23-79-1702. Definitions.

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23-79-1702. Definitions.

23-79-1702. Definitions. As used in this subchapter: (1) “Board” means the State and Public School Life and Health Insurance Board; (2) “Choosing Wisely Initiative” means the initiative established by the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation that seeks to advance a national dialogue on avoiding wasteful or unnecessary medical tests, treatments, and procedures; (3) “Emerging therapies” means therapeutic services that have not historically been covered but for which new evidence may demonstrate therapeutic enhancements or opportunities for cost avoidance, or both; (4) “Evidence” means peer-reviewed objective studies of emerging therapies; and (5) “Regenerative injection therapy” means a nonsurgical orthopedic treatment performed by injecting into a joint or soft tissue a substance that stimulates the growth of normal cells and tissues for the purpose of strengthening or repairing a painful or injured joint or connective tissue.

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-79-1702

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