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Arkansas Code Title 23. Public Utilities and Regulated Industries § 23-79-1501. Definitions

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

As used in this subchapter:

(1) “Craniofacial anomaly” means the abnormal development of the skull and face;

(2)(A) “Health benefit plan” means an individual, blanket, or any group plan, policy, or contract for healthcare services issued or delivered in this state by a healthcare insurer, health maintenance organization, hospital medical service corporation, or self-insured governmental or church plan in this state.

(B) “Health benefit plan” includes:

(i) Indemnity and managed care plans; and

(ii) Plans providing health benefits to state and public school employees under § 21-5-401 et seq.

(C) “Health benefit plan” does not include:

(i) A disability income plan;

(ii) A credit insurance plan;

(iii) Insurance coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance;

(iv) Medical payments under an automobile or homeowners insurance plan;

(v) A health benefit plan provided under Arkansas Constitution, Article 5, § 32, the Workers' Compensation Law, § 11-9-101 et seq., and the Public Employee Workers' Compensation Act, § 21-5-601 et seq.;

(vi) A plan that provides only indemnity for hospital confinement;

(vii) An accident-only plan;

(viii) A specified disease plan; or

(ix) A plan that provides only dental benefits or eye and vision care benefits; and

(3) “Reconstructive surgery” means the use of surgery to alter the form and function of the cranial facial tissues due to a congenital or acquired musculoskeletal disorder, including surgery to alter the form and function of the skull and face.

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