Nonparticipation in maintenance of licensure or maintenance of certification — Insurer prohibited from denying reimbursement or discriminating in reimbursement levels — Definitions.
Ark. Code Ann. § 23-85-140
in effect(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Maintenance of certification” means any process requiring periodic recertification examinations or other activities to maintain specialty medical certification; and
(2) “Specialty medical board certification” means a certification by a board that:
(A) Specializes in one (1) particular area of medicine; and
(B) Typically requires examinations that are in addition to the requirements of the Arkansas State Medical Board to practice medicine.
(b) An insurer shall not:
(1) Deny reimbursement to or prevent a physician from participating in any provider network based solely on a decision of the physician not to participate in any form of maintenance of certification; or
(2) Discriminate with respect to reimbursement levels based solely on a decision of the physician not to participate in any form of maintenance of certification.
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