Ark. Code Ann. § 23-99-1404
Healthcare contract - Good-faith cooperation
Last amended: 2021Year: 2026Length: 264 wordsSubsections: 4
(a) A healthcare insurer shall cooperate in good faith with a temporary hospital facility in timely executing a healthcare contract. (b) A healthcare insurer shall cooperate in good faith as required in subsection (a) of this section by timely offering a temporary hospital facility a healthcare contract that is reflective of the healthcare insurer's standard and reasonable terms and conditions, including without limitation rates of reimbursement. (c) A healthcare contract shall be effective as of the date the temporary hospital facility is licensed as a hospital by the Department of Health. (d) The time period for a healthcare insurer to respond as stated in § 23-99-411 does not apply if the request for a healthcare contract is made by a temporary hospital facility. Added by Act 2021, No. 723,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
(a) A healthcare insurer shall cooperate in good faith with a temporary hospital facility in timely executing a healthcare contract.
(b) A healthcare insurer shall cooperate in good faith as required in subsection (a) of this section by timely offering a temporary hospital facility a healthcare contract that is reflective of the healthcare insurer's standard and reasonable terms and conditions, including without limitation rates of reimbursement.
(c) A healthcare contract shall be effective as of the date the temporary hospital facility is licensed as a hospital by the Department of Health.
(d) The time period for a healthcare insurer to respond as stated in § 23-99-411 does not apply if the request for a healthcare contract is made by a temporary hospital facility.
Added by Act 2021, No. 723,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.