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type: "Bill"
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title: "An Act relating to medical review organizations; relating to the definitions of 'health care provider' and 'review organization'; and relating to the duties of the chief medical officer in the Department of Health."
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description: "An Act relating to medical review organizations; relating to the definitions of 'health care provider' and 'review organization'; and relating to the duties of the chief medical officer in the Department of Health."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ak"
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legislature: "Alaska Legislature"
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session: "33"
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identifier: "HB 371"
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citation: "Alaska HB 371 (33)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["DENTISTS", "DISCLOSURE", "HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES", "HOSPITALS", "MEDICAL CARE", "MENTAL HEALTH", "NURSES", "PHARMACISTS", "PHYSICIANS", "PSYCHOLOGISTS", "WITNESSES"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ruffridge"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 48
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2024-02-20"
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last_action: "2024-10-09"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6fc59066-06b4-4eaf-a6fd-1acedbc950f7"
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source_url: "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/33?Root=HB371"
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source_hash: "a4dd6b116f3344910d48139094287355ec3e666a0781c0e8dbe8dba8f2f5184d"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ak"]
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---
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# Alaska HB 371 (33) — An Act relating to medical review organizations; relating to the definitions of 'health care provider' and 'review organization'; and relating to the duties of the chief medical officer in the Department of Health.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Enrolled HB 371** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/33?Hsid=HB0371Z)
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2. **HB 371** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/33?Hsid=HB0371A)
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## Votes
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- (H) AM NO 1 FAILED Y3 N37 # 1910 — **3–37** (fail) · lower
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- (S) PASSED Y18 N- E1 A1 #2576 — **18–0** (pass) · upper
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- (H) PASSED Y33 N7 #1988 — **33–7** (pass) · lower
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- (H) AM NO 2 FAILED Y1 N39 # 1911 — **1–39** (fail) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ruffridge — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-02-20** (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-20** (H) HSS
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- **2024-02-29** (H) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:00 PM DAVIS 106
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- **2024-02-29** (H) Heard & Held
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- **2024-02-29** (H) Minutes (HHSS)
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- **2024-03-05** (H) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:00 PM DAVIS 106
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- **2024-03-05** (H) Moved HB 371 Out of Committee
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- **2024-03-05** (H) Minutes (HHSS)
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- **2024-03-06** (H) HSS RPT 4DP 1DNP 2NR
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- **2024-03-06** (H) DP: FIELDS, RUFFRIDGE, MINA, PRAX
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- **2024-03-06** (H) DNP: SUMNER
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- **2024-03-06** (H) NR: MCCORMICK, SADDLER
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- **2024-03-06** (H) FN1: ZERO(DOH)
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- **2024-03-20** (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 3/20/2024
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- **2024-03-20** (H) READ THE SECOND TIME `reading-2`
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- **2024-03-20** (H) AM NO 1 FAILED Y3 N37 `amendment-failure`
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- **2024-03-20** (H) AM NO 2 FAILED Y1 N39 `amendment-failure`
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- **2024-03-20** (H) AM NO 3 NOT OFFERED
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- **2024-03-20** (H) AM NO 4 OFFERED AND WITHDRAWN
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- **2024-03-20** (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 3/21 CALENDAR `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-21** (H) HELD TO 3/22 CALENDAR
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- **2024-03-22** (H) HELD TO 3/25 CALENDAR
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- **2024-03-25** (H) READ THE THIRD TIME HB 371 `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-25** (H) PASSED Y33 N7 `passage`
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- **2024-03-25** (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) `passage`
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- **2024-03-25** (H) VERSION: HB 371
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- **2024-03-27** (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS `reading-1`
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- **2024-03-27** (S) HSS
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- **2024-04-11** (S) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
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- **2024-04-11** (S) Heard & Held
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- **2024-04-11** (S) Minutes (SHSS)
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- **2024-04-23** (S) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
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- **2024-04-23** (S) Moved HB 371 Out of Committee
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- **2024-04-23** (S) Minutes (SHSS)
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- **2024-04-24** (S) HSS RPT 4DP 1NR
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- **2024-04-24** (S) DP: WILSON, GIESSEL, DUNBAR, KAUFMAN
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- **2024-04-24** (S) NR: TOBIN
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- **2024-04-24** (S) FN1: ZERO(DOH)
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- **2024-05-09** (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/9/2024
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- **2024-05-09** (S) READ THE SECOND TIME `reading-2`
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- **2024-05-09** (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/10 CAL `reading-3`
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- **2024-05-10** (S) READ THE THIRD TIME HB 371 `reading-3`
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- **2024-05-10** (S) PASSED Y18 N- E1 A1 `passage`
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- **2024-05-10** (S) RETURN TO (H), TRANSMIT TO GOV NEXT
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- **2024-05-10** (S) VERSION: HB 371
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- **2024-10-09** (H) 12:00 P.M. 8/5/24 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-10-09** (H) LAW W/O GOV SIGNATURE 8/28 CH 38 SLA 24 `became-law`
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- **2024-10-09** (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 11/26/24 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6fc59066-06b4-4eaf-a6fd-1acedbc950f7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alaska legislature records).
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