Idaho Bills

Amends and repeals existing law to revise provisions regarding the Board of Health and Welfare, substate administrative regions, and regional behavioral health boards.

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.