(a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, provisions of the insurance law and provisions of hospital and medical service corporation laws shall not be applicable to any health maintenance organization granted a certificate of authority under this chapter. (2) Subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall not apply to an insurer or hospital and medical service corporation licensed and regulated pursuant to the insurance laws or the hospital and medical service corporation laws of this state, except with respect to its health maintenance organization activities authorized and regulated pursuant to this chapter. (b) The provisions of this chapter, the Arkansas Insurance Code, and the law concerning hospital and medical service corporations, § 23-75-101 et seq., shall not be applicable to any nonprofit vision service plan corporation composed of at least fifty (50) participating licensed optometrists or ophthalmologists licensed by the State of Arkansas to provide vision care services on a prepaid basis, when each licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist is subject to the rules of the professional's respective state board, and when each participating licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist agrees to assume responsibility for completion of the provisions of the vision care services contracted for, so that no element of risk is incurred by any subscriber group or person. (c) This chapter does not apply to a: (1) Healthcare sharing ministry as defined in § 23-60-104(b) ; (2) Direct healthcare agreement as defined in § 23-60-104(b) ; or (3) Nonprofit agricultural membership organization as defined in § 23-60-104 . Amended by Act 2023, No. 626,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2023. Amended by Act 2021, No. 381,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021. Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 2698, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2017, No. 1020,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2015, No. 101,§ 2, eff. 7/22/2015. Amended by Act 2013, No. 1163,§ 2, eff. 8/16/2013. Acts 1975, No. 454, § 15; A.S.A. 1947, § 66-5215; Acts 1999, No. 881, § 10; 2001, No. 1605, § 1. (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, provisions of the insurance law and provisions of hospital and medical service corporation laws shall not be applicable to any health maintenance organization granted a certificate of authority under this chapter. (2) Subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall not apply to an insurer or hospital and medical service corporation licensed and regulated pursuant to the insurance laws or the hospital and medical service corporation laws of this state, except with respect to its health maintenance organization activities authorized and regulated pursuant to this chapter. (b) The provisions of this chapter, the Arkansas Insurance Code, and the law concerning hospital and medical service corporations, § 23-75-101 et seq., shall not be applicable to any nonprofit vision service plan corporation composed of at least fifty (50) participating licensed optometrists or ophthalmologists licensed by the State of Arkansas to provide vision care services on a prepaid basis, when each licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist is subject to the rules of the professional's respective state board, and when each participating licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist agrees to assume responsibility for completion of the provisions of the vision care services contracted for, so that no element of risk is incurred by any subscriber group or person. (c) This chapter does not apply to a: (1) Healthcare sharing ministry as defined in § 23-60-104(b) ; (2) Direct healthcare agreement as defined in § 23-60-104(b) ; or (3) Nonprofit agricultural membership organization as defined in § 23-60-104 . Amended by Act 2023, No. 626,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2023. Amended by Act 2021, No. 381,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021. Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 2698, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2017, No. 1020,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2015, No. 101,§ 2, eff. 7/22/2015. Amended by Act 2013, No. 1163,§ 2, eff. 8/16/2013. Acts 1975, No. 454, § 15; A.S.A. 1947, § 66-5215; Acts 1999, No. 881, § 10; 2001, No. 1605, § 1. (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, provisions of the insurance law and provisions of hospital and medical service corporation laws shall not be applicable to any health maintenance organization granted a certificate of authority under this chapter. (2) Subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall not apply to an insurer or hospital and medical service corporation licensed and regulated pursuant to the insurance laws or the hospital and medical service corporation laws of this state, except with respect to its health maintenance organization activities authorized and regulated pursuant to this chapter. (b) The provisions of this chapter, the Arkansas Insurance Code, and the law concerning hospital and medical service corporations, § 23-75-101 et seq., shall not be applicable to any nonprofit vision service plan corporation composed of at least fifty (50) participating licensed optometrists or ophthalmologists licensed by the State of Arkansas to provide vision care services on a prepaid basis, when each licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist is subject to the rules of the professional's respective state board, and when each participating licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist agrees to assume responsibility for completion of the provisions of the vision care services contracted for, so that no element of risk is incurred by any subscriber group or person. (c) This chapter does not apply to a: (1) Healthcare sharing ministry as defined in § 23-60-104(b) ; (2) Direct healthcare agreement as defined in § 23-60-104(b) ; or (3) Nonprofit agricultural membership organization as defined in § 23-60-104 . Amended by Act 2023, No. 626,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2023. Amended by Act 2021, No. 381,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021. Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 2698, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2017, No. 1020,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2015, No. 101,§ 2, eff. 7/22/2015. Amended by Act 2013, No. 1163,§ 2, eff. 8/16/2013. Acts 1975, No. 454, § 15; A.S.A. 1947, § 66-5215; Acts 1999, No. 881, § 10; 2001, No. 1605, § 1. (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, provisions of the insurance law and provisions of hospital and medical service corporation laws shall not be applicable to any health maintenance organization granted a certificate of authority under this chapter. (2) Subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall not apply to an insurer or hospital and medical service corporation licensed and regulated pursuant to the insurance laws or the hospital and medical service corporation laws of this state, except with respect to its health maintenance organization activities authorized and regulated pursuant to this chapter. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, provisions of the insurance law and provisions of hospital and medical service corporation laws shall not be applicable to any health maintenance organization granted a certificate of authority under this chapter. (2) Subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall not apply to an insurer or hospital and medical service corporation licensed and regulated pursuant to the insurance laws or the hospital and medical service corporation laws of this state, except with respect to its health maintenance organization activities authorized and regulated pursuant to this chapter. (b) The provisions of this chapter, the Arkansas Insurance Code, and the law concerning hospital and medical service corporations, § 23-75-101 et seq., shall not be applicable to any nonprofit vision service plan corporation composed of at least fifty (50) participating licensed optometrists or ophthalmologists licensed by the State of Arkansas to provide vision care services on a prepaid basis, when each licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist is subject to the rules of the professional's respective state board, and when each participating licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist agrees to assume responsibility for completion of the provisions of the vision care services contracted for, so that no element of risk is incurred by any subscriber group or person. (c) This chapter does not apply to a: (1) Healthcare sharing ministry as defined in § 23-60-104(b) ; (2) Direct healthcare agreement as defined in § 23-60-104(b) ; or (3) Nonprofit agricultural membership organization as defined in § 23-60-104 . (1) Healthcare sharing ministry as defined in § 23-60-104(b) ; (2) Direct healthcare agreement as defined in § 23-60-104(b) ; or (3) Nonprofit agricultural membership organization as defined in § 23-60-104 . Acts 1975, No. 454, § 15; A.S.A. 1947, § 66-5215; Acts 1999, No. 881, § 10; 2001, No. 1605, § 1.
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