وقد اشتمل القانون على أحكام عامة للمنتفعين بأحكامه وحدد قواعد الاشتراك والمستحقين.
In addition to life insurance and old-age pensions, its provisions also cover sickness and invalidity, as well as some categories of Kuwaitis who do not work for an employer (employers, self-employed, persons working in liberal professions, members of the National Assembly or municipal councils and district mayors and categories permitted to benefit from its provisions) and who are given the opportunity to join the security scheme on a voluntary basis. It also specifies the rules concerning contributions and claimants.