(1) A society may provide the following contractual benefits in any form:
(a)  Death benefits;
(b)  Endowment benefits;
(c)  Annuity benefits;
(d)  Temporary or permanent disability benefits;
(e)  Hospital, medical or nursing benefits; and
(f)  Monument or tombstone benefits to the memory of deceased members; and
(g)  Such other benefits as authorized for life insurers and which are not inconsistent with this chapter.
(2)  A society shall specify in its rules those persons who may be issued, or covered by, the contractual benefits in subsection (1) of this section, consistent with providing benefits to members and their dependents. A society may provide benefits on the lives of children under the minimum age for adult membership upon application of an adult person.

Terms Used In Idaho Code 41-3216

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person;
Idaho Code 73-114
  • Rules: shall mean all rules, regulations or resolutions adopted by the supreme governing body or board of directors which are intended to have general application to the members of the society. See Idaho Code 41-3204
  • Society: shall mean fraternal benefit society, unless otherwise indicated. See Idaho Code 41-3204
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • (3)  Any new or renewing society contract relating to hospital, medical or nursing benefits delivered or issued for delivery in this state shall provide that an unmarried child under the age of twenty-five (25) years and who receives more than one-half (1/2) of his financial support from the parent shall be permitted to remain on the parent’s or parents’ contract. Further, any unmarried child of any age who is medically certified as disabled and financially dependent upon the parent is permitted to remain on the parent’s or parents’ contract.