00SENATE BILL NO. 179                                                                                                     
01 "An Act relating to medical or chiropractic examinations required under an                                              
02 insurance policy or certain self-insurance plans; and providing for an effective                                        
03 date."                                                                                                                  
04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
05    * Section 1.  AS 21.42 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                   
06  Sec. 21.42.275.  REQUIREMENTS FOR CONDUCT OF MEDICAL OR                                                               
07 CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINATION.  If an insurer requires the insured to submit to a                                            
08 medical examination or evaluation by a physician of the insurer's choice to determine                                   
09 if the initial medical treatment received by the insured was reasonable and necessary                                   
10 under the terms of the insurance contract, the examination or evaluation shall be                                       
11 performed by a physician licensed to practice medicine in this state.  If an insurer                                    
12 requires the insured to submit to a chiropractic examination or evaluation by a                                         
13 chiropractor of the insurer's choice to determine if the initial chiropractic treatment                                 
14 received by the insured was reasonable and necessary under the terms of the insurance                                   

01 contract, the examination or evaluation shall be performed by a chiropractor licensed                                   
02 to practice chiropractic in this state.  A medical examination required by the insurer                                  
03 shall be conducted by a physician and a chiropractic examination required by the                                        
04 insurer shall be conducted by a chiropractor.                                                                           
05    * Sec. 2.  AS 23.30.090 is amended to read:                                                                          
06  Sec. 23.30.090.  SELF-INSURANCE CERTIFICATES; DUTIES.  If an                                                        
07 employer has complied with the provisions of this chapter relating to self-insurance,                                   
08 the board shall issue the employer a certificate which shall remain in force for a period                               
09 fixed by the board.  The board may, upon at least 10 days' notice and a hearing,                                        
10 revoke a self-insurance certificate upon satisfactory proof that an employer is no longer                               
11 entitled to it.  After revocation the board may grant a new certificate to an employer,                                 
12 upon the employer's petition and satisfactory proof of the employer's financial ability                                 
13 as provided in this chapter.  An employer authorized as a self-insurer shall provide                                    
14 claims facilities through its own staffed adjusting facilities located within the state, or                             
15 independent, licensed, resident adjusters with power to effect settlement within the                                    
16 state and shall comply with the medical or chiropractic examination requirements                                       
17 of AS 21.42.275.                                                                                                       
18    * Sec. 3.  This Act takes effect July 1, 1993.