Amends existing law to provide that certain patients may be committed when determined to be dangerous and mentally ill.

The purpose of this legislation is to formalize in Idaho Code § 66-329 a finding of dangerous and mentally ill person by the court for the involuntary care and treatment of mentally ill persons by the Department of Health and Welfare. Dangerous and mentally ill person is defined in Idaho Code § 66-1305. This would help to avoid inappropriate placement of dangerous patients in populations and facilities not equipped or prepared for the unique challenges these patients present.