Terms Used In Idaho Code 41-5601

• Beneficiary: means a policyholder, subscriber, member, employer or other person who is eligible for benefits under a contract providing hospital, surgical, or medical expense coverage or a managed care organization policy or agreement under which a third party payer agrees to reimburse for covered health care services rendered to beneficiaries in accordance with the benefits contract. See Idaho Code 41-5601
• Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Department: means the department of insurance. See Idaho Code 41-5601
• Director: means the director of the department of insurance. See Idaho Code 41-5601
• Electronic claim: means a claim that is transmitted through the use of electronic media, which includes the internet, extranet, leased lines, dial-up lines, private networks, and those transmissions that are physically moved from one (1) location to another using magnetic tape, disk or compact disk media. See Idaho Code 41-5601
• Electronic funds transfer: The transfer of money between accounts by consumer electronic systems-such as automated teller machines (ATMs) and electronic payment of bills-rather than by check or cash. (Wire transfers, checks, drafts, and paper instruments do not fall into this category.) ^{Source: OCC}
• Insurer: means any insurer that sells hospital, medical, long-term care, or vision insurance policies or certificates and managed care organizations. See Idaho Code 41-5601
• person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person;