{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-21.07.080","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 21.07.080","heading":"Religious nonmedical providers.","body":"[See delayed amendment note] This chapter may not be construed to\n(1) restrict or limit the right of a health care insurer to include services provided by a religious nonmedical provider as medical care services covered by the health care insurance policy;\n(2) require a health care insurer, when determining coverage for services provided by a religious nonmedical provider, to\n(A) apply medically based eligibility standards;\n(B) use health care providers to determine access by a covered person;\n(C) use health care providers in making a decision on an internal or external appeal; or\n(D) require a covered person to be examined by a health care provider as a condition of coverage; or\n(3) require a health care insurance policy to exclude coverage for services provided by a religious nonmedical provider because the religious nonmedical provider is not providing medical or other data required from a health care provider if the medical or other data is inconsistent with the religious nonmedical treatment or nursing care being provided.","path":["Title 21. Insurance.","Chapter 07. Patient Protections Under Health Care Insurance Policies and Prior Authorizations.","Article 1. Patient Protections Under Health Care Insurance Policies."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#21.07.080","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:17:40Z","sha256":"b9631491461e70778d7c426a3c39b70801bcf4b614a7a8961ddf9d0994a63446","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-21.07.050-21.07.070","next":"us-ak/as-21.07.090"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}