What is Arkansas Any Willing Provider Law?
A. Arkansas’ “Any Willing Provider Law” provides that persons in group or individual health plans or HMOs will be able to go to the doctors or hospitals of their choice, if the doctor or hospital agrees to the terms and conditions of that person’s health insurer or HMO. A provider will have to apply for admittance to a network and go through the network’s credentialing process; a network cannot take more than 180 days to process a provider’s application.
