Sec. 21.54.160. “Excepted benefits” defined.

AK Stat § 21.54.160 (2019) (N/A)
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“Excepted benefits” means benefits under one or more or any combination of the following:

(1) benefits under

(A) coverage only for accident, disability income insurance, or both;

(B) coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance;

(C) liability insurance, including general liability insurance and automobile liability insurance;

(D) workers' compensation or substantially similar insurance;

(E) automobile medical payment insurance;

(F) credit-only insurance;

(G) coverage for on-site medical clinics; or

(H) other similar insurance coverage, as specified in federal law, under which benefits for medical care are secondary or incidental to other insurance benefits;

(2) if offered as a separate insurance policy and otherwise not an integral part of a health care insurance plan, benefits under

(A) limited scope dental or vision coverage;

(B) coverage for long-term care, nursing home care, home health care, community-based care, or any combination; or

(C) other similar limited benefits as specified in federal law;

(3) if offered as independent noncoordinated benefits, benefits under coverage only for a specified disease or illness, or hospital indemnity or other fixed indemnity insurance; as used in this paragraph, “independent, noncoordinated benefits” means benefits that are provided under a separate policy if

(A) there is no coordination between the provision of the benefits and an exclusion of benefits under a health care insurance plan maintained by the same plan sponsor; and

(B) the benefits are paid with respect to an event without regard to whether benefits are provided for the event under a health care insurance plan maintained by the same plan sponsor;

(4) if offered as a separate insurance policy, benefits under

(A) Medicare supplemental policy as defined in 42 U.S.C. 1395ss(g)(1) (Social Security Act);

(B) coverage supplemental to the coverage provided under 10 U.S.C. 1071 - 1090; or

(C) similar supplemental coverage provided to coverage under a health benefit plan.