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23-99-704. Quality assessment and improvement systems.
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23-99-704. Quality assessment and improvement systems.
(a) Each health carrier and network shall:
(1) Make arrangements for measuring and improving the quality of healthcare services;
(2) Maintain quality assessment and improvement programs and records measuring the outcomes of healthcare services; and
(3) Submit to the Secretary of the Department of Health in the time, manner, and form prescribed the following information:
(A) A written description of any quality assessment and quality improvement systems; and
(B) Findings of relevant quality data as determined by the secretary.
(b) In consultation with the Insurance Commissioner, the secretary may promulgate rules in accordance with the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., to carry out the provisions of this subchapter to enable the state to be properly informed of quality issues within the state and to adequately respond to any quality concerns found through the outcome data.
(c) The provisions of § 16-46-105 and § 20-9-501 et seq. shall apply to all records maintained pursuant to this subchapter.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-99-704
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23-99-704. Quality assessment and improvement systems.
(a) Each health carrier and network shall:
(1) Make arrangements for measuring and improving the quality of healthcare services;
(2) Maintain quality assessment and improvement programs and records measuring the outcomes of healthcare services; and
(3) Submit to the Secretary of the Department of Health in the time, manner, and form prescribed the following information:
(A) A written description of any quality assessment and quality improvement systems; and
(B) Findings of relevant quality data as determined by the secretary.
(b) In consultation with the Insurance Commissioner, the secretary may promulgate rules in accordance with the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., to carry out the provisions of this subchapter to enable the state to be properly informed of quality issues within the state and to adequately respond to any quality concerns found through the outcome data.
(c) The provisions of § 16-46-105 and § 20-9-501 et seq. shall apply to all records maintained pursuant to this subchapter.
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16-46-105. Records of and testimony before committees reviewing and evaluating quality of medical or hospital care.
(a)(1)(A) The proceedings, minutes, records, or reports of organized committees of hospital medical staffs or medical review committees of local medical societies, or a committee organized by and operating pursuant to a written plan or policy under the auspices of a professional corporation or a professional limited liability company whose members are licensed to practice medicine in this state, having the responsibility for reviewing and evaluating the quality of medical or hospital care, and any records, other than those records described in subsection (c) of this section, compiled or accumulated by the administrative staff of such hospitals or a physician group peer review committee as defined under § 20-9-501 in connection with such review or evaluation, together with all communications or reports originating in such committees, shall not be subject to discovery pursuant to the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure or the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq., or admissible in any legal proceeding and shall be absolutely privileged communications.
(B) The submission of such proceedings, minutes, records, reports, and communications to a hospital governing board or physician group peer review committee as defined under § 20-9-501 shall not operate as a waiver of the privilege.
(2) Neither shall testimony as to events occurring during the activities of such committees be subject to discovery pursuant to the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure or the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq., or admissible.
(b)(1) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent disclosure of the data mentioned in subsection (a) of t
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-46-105
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 16-46-105. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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20-9-501. Definition.
As used in this subchapter, “peer review committee” or “committee” means a committee of a hospital medical staff, a committee of a state or local professional association, or a committee organized by and operating pursuant to a written plan or policy under the auspices of a professional corporation or a professional limited liability company whose members are licensed to practice medicine in this state that is formed to:
(1) Evaluate and improve the quality of health care rendered by providers of health services; or
(2) Determine that:
(A) Health services rendered were professionally indicated or were performed in compliance with the applicable standard of care; or
(B) The cost of health care rendered was considered reasonable by the providers of professional health services in the area.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-9-501
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 20-9-501. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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25-15-201. Title.
This subchapter shall be known and cited as the “Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act”.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 25-15-201
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 25-15-201. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.