Idaho Bills
3 bills · 2026 Regular Session
Adds to existing law to establish the Idaho Rural Health Transformation Fund and the Rural Health Transformation Committee.
The purpose of this legislation is to establish the Idaho Rural Health Transformation Program in state statute and to create the Idaho Rural Health Transformation Fund within the state treasury. This fund will receive federal grant moneys awarded to Idaho through the federal rural heath transformation program and any additional moneys appropriated by the Legislature. This legislation also establishes the Rural Health Transformation Committee, a legislative oversight body responsible for governance, review, and recommendations related to the use of rural health transformation funds. The committee will ensure funds are used solely for federally approved purposes, are distributed through a transparent and accountable process, and align with Idaho's approved rural health transformation plan. The committee will provide legislative oversight, require sustainability planning for funded initiatives, receive regular reports on expenditures and outcomes, and make recommendations to the Legislature regarding the use of funds. The act includes public reporting requirements and sunsets the committee once all funds have been expended. An emergency clause is included to allow timely implementation consistent with federal grant timelines. RS33184 rural health.
Kevin Cook · SD-032
Adds to existing law to establish the Idaho Rural Health Transformation Fund and the Rural Health Transformation Committee.
RS33626 / H0862 This legislation creates a new chapter in Idaho Code, section 56-2501 and 56-2502, which establishes the Idaho Rural Health Transformation Fund account in the state treasury and establishes the Rural Health Transformation Committee. The legislative joint committee will serve to steward and provide oversight of the funds awarded to Idaho from the federal rural health transformation program grant.
Jordan Redman · HD-003B
Adds to existing law to establish the Idaho Rural Health Transformation Fund and the Rural Health Transformation Committee.
The purpose of this legislation is to establish the Idaho Rural Health Transformation Program in state statute and to create the Idaho Rural Health Transformation Fund within the state treasury. This fund will receive federal grant moneys awarded to Idaho through the federal rural heath transformation program and any additional moneys appropriated by the Legislature. This legislation also establishes the Rural Health Transformation Committee, a legislative oversight body responsible for governance, review, and recommendations related to the use of rural health transformation funds. The committee will ensure funds are used solely for federally approved purposes, are distributed through a transparent and accountable process, and align with Idaho's approved rural health transformation plan. The committee will provide legislative oversight, require sustainability planning for funded initiatives, receive regular reports on expenditures and outcomes, and make recommendations to the Legislature regarding the use of funds. The act includes public reporting requirements and sunsets the committee once all funds have been expended. An emergency clause is included to allow timely implementation consistent with federal grant timelines.
Kevin Cook · SD-032