(1) No joint public agency self-funded plan shall operate in this state except while registered with the director as hereinafter provided. Joint public agency self-funded plans already in operation as of July 1, 2006, shall so register within ninety (90) days of the effective date of this act.
(2)  No registration shall be required of:
(a)  Any plan established and maintained for the purpose of complying with any worker’s compensation law or unemployment compensation disability insurance law; or
(b)  Any plan that is primarily for the purpose of providing first aid care and treatment, at a dispensary of an employer, for injury or sickness of employees while engaged in their employment.

Terms Used In Idaho Code 41-4103

  • Director: means the director of the department of insurance of this state. See Idaho Code 41-4102
  • plan: means any public agency plan established by a joint powers agreement and under which payment for any disability benefits not otherwise provided for under title 72, Idaho Code (worker’s compensation and related laws — industrial commission), medical, surgical, hospital, and other services for prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of any disease, injury, or bodily condition of an employee is, or is to be, regularly provided for or promised from funds created or maintained in whole or in part by contributions or payments thereto by a public agency employer, or by a public agency employer and the employees of the public agency, and not otherwise covered by insurance or contract with a health care service corporation, health maintenance organization, or similar other third party prepayment plan. See Idaho Code 41-4102
  • Public agency: means any city, county or political subdivision of this state, including, but not limited to: counties; school districts; highway districts; port authorities; instrumentalities of counties, county hospitals, cities or any political subdivision created under the laws of the state of Idaho; and the state of Idaho and any agency of the state government. See Idaho Code 41-4102
  • 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)  Plans while so registered shall not be deemed to be engaged in the business of insurance and shall not be subject to provisions of the Idaho insurance code except as expressly provided in this chapter.
(4)  The plan shall provide to each employer participant and to each prospective employer participant a written notice stating that the plan is not insurance and does not participate in the state guaranty association.