AR HB1600

Requires insurers to accept and issue child-only health insurance plans on a guaranteed-issue basis to individuals under 19 years old during the annual open enrollment period (October 1-31) or within 30 days of a qualifying event, with no limitations or exclusions based on health status.

Defines "child-only plan" as renewable individual health insurance for qualified individuals, excluding dependent coverage under another person's policy.

Directs the Arkansas Comprehensive Health Insurance Pool to provide coverage to qualified individuals through the initial open enrollment period, after which eligibility is determined under existing state law (§ 23-79-509).

Defines "qualifying event" as loss of employer-sponsored health insurance or involuntary loss of other existing health insurance for reasons other than fraud, misrepresentation, or failure to pay premiums.

Establishes an emergency clause effective upon Governor approval, citing recent federal law prohibiting preexisting-condition exclusions for individuals under 19 and the limited market availability of individual health insurance in Arkansas; the act and implementing rules expire on January 1, 2014.