(a) A person may not acquire control of the voting securities of a domestic health maintenance organization, if, after the consummation of the transaction, that person would, directly or indirectly, or by conversion or by exercise of any right to acquire, be in control of the health maintenance organization, or enter into an agreement to merge or consolidate with, or otherwise to acquire control of, a health maintenance organization.
Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 21.86.300
person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to a person who at the time the offer, request, or invitation is made or the agreement is entered into, or before the acquisition of the securities if no offer or agreement is involved, has filed with the director and has sent to the health maintenance organization, information required by Alaska Stat. Chapter 21.22 and the offer, request, invitation, agreement, or acquisition has been approved by the director. Approval by the director under this subsection is governed by Alaska Stat. Chapter 21.22.(c) In this section
(1) “acquire control of ” means to make a tender for, make a request or invitation for tenders of, enter into an agreement to exchange securities for, or acquire in the open market or otherwise;(2) “domestic” means formed under the laws of this state.
