AR HB1267

Adds Arkansas Code § 23-86-122 requiring health carriers to develop a prior approval process for experimental and investigational surgical products and medical devices approved by the FDA.

Defines "health carrier" to include health maintenance organizations, hospital medical service corporations, disability insurance companies, self-insured governmental and church plans, and third-party administrators.

Excludes automobile insurers, self-insured employer health benefit plans, and certain licensed insurers providing coverage for accidental injury or disability from the definition of "health carrier."

Requires surgeons to present medical evidence to obtain individual patient coverage reviews before utilizing FDA-approved experimental or investigational devices or treatments that a health carrier has excluded or denied coverage for.