(a)
(1) Each health insurance purchasing group may provide administrative services for its members.
(2) The services may include, but are not limited to, accounting, billing, enrollment information, and employee coverage status reports.
(b) The health insurance purchasing group may delegate or contract its billing and other administrative duties to a third-party administrator as defined under § 23-92-201 in compliance with the Arkansas Insurance Code.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing a health insurance purchasing group from serving as an administrative service organization to any entity.
(d)
(1) Each health insurance purchasing group shall collect and disseminate or arrange for the collection and dissemination of consumer-oriented information on the scope, cost, and enrollee satisfaction of all coverage options offered through the health insurance purchasing group to its members.
(2) The information shall be defined by the health insurance purchasing group and shall be in a manner appropriate to the type of coverage offered.
(3) To the extent practicable, the information shall include information on provider performance, locations, and hours of operation of providers, outcomes, and similar matters.
(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing the dissemination of the information or other information by the health insurance purchasing group or by the healthcare insurer, health maintenance organization, or organization through electronic or other means.
(e) The contract between a health insurance purchasing group and a health insurance purchasing group health carrier shall provide that the health insurance purchasing group may collect premiums on behalf of the issuer for coverage, less a predetermined administrative charge negotiated by the health insurance purchasing group and the issuer.
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