Arkansas Code Title 23. Public Utilities and Regulated Industries § 23-67-313. Competitive selection of plan--Report to legislature

(1) The commissioner has sought and compared other administrative services available;

(2) The commissioner deems there to have been in the interim a satisfactory improvement in administrator and servicing carrier performance;

(3) The commissioner judges continuation of the present administrator subject to the modifications herein set forth and to hereafter be promulgated by rule to be in the best interests of Arkansas;

(4) Coverage and service is adequately and properly provided to Arkansas employers entitled to insurance, and coverage is provided in other states for employees of Arkansas employers to the extent possible and the proper coverage is in the best interests of the employers and plan operations. Adequate coverage of employees while working on a temporary or occasional basis in other states is essential to Arkansas employers and employees; and

(5) The administrator has an office in Arkansas and the office has the staff and authority necessary to properly serve Arkansas employers and the commissioner in accordance with the provisions of this act.

(1) Competitive selection of the administrator and servicing carriers;

(2) Plan operating performance and service in accordance with the intent of this act, including performance reviews of the administrator, servicing carriers, and plan rules;

(3) Proper authority and independence of the Arkansas office to properly perform and secure prompt, fair, and reasonable service as required by this act; and

(4) Coverage provided by the plan in other states, including evidence providing that carriers promptly provide coverage for employees of Arkansas employers working in other states as provided in this act.