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Arkansas Code Title 23. Public Utilities and Regulated Industries § 23-79-144. Minor child--Coverage requirements

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a)(1) No contract of individual or group healthcare coverage sold, delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, or offered for sale in this state by any insurer, health maintenance organization, self-funded group, multiple-employer welfare arrangement, or hospital or medical services corporation shall, directly or indirectly, restrict or deny healthcare coverage due to the fact that the minor child does not reside with the noncustodial parent or that the parent-child relationship was established through a paternity action or that the minor child is covered through the state-administered Medicaid program or that the minor child is not claimed as a dependent on the noncustodial parent's federal or state income tax return.

(2)(A) Furthermore, no insurer, health maintenance organization, self-funded group, multiple-employer welfare arrangement, or hospital or medical services corporation shall, directly or indirectly, restrict or deny benefits to a minor child because the child lives outside of its service area.

(B) Benefits provided outside the service area shall be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the healthcare plan.

(C) All contracts of individual or group healthcare coverage sold, delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, or offered for sale in this state by any insurer, health maintenance organization, self-funded group, multiple-employer welfare arrangement, or hospital or medical services corporation shall provide for the immediate enrollment of the minor child or children.

(b) Any insurance policy provision which would deny or restrict coverage to a minor child under such circumstances shall be void as against public policy.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 23. Public Utilities and Regulated Industries § 23-79-144. Minor child--Coverage requirements - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-23-public-utilities-and-regulated-industries/ar-code-sect-23-79-144/

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