§ 23-61-1108. Transportation of dead human bodies
(a) In the interest of public health and to ensure the safe, secure, and timely transportation of dead human bodies in and through Arkansas, the State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services may license, inspect, and promulgate reasonable rules for any person, partnership, corporation, association, society, or other legal entity engaged in […]
§ 23-61-1109. Cemeteries and cemetery companies
(a) The State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services may: (1) (A) Conduct periodic, special, or other examinations of a cemetery or cemetery company, including without limitation an examination of the physical condition or appearance of the cemetery, the financial condition of the cemetery company and any trust funds maintained by the […]
§ 23-61-1110. Burial associations
(a) The State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services may: (1) Grant certificates of authority to burial associations; (2) Revoke certificates of authority, charters, or other authority granted to burial associations in this state; (3) Fix the minimum assessments or minimum membership dues for which burial associations may issue certificates for benefits […]
§ 23-61-1111. Duties of State Insurance Department
(a) The State Insurance Department shall assist the State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services in the performance of the duties of the board. (b) Assistance under subsection (a) of this section shall include without limitation: (1) Receiving and disseminating filings, questions, and requests on behalf of the board to the members […]
§ 23-61-807. Relation to other laws
(a) This subchapter is amendatory to the Arkansas Insurance Code. (b) Provisions of the Arkansas Insurance Code that are not in conflict with this subchapter are applicable to this subchapter. (c) This subchapter and actions taken by the Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace under this subchapter shall not be construed to preempt or supersede the authority […]
§ 23-61-901. Title
This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Healthcare Transparency Initiative Act of 2015”.
§ 23-61-902. Legislative intent and purpose
(a) It is the intent of the General Assembly to create and maintain an informative source of healthcare information to support consumers, researchers, and policymakers in healthcare decisions within the state, including decisions by the State Insurance Department to regulate the business of insurance in this state. (b) The purpose of this subchapter is to: […]
§ 23-61-903. Definitions
As used in this subchapter: (1) “Arkansas Healthcare Transparency Initiative” means an initiative to create a database, including ongoing all-payer claims database projects funded through the State Insurance Department, that receives and stores data from a submitting entity relating to medical, dental, and pharmaceutical and other insurance claims information, unique identifiers, and geographic and demographic […]
§ 23-61-904. Arkansas Healthcare Transparency Initiative
(a) The Arkansas Healthcare Transparency Initiative is established with the purpose to create a database, including ongoing all-payer claims database projects funded through the State Insurance Department, that receives and stores data from a submitting entity relating to medical, dental, and pharmaceutical and other insurance claims information, unique identifiers, and geographic and demographic information for […]
§ 23-61-905. Arkansas Healthcare Transparency Initiative Board — Membership — Duties
(a) (1) There is created the Arkansas Healthcare Transparency Initiative Board, which shall be composed of the following members: (A) A representative of the Department of Human Services; (B) A representative of the Department of Health; (C) A representative of the Office of Health Information Technology or its successor entity as provided by state law; […]