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23-99-705. Applicability and scope.
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23-99-705. Applicability and scope.
(a) This subchapter shall not apply to disability income, specified disease, Medicare supplement, hospital indemnity, accident-only policies, long-term care, short-term limited duration insurance, and all other supplemental insurance products issued by health carriers.
(b) In terms of the Secretary of the Department of Health's regulatory authority pursuant to §§ 23-99-703 and 23-99-704, such authority shall apply to the quality of care provided by health carriers and networks operating in this state and shall not apply to the benefits offered by any health carrier and network or to the administration of such benefits.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-99-705
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23-99-705. Applicability and scope.
(a) This subchapter shall not apply to disability income, specified disease, Medicare supplement, hospital indemnity, accident-only policies, long-term care, short-term limited duration insurance, and all other supplemental insurance products issued by health carriers.
(b) In terms of the Secretary of the Department of Health's regulatory authority pursuant to §§ 23-99-703 and 23-99-704, such authority shall apply to the quality of care provided by health carriers and networks operating in this state and shall not apply to the benefits offered by any health carrier and network or to the administration of such benefits.
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23-99-703. Grievance system.
(a) All health carriers and networks shall make arrangements for handling and resolving grievances.
(b) Each health carrier and network shall:
(1) Maintain records of grievances filed with the health carrier and network concerning the quality of healthcare services; and
(2) Submit in the form and manner prescribed by the Secretary of the Department of Health a periodic report which shall include:
(A) A written description of the processes and procedures for resolving grievances; and
(B) The total number of grievances handled through the grievance system, including a compilation of the dates of the grievances, the reason for the grievances, and resolutions of each grievance.
(c) 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 expressed through grievances.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-99-703
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 23-99-703. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
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
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 23-99-704. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.