(a) No contract of individual accident and health insurance or health coverage sold, delivered, or issued for delivery or offered for sale in this state by an insurer, hospital and medical service corporation, or health maintenance organization, directly or indirectly providing indemnity services, healthcare services, or cash to an individual as a result of hospitalization, medical or surgical treatment, or dental care shall contain a provision reducing the benefit that would otherwise be payable to the individual in the absence of other insurance or health coverage if the reduction of benefits is due solely to the existence of one (1) or more additional contracts providing benefits to that individual unless the reduction complies with coordination of benefit rules adopted by the Insurance Commissioner.
(b) No contract of individual accident and health insurance sold, delivered, or issued for delivery or offered for sale in this state providing disability income coverage shall contain any provision for the denial or reduction of benefits because of the existence of other insurance, except as provided in § 23-85-122 or any coverages approved by the commissioner pursuant thereto and except that the benefits may be reduced to offset disability income benefits payable under the Social Security Act.
(c) The commissioner may issue rules to implement this section, including, but not limited to, rules as to the amount of reductions and the nature and timing of proofs of eligibility for Social Security benefits.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries
Chapter 85 - Accident and Health Insurance
§ 23-85-101. Franchise plan — Definition
§ 23-85-103. Third party ownership
§ 23-85-105. Required provisions
§ 23-85-106. Entire contract and changes provision
§ 23-85-107. Time limit on certain defenses provision
§ 23-85-108. Grace period provision
§ 23-85-109. Reinstatement provision
§ 23-85-110. Notice of claim provision
§ 23-85-111. Claim forms provision
§ 23-85-112. Proofs of loss provision
§ 23-85-113. Time of payment of claims provision
§ 23-85-114. Payment of claims provision
§ 23-85-115. Physical examination and autopsy provision
§ 23-85-116. Legal actions provision
§ 23-85-117. Change of beneficiary provision
§ 23-85-118. Optional policy provisions
§ 23-85-119. Optional change of occupation provision
§ 23-85-120. Optional misstatement of age provision
§ 23-85-121. Optional other insurance in this insurer provision
§ 23-85-122. Optional relation of earnings to insurance provision
§ 23-85-123. Optional unpaid premiums provision
§ 23-85-124. Optional conformity with state statutes provision
§ 23-85-125. Optional illegal occupation provision
§ 23-85-126. Optional intoxicants and controlled substances provision
§ 23-85-127. Order of certain provisions
§ 23-85-128. Refusal to renew policy
§ 23-85-129. Requirements of other jurisdictions
§ 23-85-130. Conforming to statute
§ 23-85-131. Age limit — Exception
§ 23-85-132. Reduction of benefits due to other insurance contracts prohibited
§ 23-85-133. Coverage of outpatient services required — Exception — Definitions
§ 23-85-134. Refund of unearned premiums upon death of insured
§ 23-85-136. Standard claim form required
§ 23-85-137. In vitro fertilization coverage required