{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-99-1124","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 23-99-1124","heading":"Effect of appeal of independent review organization determination","body":"(a) A healthcare insurer is bound by an appeal or independent review organization determination that does not affirm the determination made by the healthcare insurer to rescind a prior authorization exemption. (b) A healthcare insurer shall not retroactively deny a healthcare service on the basis of a rescission of an exemption, even if the healthcare insurer's determination to rescind the prior authorization exemption is affirmed by an independent review organization. (c) If a determination of a prior authorization exemption made by the healthcare insurer is overturned on review by an independent review organization, the healthcare insurer: (1) Shall not attempt to rescind the exemption before the end of the next evaluation period; and (2) May only rescind the exemption if the healthcare insurer complies with §§ 23-99-1122 and 23-99-1123 . Added by Act 2023, No. 575,§ 5, eff. 8/1/2023.\n\n(a) A healthcare insurer is bound by an appeal or independent review organization determination that does not affirm the determination made by the healthcare insurer to rescind a prior authorization exemption.\n\n(b) A healthcare insurer shall not retroactively deny a healthcare service on the basis of a rescission of an exemption, even if the healthcare insurer's determination to rescind the prior authorization exemption is affirmed by an independent review organization.\n\n(c) If a determination of a prior authorization exemption made by the healthcare insurer is overturned on review by an independent review organization, the healthcare insurer: (1) Shall not attempt to rescind the exemption before the end of the next evaluation period; and (2) May only rescind the exemption if the healthcare insurer complies with §§ 23-99-1122 and 23-99-1123 .\n\n(1) Shall not attempt to rescind the exemption before the end of the next evaluation period; and\n\n(2) May only rescind the exemption if the healthcare insurer complies with §§ 23-99-1122 and 23-99-1123 .","path":["AR Code","Title 23","Chapter 99","Subchapter 11"],"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":"326b1e84d17f9ab41994fd053c60909b94fbf639b3cb2fcde815b2517a8d33b1","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-99-1123","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-99-1125"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}