or condition of the insured, including, but not limited to, those related to continuation of benefits in § 23-86-114 , or entitlement to a conversion policy under § 23-86-115 .\ns 1971, No. 34. (B) \"State-mandated health benefits\" does not mean standard provisions or rights required to be present in a health benefit plan pursuant to state law or rules unrelated to a specific health illness, injury, or condition of the insured, including, but not limited to, those related to continuation of benefits in § 23-86-114 , or entitlement to a conversion policy under § 23-86-115 .\n\n(A) (i) \"State-mandated health benefits\" means coverages for healthcare services or benefits required by state law or state rules, requiring the reimbursement or utilization related to a specific health illness, injury, or condition of the covered person or inclusion of a specific category of licensed healthcare practitioner to be provided to the covered person in a health benefits plan for a health-related condition of a covered person. (ii) However, for the purposes of the options provided by this subchapter, state-mandated health benefits that may be excluded, in whole or in part, shall not include any healthcare services or benefits that were mandated by Acts 1971, No. 34.\n\n(i) \"State-mandated health benefits\" means coverages for healthcare services or benefits required by state law or state rules, requiring the reimbursement or utilization related to a specific health illness, injury, or condition of the covered person or inclusion of a specific category of licensed healthcare practitioner to be provided to the covered person in a health benefits plan for a health-related condition of a covered person.\n\n(ii) However, for the purposes of the options provided by this subchapter, state-mandated health benefits that may be excluded, in whole or in part, shall not include any healthcare services or benefits that were mandated by Acts 1971, No. 34.\n\n(B) \"State-mandated health benefits\" does not mean standard provisions or rights required to be present in a health benefit plan pursuant to state law or rules unrelated to a specific health illness, injury, or condition of the insured, including, but not limited to, those related to continuation of benefits in § 23-86-114 , or entitlement to a conversion policy under § 23-86-115 .","path":["AR Code","Title 23","Chapter 79","Subchapter 8"],"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":"86ab9feef8c03d6d776738d8bb436e22c4bd334e8cc773f6b69210e2fa1f5295","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-79-801","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-79-803"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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