Arkansas Code Title 23, Subtitle 3, Chapter 86, Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1997

• § 23-86-301 - Title.
  This subchapter may be cited as the "Arkansas Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1997".
• § 23-86-302 - Effective Date -- Limitation of Actions -- Applicability.
  (a) In General. Except as provided in this section, this subchapter and the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to group...
• § 23-86-303 - Definitions.
  As used in this subchapter: (1) "Affiliation period" means a period that, under the terms of the coverage offered by the health maintenance organization,...
• § 23-86-304 - Increased Portability Through Limitation on Preexisting Conditions Exclusions.
  (a) Limitation on Preexisting Condition Exclusion Period -- Crediting for Periods of Previous Coverage. Subject to subsection (d) of this section, a group health...
• § 23-86-305 - Group Health Plan -- Application of Certain Rules in Determination of Employer Size.
  (a) Application of Aggregation Rule for Employers. All persons treated as a single employer under subsection (b), subsection (c), subsection (m), or subsection (o)...
• § 23-86-306 - Prohibiting Discrimination Against Individual Participants and Beneficiaries Based on Health Status.
  (a) Ineligibility to Enroll. (1) In General. Subject to subdivision (a)(2) of this section, a group health plan and a health insurance issuer offering...
• § 23-86-307 - Guaranteed Renewability in Multiemployer Plans and Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements.
  A group health plan which is a multiemployer plan or which is a multiple employer welfare arrangement may not deny an employer whose employees...
• § 23-86-308 - Rules of Construction.
  Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as requiring a group health plan or health insurance coverage to provide specific benefits under the terms...
• § 23-86-309 - Special Rules Relating to Group Health Plans.
  (a) General Exception for Certain Small Group Health Plans. The requirements of this subchapter shall not apply to any group health plan or group...
• § 23-86-310 - Excepted Benefits.
  For purposes of this section, the term "excepted benefits" means benefits under one (1) or more, or any combination thereof, of the following: (1)...
• § 23-86-311 - Guaranteed Renewability of Coverage for Employers in the Group Market.
  (a) In General. Except as provided in this section, if a health insurance issuer offers health insurance coverage in the small-group market or the...
• § 23-86-312 - Guaranteed Availability of Coverage for Employers in the Small-Group Market.
  (a) Issuance of Coverage in the Small-Group Market -- In General. Subject to subsections (b)-(e) of this section, each health insurance issuer that offers...
• § 23-86-313 - Disclosure of Information.
  (a) Disclosure of Information by Health Insurance Issuers. In connection with the offering of any health insurance coverage to a small employer, a health...
• § 23-86-314 - Exclusion of Certain Plans.
  (a) Exception for Certain Small Group Health Plans. The requirements of § 23-86-304, limitation on preexisting conditions, § 23-86-306, prohibiting discrimination based on health...

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