Terms Used In Idaho Code 41-4106

  • 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
The director shall act upon an application for registration of a joint public agency self-funded plan with all reasonable promptness. He may make a reasonable investigation of the proposal from the public agency. If the director finds that the application is complete and that the plan meets the qualifications stated in section 41-4104, Idaho Code, he shall issue and deliver a certificate of registration in appropriate form to the applicant; otherwise, the director shall refuse to register the plan and shall give written notice of such refusal to the applicant, stating the reasons therefor.