{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-99-1206","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 23-99-1206","heading":"Freedom of contract","body":"(a) A contracting entity shall not, directly or indirectly, offer or enter into a healthcare contract that: (1) Prohibits a participating healthcare provider from entering into a healthcare contract with another contracting entity; or (2) Prohibits a contracting entity from entering into a healthcare contract with another healthcare provider. (b) (1) A violation of this section is: (A) An unfair trade practice under § 23-66-206 ; and (B) Subject to the Trade Practices Act, § 23-66-201 et seq. (2) If a healthcare contract contains a provision that violates this section, the healthcare contract is void. Added by Act 2019, No. 734,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.\n\n(a) A contracting entity shall not, directly or indirectly, offer or enter into a healthcare contract that: (1) Prohibits a participating healthcare provider from entering into a healthcare contract with another contracting entity; or (2) Prohibits a contracting entity from entering into a healthcare contract with another healthcare provider.\n\n(1) Prohibits a participating healthcare provider from entering into a healthcare contract with another contracting entity; or\n\n(2) Prohibits a contracting entity from entering into a healthcare contract with another healthcare provider.\n\n(b) (1) A violation of this section is: (A) An unfair trade practice under § 23-66-206 ; and (B) Subject to the Trade Practices Act, § 23-66-201 et seq. (2) If a healthcare contract contains a provision that violates this section, the healthcare contract is void.\n\n(1) A violation of this section is: (A) An unfair trade practice under § 23-66-206 ; and (B) Subject to the Trade Practices Act, § 23-66-201 et seq.\n\n(A) An unfair trade practice under § 23-66-206 ; and\n\n(B) Subject to the Trade Practices Act, § 23-66-201 et seq.\n\n(2) If a healthcare contract contains a provision that violates this section, the healthcare contract is void.","path":["AR Code","Title 23","Chapter 99","Subchapter 12"],"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":"09f52865fe80a408e28353a069a015a6d8bc44010769a1ca3cfdad072d40ff8f","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-99-1205","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-99-1207"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}