§ 20-9-906 - Duties of State Board of Health. - Arkansas Statutes

20-9-906. Duties of State Board of Health.

(a) (1) In accordance with the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, 25-15-201 et seq., the State Board of Health shall adopt regulations to implement this subchapter.

(2) Regulations governing utilization review plans under this subchapter shall impose no greater requirements than those required for utilization review activities for state-certified health maintenance organizations under the laws of this state, as amended from time to time.

(3) Any information required by the board with respect to customers, patients, or utilization review procedures of a private review agent shall be held in confidence and not disclosed to the public.

(b) The board shall issue a certificate to an applicant that has met all the requirements of this subchapter and all applicable regulations of the board.

(c) The board may establish reporting requirements to:

(1) Evaluate the effectiveness of private review agents; and

(2) Determine if the utilization review programs are in compliance with this subchapter and applicable regulations.

(d) A certificate issued under this subchapter is not transferrable.