Alaska § 21.86.260 - Statutory construction and relationship to other law.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 21.86.260 — Statutory construction and relationship to other law., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 21.86.260. Statutory construction and relationship to other law.
(a) Except as provided in AS 21.36 , AS 21.42 , AS 21.54 , AS 21.56 , AS 21.79 , and in this chapter, this title does not apply to a health maintenance organization that obtains a certificate of authority under this chapter. This subsection does not apply to an insurer licensed under AS 21.09 or a hospital or medical service corporation licensed under AS 21.87 except with respect to its health maintenance organization activities authorized by and regulated under this chapter.
(b) Solicitation of enrollees by a health maintenance organization that has obtained a certificate of authority or by its licensed agents or authorized employee representatives, may not be construed to violate a law of this state relating to solicitation or advertising by health care professionals.
(c) A health maintenance organization that obtains a certificate of authority under this chapter is not considered to be practicing medicine, and is exempt from a law of this state relating to the practice of medicine. However, this subsection does not exempt a health care provider from a licensing requirement, or from another law of this state regarding providers.
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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