00SENATE BILL NO. 281                                                                                                     
01 "An Act relating to unfair discrimination against a marital and family therapist                                        
02 under a group health insurance policy."                                                                                 
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 21.36.090(d) is amended to read:                                                                    
05  (d)  Except to the extent necessary to comply with AS 21.42.365 and AS 21.56,                                         
06 a person may not practice or permit unfair discrimination against a person who                                          
07 provides a service covered under a group disability policy that extends coverage on an                                  
08 expense incurred basis, or under a group service or indemnity type contract issued by                                   
09 a nonprofit corporation, if the service is within the scope of the provider's occupational                              
10 license.  In this subsection, "provider" means a state licensed physician, marital and                                 
11 family therapist, dentist, osteopath, optometrist, chiropractor, nurse midwife, advanced                               
12 nurse practitioner, naturopath, physical therapist, occupational therapist, psychologist,                               
13 psychological associate, or licensed clinical social worker, or certified direct-entry                                  
14 midwife.