(a) (1) Every accident and health insurance company, hospital service corporation, health maintenance organization, or other health insurance provider in the State of Arkansas shall offer to each master group contract holder, coverage for hospice facilities and hospice programs as defined under § 20-7-117 . (2) (A) The offer of these benefits shall be subject to the right of the policy or contract holder to reject the coverage. (B) The rejection by the policy or contract holder shall be in writing. (b) The insurance coverage required in subsection (a) of this section shall provide terminally ill patients with coverage for prognosis and treatment of at least the rates of reimbursement as are provided for hospice care under Medicare and the Health Insurance for the Aged Act, Title XVIII of the Social Security Amendments of 1965, as in effect January 1, 1999. (c) This section does not apply to contracts or policies providing disability income insurance, specified disease insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, long-term care insurance, short-term limited duration insurance, accident only insurance, Medicare supplement insurance, or all other supplemental insurance. Acts 1999, No. 922, § 1; 2001, No. 1063, § 20. (a) (1) Every accident and health insurance company, hospital service corporation, health maintenance organization, or other health insurance provider in the State of Arkansas shall offer to each master group contract holder, coverage for hospice facilities and hospice programs as defined under § 20-7-117 . (2) (A) The offer of these benefits shall be subject to the right of the policy or contract holder to reject the coverage. (B) The rejection by the policy or contract holder shall be in writing. (b) The insurance coverage required in subsection (a) of this section shall provide terminally ill patients with coverage for prognosis and treatment of at least the rates of reimbursement as are provided for hospice care under Medicare and the Health Insurance for the Aged Act, Title XVIII of the Social Security Amendments of 1965, as in effect January 1, 1999. (c) This section does not apply to contracts or policies providing disability income insurance, specified disease insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, long-term care insurance, short-term limited duration insurance, accident only insurance, Medicare supplement insurance, or all other supplemental insurance. Acts 1999, No. 922, § 1; 2001, No. 1063, § 20. (a) (1) Every accident and health insurance company, hospital service corporation, health maintenance organization, or other health insurance provider in the State of Arkansas shall offer to each master group contract holder, coverage for hospice facilities and hospice programs as defined under § 20-7-117 . (2) (A) The offer of these benefits shall be subject to the right of the policy or contract holder to reject the coverage. (B) The rejection by the policy or contract holder shall be in writing. (b) The insurance coverage required in subsection (a) of this section shall provide terminally ill patients with coverage for prognosis and treatment of at least the rates of reimbursement as are provided for hospice care under Medicare and the Health Insurance for the Aged Act, Title XVIII of the Social Security Amendments of 1965, as in effect January 1, 1999. (c) This section does not apply to contracts or policies providing disability income insurance, specified disease insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, long-term care insurance, short-term limited duration insurance, accident only insurance, Medicare supplement insurance, or all other supplemental insurance. Acts 1999, No. 922, § 1; 2001, No. 1063, § 20. (a) (1) Every accident and health insurance company, hospital service corporation, health maintenance organization, or other health insurance provider in the State of Arkansas shall offer to each master group contract holder, coverage for hospice facilities and hospice programs as defined under § 20-7-117 . (2) (A) The offer of these benefits shall be subject to the right of the policy or contract holder to reject the coverage. (B) The rejection by the policy or contract holder shall be in writing. (1) Every accident and health insurance company, hospital service corporation, health maintenance organization, or other health insurance provider in the State of Arkansas shall offer to each master group contract holder, coverage for hospice facilities and hospice programs as defined under § 20-7-117 . (2) (A) The offer of these benefits shall be subject to the right of the policy or contract holder to reject the coverage. (B) The rejection by the policy or contract holder shall be in writing. (A) The offer of these benefits shall be subject to the right of the policy or contract holder to reject the coverage. (B) The rejection by the policy or contract holder shall be in writing. (b) The insurance coverage required in subsection (a) of this section shall provide terminally ill patients with coverage for prognosis and treatment of at least the rates of reimbursement as are provided for hospice care under Medicare and the Health Insurance for the Aged Act, Title XVIII of the Social Security Amendments of 1965, as in effect January 1, 1999. (c) This section does not apply to contracts or policies providing disability income insurance, specified disease insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, long-term care insurance, short-term limited duration insurance, accident only insurance, Medicare supplement insurance, or all other supplemental insurance. Acts 1999, No. 922, § 1; 2001, No. 1063, § 20.
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