Definitions.
Ark. Code Ann. § 23-99-603
in effectAs 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.
Source: Public.Resource.Org / UniCourt, Official Code of Arkansas Annotated, Release 78 (2020) (unicourt.github.io/cic-code-ar)URL: https://unicourt.github.io/cic-code-ar/transforms/ar/ocar/r78/gov.ar.code.title.23.htmlFetched: 11/8/2026