Opinion No.

Mr. Tim Leathers Chairman Arkansas State and Public School Employees Insurance Board 401 DFA Building Post Office Box 3278 Little Rock, Arkansas 72203

Dear Mr. Leathers:

This is in response to your request for an opinion on the following three questions of interest to the Arkansas State and Public School Employees Insurance Board (the "Board") relating to Act 1206 of 1995 (the "Act"):

1. Is the Board required by the inclusion of the word "any" in the language of Ark. Code Ann. § 21-5-405(b)(2)(A)(I) to offer every health maintenance organization that offers a point of service option, when the…