Alaska2026Passed Legislature
HB372
Alaska Bill on Health Care Referral Financial Reports
Last scannedSep 20, 2026, 12:32 AM
In one sentence
This bill requires health care providers and service suppliers in Alaska to report financial connections and referral numbers for specific medical services to the state.
What it does
- Requires licensed health care providers to tell the Commissioner of Health about any money ties they have with people who provide listed medical services or supplies if patients are referred there.
- Asks providers to include information if their immediate family members also have financial ties to these service providers, including names and license numbers.
- Mandates that providers report how many patients they referred and which companies received those referrals for fiscal year 2026.
- Requires the people providing services, such as labs or equipment suppliers, to report total billing amounts for both related and unrelated patient referrals.
- Directs the Commissioner of Health to create a summary report showing referral patterns and costs based on these financial relationships.
- States that personal names and details about patients and providers in these reports are private and not open public records.
Who it affects
- Licensed health care providers who refer patients for specific services like lab work, therapy, or imaging.
- Businesses or individuals providing clinical laboratory services, durable medical equipment, hospital services, and other listed items.
- The Commissioner of Health in the State of Alaska.
Limits and unknowns
- The bill only covers data for fiscal year 2026; it does not set rules for future years in this text.
- Personal identifying information is kept confidential and cannot be seen by the public under state law.
- Reports must be submitted on a form provided later by the Commissioner of Health.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Referring health care provider
- A licensed doctor or professional who sends a patient to another person for specific medical services, supplies, or equipment listed in the bill.
- Financial relationship
- Any connection involving money between the referring provider and the service supplier, including ties through immediate family members.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
HEALTH CARE PROVIDER REFERRALS An Act relating to financial relationships between referring health care providers and providers of health care services.
Official activity
Bill history
- (H) REFERRED TO LABOR & COMMERCE1695
- (H) L&C, FIN1695
- (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS1695