Prohibition — Most favored nation clause.
Ark. Code Ann. § 23-99-1204
in effect(a) A contracting entity shall not:
(1) Offer to a healthcare provider a healthcare contract that includes a most favored nation clause;
(2) Enter into a healthcare contract with a healthcare provider that includes a most favored nation clause; or
(3) Amend or renew an existing healthcare contract previously entered into with a healthcare provider so that the contract as amended or renewed adds or continues to include a most favored nation clause.
(b)(1) A violation of this section is:
(A) An unfair trade practice under § 23-66-206; and
(B) Subject to the Trade Practices Act, § 23-66-201 et seq.
(2) If a healthcare contract contains a provision that violates this section, the healthcare contract is void.
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
