(1) The board of a joint public agency self-funded plan shall cause full and accurate records and accounts to be entered and maintained covering all financial transactions and affairs of the trust fund.
(2)  Within ninety (90) days after the close of a fiscal year of the plan, the board shall make an annual statement in writing summarizing the financial transactions of the trust fund for such fiscal year and its financial condition at the end of such year in accordance with this chapter and generally accepted and applicable accounting principles. The statement shall be in the form as prescribed by the director and the financial information therein shall be certified by an independent public accountant by whom such information was prepared. The board shall keep a copy thereof on file in the business office of the plan where it shall be available at all reasonable times for a period of not less than three (3) years for review by any beneficiary and shall deliver a copy of a financial summary to each participating employer.
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Terms Used In Idaho Code 41-4111

  • Director: means the director of the department of insurance of this state. See Idaho Code 41-4102
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • 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
  • Trust fund: means a fund established under a joint public agency self-funded plan for receipt of contributions of employers and employees and payment of or with respect to health care service costs of beneficiaries. See Idaho Code 41-4102
(3)  On or before expiration of such ninety (90) day period the board shall cause an original of the annual statement to be filed with the director. The joint public agency self-funded plan shall not be subject to any filing fees provided for by rule. The director may grant a thirty (30) day extension of the time for filing the annual statement.
(4)  The board shall also file quarterly supplemental financial reports in a form and at the times prescribed by the director.
(5)  The annual and quarterly reports required under this section are public records and are available to the public, notwithstanding the exemptions from disclosure provided in chapter 1, title 74, Idaho Code.