2010 Arkansas Code
Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries
Subtitle 3 - Insurance
Chapter 99 - Health Care Providers
Subchapter 4 - Arkansas Health Care Consumer Act
§ 23-99-406 - Obstetrical and gynecological services.

23-99-406. Obstetrical and gynecological services.

(a) In order to ensure that health care benefits are safely and appropriately delivered to women, insurers which require the selection or assignment of a primary care physician shall allow each covered person who is a woman to select a participating obstetrician/gynecologist in addition to her primary care physician.

(b) If the woman chooses to make this selection, the insurer shall allow the woman to go directly to her selected obstetrician/gynecologist, without referral from her primary care physician, for obstetrical and gynecological services.