The bill amends the Arkansas Health Care Consumer Act to streamline the application process for healthcare providers seeking participation with insurers. Specifically, it reduces the time allowed for healthcare insurers to make decisions on applications. The new language specifies that a healthcare insurer must make a decision within sixty calendar days for physicians and ninety calendar days for other providers from the date of submission of a completed application.

Additionally, the bill replaces the term "healthcare insurers" with "a healthcare insurer" to clarify the language and updates the time frame for decision-making, reducing it from one hundred eighty days to ninety days for non-physician providers. This amendment aims to enhance efficiency in the application process, ultimately benefiting healthcare providers and consumers in Arkansas.

Statutes affected:
Old version HB1788 Original - 3-13-2025 03:35 PM: 23-99-411(a)
Old version HB1788 V2 - 3-20-2025 10:24 AM: 23-99-411(a)
HB 1788: 23-99-411(a)
Act 571: 23-99-411(a)