Amends and repeals existing law to revise provisions regarding the Board of Health and Welfare, substate administrative regions, and regional behavioral health boards.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE -- Amends and repeals existing law to revise provisions regarding the Board of Health and Welfare, substate administrative regions, and regional behavioral health boards.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
This legislation removes obsolete language in Idaho Code 56-1002 referencing substate administrative regions and directors of those regions. These positions have been vacant for a number of years. With increased legislative oversight of the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare the Board of Health and Welfare will be eliminated. Additionally, this legislation addresses duplication of duties by repealing regional behavioral health boards. Powers and duties of these regional behavioral health boards will become the responsibility of the regional health boards.
LATEST ACTION
Read second time; filed for Third Reading
BILL INFO
- Session
- 2026
- Chamber
- senate
- Status date
- Feb 16, 2026