{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-176-15","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176, § 15","heading":"Benefits other than insurance benefits","body":"Section 15. A society may pay benefits, other than insurance benefits, to its members from any special account or fund maintained for such purpose; provided, that if such benefits are of such a nature that they could constitute benefits within the classes of insurance set forth in section seventeen, a society making such payments may not—\n(a) Make any separate charge therefor;\n(b) Issue any certificate, policy or other document promising such payments;\n(c) Provide in its constitution, laws or any other document that such payments may be received by the member as a matter of right; or\n(d) Advertise such payments as insurance or as payments to which the member has any right.\nThe society shall maintain a separate accounting of all disbursements made under this section and report them in its annual statement.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 176"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter176/Section15","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:12Z","sha256":"a5338950d47bf94d408dd67722c75845597eacd145e8f74b29de319d91dca93c","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-176-14","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-176-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}