Section 66-1405 – DISPOSITION, REDISPOSITION AND DISCHARGE.
66-1405. DISPOSITION, REDISPOSITION AND DISCHARGE. (1) Disposition. Disposition of a person into the facility shall be determined solely by the director or the director’s designee. In considering whether a person should be dispositioned to the facility, the director or the director’s designee may consider any relevant factor including, but not limited to, the following: (a) […]
Section 66-1308 – TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS.
66-1308. TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS. When a patient is admitted to the program from a state institution or by order of any court, the expenses and responsibility for transportation of such patients from and to the facility where the patient will be admitted into the program shall be borne by the original institution or the county […]
Section 66-1309 – COSTS AND CHARGES.
66-1309. COSTS AND CHARGES. The administrator shall seek recovery for expenses incurred in the evaluation, treatment and care of residents as follows: (a) Extraordinary costs for evaluation, treatment and care of referees by the court for psychosocial diagnosis and recommendations as part of the pretrial or presentence procedure or determination of fitness to proceed shall […]
Section 66-1310 – CIVIL RIGHTS OF RESIDENTS.
66-1310. CIVIL RIGHTS OF RESIDENTS. All patients received from any institution or facility under the jurisdiction of the department of health and welfare shall be accorded those civil rights provided by section 66-346, Idaho Code, with the exception of those aspects of the right to privacy which are inconsistent with the maintenance of a maximum […]
Section 66-1108 – SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND FUND.
66-1108. SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND FUND. Any and all funds heretofore accruing to the credit of the charitable institutions fund on the books of the state controller and state treasurer and not properly transferred or credited to funds known and designated as "The Academy of Idaho Fund," "The Idaho Technical Institute Fund" […]
Section 66-1311 – RIGHT TO HUMANE CARE AND TREATMENT.
66-1311. RIGHT TO HUMANE CARE AND TREATMENT. Every patient shall be entitled to humane care and treatment. History: [66-1311, added 1976, ch. 360, sec. 2, p. 1182.]
Section 66-1201 – ENACTMENT OF COMPACT.
66-1201. ENACTMENT OF COMPACT. The Interstate Compact on Mental Health is hereby enacted into law and entered into by this state with all other states legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: INTERSTATE COMPACT ON MENTAL HEALTH The contracting states solemnly agree that: ARTICLE I The party states find that the proper and […]
Section 66-1312 – STANDARDS FOR TREATMENT.
66-1312. STANDARDS FOR TREATMENT. The department of correction and the department of health and welfare shall jointly develop appropriate standards for treatment of patients committed under this program. It shall be the responsibility of the administrator of the program to implement those standards. History: [66-1312, added 1976, ch. 360, sec. 2, p. 1182; am. 2007, […]
Section 66-1202 – COMPACT ADMINISTRATOR.
66-1202. COMPACT ADMINISTRATOR. Pursuant to said compact, the governor is hereby authorized and empowered to designate an officer who shall be the compact administrator and who, acting jointly with like officers of other party states, shall have power to promulgate rules and regulations to carry out more effectively the terms of the compact. Said compact […]
Section 66-1313 – MECHANICAL RESTRAINTS.
66-1313. MECHANICAL RESTRAINTS. Mechanical restraints shall not be applied to a patient unless it is determined that such is necessary for either his safety or the safety of other persons at the facility. Every use of a mechanical restraint and the reasons therefor shall be made a part of the clinical record of the patient […]