{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-21.86.260","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 21.86.260","heading":"Statutory construction and relationship to other law.","body":"(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.\n(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.\n(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.","path":["Title 21. Insurance.","Chapter 86. Health Maintenance Organizations."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#21.86.260","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:17:40Z","sha256":"398f2cd9442e95dbb3c252c524313b4f2eb6dae30c86379557819bd6305f6b0c","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-21.86.250","next":"us-ak/as-21.86.270"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}