{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-99-603","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 23-99-603","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this subchapter: (1) \"Commissioner\" means the Insurance Commissioner; (2) \"Covered person\" means a person covered by a health plan including an enrollee, subscriber, policyholder, beneficiary of a group plan, or individual covered by any other health plan; (3) \"Dentist\" means a person licensed under the Arkansas Dental Practice Act, § 17-82-101 et seq.; (4) \"Healthcare service\" means that service offered or provided by the healthcare providers within the scope of their practice and relating to the prevention, cure, or treatment of illness or disease; (5) \"Health carrier\" means any insurance company, health maintenance organization, or hospital and medical service corporation as defined in § 23-75-101 , subject to the following laws: (A) The Arkansas Insurance Code; (B) Provisions pertaining to health maintenance organizations, § 23-76-101 et seq.; and (C) Any successor laws of the foregoing; and (6) \"Health plan\" means any policy, contract, or agreement offered by a health carrier to provide, reimburse, or pay for healthcare services except the following: (A) Workers' compensation coverage; (B) Self-funded or self-insured health plans, unless the plan is established or maintained for employees of a governmental entity; and (C) A policy, contract, or agreement that limits coverage for dental services in connection with the treatment of a covered accidental injury or the treatment of a nondental physiological condition. Acts 1999, No. 1232, § 3.\n\nAs used in this subchapter:\n\n(1) \"Commissioner\" means the Insurance Commissioner;\n\n(2) \"Covered person\" means a person covered by a health plan including an enrollee, subscriber, policyholder, beneficiary of a group plan, or individual covered by any other health plan;\n\n(3) \"Dentist\" means a person licensed under the Arkansas Dental Practice Act, § 17-82-101 et seq.;\n\n(4) \"Healthcare service\" means that service offered or provided by the healthcare providers within the scope of their practice and relating to the prevention, cure, or treatment of illness or disease;\n\n(5) \"Health carrier\" means any insurance company, health maintenance organization, or hospital and medical service corporation as defined in § 23-75-101 , subject to the following laws: (A) The Arkansas Insurance Code; (B) Provisions pertaining to health maintenance organizations, § 23-76-101 et seq.; and (C) Any successor laws of the foregoing; and\n\n(A) The Arkansas Insurance Code;\n\n(B) Provisions pertaining to health maintenance organizations, § 23-76-101 et seq.; and\n\n(C) Any successor laws of the foregoing; and\n\n(6) \"Health plan\" means any policy, contract, or agreement offered by a health carrier to provide, reimburse, or pay for healthcare services except the following: (A) Workers' compensation coverage; (B) Self-funded or self-insured health plans, unless the plan is established or maintained for employees of a governmental entity; and (C) A policy, contract, or agreement that limits coverage for dental services in connection with the treatment of a covered accidental injury or the treatment of a nondental physiological condition.\n\n(A) Workers' compensation coverage;\n\n(B) Self-funded or self-insured health plans, unless the plan is established or maintained for employees of a governmental entity; and\n\n(C) A policy, contract, or agreement that limits coverage for dental services in connection with the treatment of a covered accidental injury or the treatment of a nondental physiological condition.","path":["AR Code","Title 23","Chapter 99","Subchapter 6"],"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":"3ae3cd360fbb5532b0bba61f8d871add7729e60aa2dd18dfce9e006810f12c83","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-99-602","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-99-604"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}