{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-99-1002","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 23-99-1002","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this subchapter: (1) \"Covered materials\" means materials for which reimbursement from the insurer, vision care plan, or vision care discount plan is provided to a vision care provider by an individual's vision benefit plan or contract and that are reimbursable subject to a deductible, copayment, coinsurance, or other contractual limitations; (2) \"Covered services\" means services for which reimbursement from the insurer, vision care plan, or vision care discount plan is provided to a vision care provider by an individual's vision benefit plan or contract and that are reimbursable subject to a deductible, copayment, coinsurance, or other contractual limitations; (3) \"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; (4) \"Materials\" means ophthalmic devices, including without limitation: (A) Lenses; (B) Devices containing lenses; (C) Artificial intraocular lenses; (D) Ophthalmic frames; (E) Lens-mounting apparatus; (F) Prisms; (G) Spectacle or contact lens treatments and coatings; and (H) Prosthetic devices to correct, relieve, or treat defects or abnormal conditions of the human eye or its adnexa; (5) \"Noncovered materials\" means materials that are not covered by an insurer, a vision care plan, or a vision care discount plan; (6) \"Noncovered services\" means services that are not covered by an insurer, a vision care plan, or a vision care discount plan; (7) \"Participating provider agreement\" means an agreement between a vision care provider and an insurer that obligates a vision care provider to provide for compensation services and materials to an individual who is insured by the insurer; (8) \"Services\" means benefits or services provided by a vision care provider; (9) \"Vision benefit plan or contract\" means a plan, contract, or policy of insurance issued by an insurer that provides for vision care benefits or services; (10) \"Vision care discount plan\" means a separate plan to provide benefits or services under a rider to a health benefit plan or as a stand-alone agreement that is authorized by a vision care provider to provide discounts to individuals under the Primary Eye Care Provider Act, § 23-99-301 et seq.; (11) \"Vision care plan\" means an entity that provides health benefits and that creates, promotes, sells, provides, advertises, or administers an integrated or stand-alone vision benefit plan or contract; and (12) \"Vision care provider\" means an individual licensed as an optometrist under § 17-90-301 et seq., or a licensed osteopathic or medical physician licensed under § 17-91-101 et seq. or § 17-95-401 et seq., if the physician has also completed a residency in ophthalmology. Added by Act 2015, No. 959,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.\n\nAs used in this subchapter:\n\n(1) \"Covered materials\" means materials for which reimbursement from the insurer, vision care plan, or vision care discount plan is provided to a vision care provider by an individual's vision benefit plan or contract and that are reimbursable subject to a deductible, copayment, coinsurance, or other contractual limitations;\n\n(2) \"Covered services\" means services for which reimbursement from the insurer, vision care plan, or vision care discount plan is provided to a vision care provider by an individual's vision benefit plan or contract and that are reimbursable subject to a deductible, copayment, coinsurance, or other contractual limitations;\n\n(3) \"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;\ncount plan is provided to a vision care provider by an individual's vision benefit plan or contract and that are reimbursable subject to a deductible, copayment, coinsurance, or other contractual limitations;\n\n(3) \"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;\n\n(4) \"Materials\" means ophthalmic devices, including without limitation: (A) Lenses; (B) Devices containing lenses; (C) Artificial intraocular lenses; (D) Ophthalmic frames; (E) Lens-mounting apparatus; (F) Prisms; (G) Spectacle or contact lens treatments and coatings; and (H) Prosthetic devices to correct, relieve, or treat defects or abnormal conditions of the human eye or its adnexa;\n\n(A) Lenses;\n\n(B) Devices containing lenses;\n\n(C) Artificial intraocular lenses;\n\n(D) Ophthalmic frames;\n\n(E) Lens-mounting apparatus;\n\n(F) Prisms;\n\n(G) Spectacle or contact lens treatments and coatings; and\n\n(H) Prosthetic devices to correct, relieve, or treat defects or abnormal conditions of the human eye or its adnexa;\n\n(5) \"Noncovered materials\" means materials that are not covered by an insurer, a vision care plan, or a vision care discount plan;\n\n(6) \"Noncovered services\" means services that are not covered by an insurer, a vision care plan, or a vision care discount plan;\n\n(7) \"Participating provider agreement\" means an agreement between a vision care provider and an insurer that obligates a vision care provider to provide for compensation services and materials to an individual who is insured by the insurer;\n\n(8) \"Services\" means benefits or services provided by a vision care provider;\n\n(9) \"Vision benefit plan or contract\" means a plan, contract, or policy of insurance issued by an insurer that provides for vision care benefits or services;\n\n(10) \"Vision care discount plan\" means a separate plan to provide benefits or services under a rider to a health benefit plan or as a stand-alone agreement that is authorized by a vision care provider to provide discounts to individuals under the Primary Eye Care Provider Act, § 23-99-301 et seq.;\n\n(11) \"Vision care plan\" means an entity that provides health benefits and that creates, promotes, sells, provides, advertises, or administers an integrated or stand-alone vision benefit plan or contract; and\n\n(12) \"Vision care provider\" means an individual licensed as an optometrist under § 17-90-301 et seq., or a licensed osteopathic or medical physician licensed under § 17-91-101 et seq. or § 17-95-401 et seq., if the physician has also completed a residency in ophthalmology.","path":["AR Code","Title 23","Chapter 99","Subchapter 10"],"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":"1b69830f3fdbe58ab7f2d405d6d93ab4cdcd8aa8f271f8659d6ba3c6cfe05c04","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-99-1001","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-99-1003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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