Section 39-9903 – APPLICABILITY.
39-9703 [39-9903]. APPLICABILITY. A health care practitioner who provides prenatal or postnatal care and who administers or requests administration of a prenatal or postnatal screening or diagnostic test that detects Down syndrome or receives a result from such test that indicates a high likelihood or the definite presence of Down syndrome shall deliver to the […]
Section 39-9904 – SUPPORT SHEET.
39-9704 [39-9904]. SUPPORT SHEET. (1) The department shall create an up-to-date, evidence-based support sheet about Down syndrome that has been reviewed by medical experts and the Idaho Down syndrome council. The support sheet shall be provided at the time of diagnosis or when an ultrasound or test detects a high likelihood of Down syndrome. The […]
Section 39-9603 – ESTABLISHMENT OF MATERNAL MORTALITY REVIEW COMMITTEE.
39-9603. ESTABLISHMENT OF MATERNAL MORTALITY REVIEW COMMITTEE. [EFFECTIVE UNTIL JULY 1, 2023] (1) There is hereby established in the department a maternal mortality review committee, which committee shall conduct comprehensive, multidisciplinary reviews of maternal deaths in Idaho for the purposes of identifying factors associated with the deaths and to make policy recommendations to improve health […]
Section 39-9604 – PROCEEDINGS, RECORDS, CONFIDENTIALITY, AND IMMUNITY.
39-9604. PROCEEDINGS, RECORDS, CONFIDENTIALITY, AND IMMUNITY. [EFFECTIVE UNTIL JULY 1, 2023] The purpose of the maternal mortality review committee is to gather data and information concerning maternal mortality, conduct thorough and unbiased critical analyses of the causes of maternal mortality, and recommend possible changes to health care delivery in this state to reduce or eliminate […]
Section 39-9605 – ACCESS TO RECORDS.
39-9605. ACCESS TO RECORDS. [EFFECTIVE UNTIL JULY 1, 2023] Upon request of the department, all information relating to the incidence of maternal mortality under review shall be provided by health care providers, providers of social services, health care facilities, law enforcement agencies, coroners, medical examiners, emergency medical service personnel, providers of medical transport services, and […]
Section 39-9606 – RULEMAKING.
39-9606. RULEMAKING. [EFFECTIVE UNTIL JULY 1, 2023] The department of health and welfare may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code, necessary to administer this chapter. History: [39-9606, added 2019, ch. 92, sec. 1, p. 338.]
Section 39-9701 – IDAHO ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE.
39-9701. IDAHO ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE. (1) On and after July 1, 2022, the Idaho state energy code shall be the 2018 international energy conservation code, as amended, revised, or modified by the Idaho building code board and approved by the legislature. The international energy conservation code, together with such amendments, revisions, or modifications as approved […]
Section 39-9801 – DEFINITIONS.
39-9701 [39-9801]. DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter: (1) "Assistance" means aid in meeting daily living needs. (2) "Essential caregiver" means a person designated by a patient or resident to visit the patient or resident at a facility. (3) "Facility" means an institution providing health care services, a health care setting, or a setting in […]
Section 39-9802 – LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
39-9702 [39-9802]. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. In enacting this chapter, it is the intent of the legislature to guarantee and protect the right of Idahoans to be visited by essential caregivers of their choosing when staying in a health care or assistance facility. History: [39-9702 [39-9802], added 2022, ch. 134, sec. 1, p. 500.]
Section 39-9803 – RIGHT TO ESSENTIAL CAREGIVERS.
39-9703 [39-9803]. RIGHT TO ESSENTIAL CAREGIVERS. (1) A patient or resident has the right to visitation from an essential caregiver while receiving assistance or health care services at a facility, even if other visitors are being excluded by the facility. However, the essential caregiver must follow safety and other protocols imposed by the facility, and […]