In AS 21.36.430 - 21.36.440, 'insurer' includes (1) an insurer, as defined in AS 21.97.900; (2) a group health plan, as defined in 29 U.S.C. 1167(1) (Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974); (3) a health maintenance organization, as defined in AS 21.86.900; (4) a hospital service corporation or medical service corporation, as defined in AS 21.87.330; (5) the Comprehensive Health Insurance Association, established in AS 21.55.010; and (6) an entity offering a service benefit plan, as referred to in 42 U.S.C. 1396g-1.
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