Insurer billing and payment.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-105-125
in effect(a) If authorized by the supervising physician, a physician assistant shall be:
(1) Identified as the treating provider in billing and claims processes when the physician assistant delivered the medical services to the patient; and
(2) Allowed to file claims as the billing provider for medical services delivered by the physician assistant to a patient that:
(A) Is a Medicaid beneficiary; or
(B) Has a health benefit plan provided by a healthcare insurer.
(b) Under this section, a health benefit plan provided by a healthcare insurer or the Arkansas Medicaid Program shall not require the physical presence of the supervising physician as provided in § 17-105-101(3).
Source: Arkansas General Assembly, Acts of 2021-2026 (arkleg.state.ar.us)URL: https://arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2023R%2FPublic%2F&file=303.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2023%2F2023RFetched: 11/8/2026
