Idaho Bills
16 bills · 2022 Regular Session
Repeals existing law relating to storage of biological products pending sale.
34 – 0
Amends and adds to existing law to provide for the protection of personal medical information.
Tammy Nichols · SD-010
Amends existing law to provide that an abatement district board may have either three or five members.
34 – 0
Repeals existing law relating to care of biological products.
This is a clean-up bill that repeals outdated language made obsolete by H445 in Chapter 15, Title 39 of Idaho code.
34 – 0
Amends existing law to provide that a person shall not be required to be vaccinated for coronavirus or have a vaccine passport to apply for or receive government services, to enter or remain in a government venue, or to be hired by the state or maintain employment with the state.
54 – 14
Amends existing law to clarify cost coverage for hospitalization of mentally ill individuals and to revise provisions regarding such hospitalizations.
63 – 0
Amends existing law to clarify interactions that qualify as telehealth services sufficient to establish a prescriber-patient relationship.
This legislation amends Chapter 57, the Idaho Telehealth Access Act, to expand the use of asynchronous technology in delivering healthcare services through telehealth. Currently, Idaho law permits the use of asynchronous “store-and-forward” technology, but this definition does not accurately reflect advances in technology that allow providers to treat certain lower-acuity conditions without a real-time audio or visual component. This legislation also amends Section 54-1733 to permit asynchronous prescribing of legend drugs.
Adds to existing law to provide that a resident in a health care facility has the right to essential caregiver visitation.
This bill would ensure that patients of hospitals, nursing facilities, group homes, and other similar health care facilities have the right to be visited by one essential caregiver of their choosing or the person holding their designated medical power of attorney.
Amends and repeals existing law to provide for an increase in hospital assessments to fund certain Medicaid expenses.
46 – 20
Adds to existing law to provide that a resident in a health care facility has the right to essential caregiver visitation.
69 – 0
Amends existing law to raise the age of legal possession and use of tobacco products and electronic smoking devices to 21.
The purpose of this legislation is to change the definition of “minor” in Section 39-5702, Idaho Code, to mean a person under twenty-one years of age, consistent with federal law that has been in place since 2019. It also clarifies that tobacco products can be sold in retail by employees aged nineteen to twenty years old.
39 – 26
Adds to existing law to provide for maximum fees that health care providers may charge for medical records requests.
This legislation amends Title 39, Idaho Code, to set a reasonable maximum charge for a patient, or their representative, to obtain a copy of records from a physician or other health care service. Idaho is the only state without any guidelines on costs and this legislation is intended to prevent price gouging, but also provides an incentive for an electronic download.
26 – 8
States findings of the Legislature and encourages certain officers, agencies, and employees of the State to become informed about the impacts of traumatic childhood experiences and to implement interventions and practices to develop resiliency in children and adults who have suffered from traumatic childhood experiences.
This concurrent resolution encourages state officers, agencies, and employees to promote interventions and practices to identify and treat child and adult survivors of severe emotional trauma and other adverse childhood experiences using interventions proven to help and develop resiliency in these survivors. This resolution: • Highlights recent advances in understanding the impact of adverse childhood experiences on an individual's future outcomes. •Encourages state officers, agencies, and employees to become informed regarding well-documented detrimental short-term and long-term impacts to children and adults from serious traumatic childhood experiences. • Encourages state officers, agencies, and employees to implement evidence-based interventions and practices that are proven to be successful in developing resiliency in children and adults currently suffering from trauma-related disorders.
42 – 25
States findings of the Legislature and recognizes October 9, 2022, as PANDAS/PANS Awareness Day.
In 2019, 2020, and 2021, Idaho’s Governor issued proclamations declaring October 9th of each respective year, Idaho PANDA/PANS Awareness Day. PANDA is Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders AssociatedwithStreptococcalInfections,andPANSisPediatricAcute-onsetNeuropsychiatricSyndrome. This resolution (a) demonstrates support for the thousands of Idaho children and families who are experiencing PANDA/PANS and (b) declares October 9, 2022, Idaho PANDA/PANS Awareness Day in Idaho.
Amends existing law to prohibit certain local regulations and taxes regarding tobacco products and electronic smoking devices.
Thepurposeofthislegislationistoensureuniformlawsonthesaleoftobaccoproductsandelectroniccigarettes across the state by preventing local authorities from implementing varying regulations that are more restrictive than state law. It would not interfere with or limit any local unit of government from regulating public use or planning and zoning ordinances related to these products.
64 – 5
Repeals existing law relating to minors' consent to certain medical treatment without parental permission.
This legislation would repeal 39-3801 and restore the requirement for parental consent for minors, fourteen years of age or older, to receive specific medical treatment. Section 39-3801. INFECTIOUS, CONTAGIOUS, OR COMMUNICABLE DISEASE — MEDICAL TREATMENT OF MINOR 14 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER — CONSENT OF PARENTS OR GUARDIAN UNNECESSARY. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a minor fourteen (14) years of age or older who may have come into contact with any infectious, contagious, or communicable disease may give consent to the furnishing of hospital, medical and surgical care related to the diagnosis or treatment of such disease, if the disease or condition is one which is required by law, or regulation adopted pursuant to law, to be reported to the local health officer. Such consent shall not be subject to disaffirmance because of minority. The consent of the parent, parents, or legal guardian of such minor shall not be necessary to authorize hospital, medical and surgical care related to such disease and such parent, parents, or legal guardian shall not be liable for payment for any care rendered pursuant to this section.
Priscilla Giddings · HD-007A