Section 66-1402 – AUTHORITY.
66-1402. AUTHORITY. (1) The department of health and welfare shall have the power to establish, operate and maintain a secure treatment facility for persons with an intellectual or developmental disability who pose a substantial threat to the safety of others. These persons may also have co-occurring mental illness requiring diagnostic services and treatment in a […]
Section 66-1305 – DANGEROUS AND MENTALLY ILL PERSONS DEFINED.
66-1305. DANGEROUS AND MENTALLY ILL PERSONS DEFINED. For purposes of this chapter persons found to be both dangerous and mentally ill shall mean persons found by a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to any lawful proceeding: (1) To be in such mental condition that they are in need of supervision, evaluation, treatment and care; and […]
Section 66-1306 – FINAL DECISION.
66-1306. FINAL DECISION. The final decision regarding the admission or discharge of patients to the program shall rest with the director of the department of correction, after consultation with the administrator. History: [66-1306, added 1976, ch. 360, sec. 2, p. 1181; am. 2007, ch. 336, sec. 7, p. 987.]
Section 66-1307 – RETURN OF PATIENT.
66-1307. RETURN OF PATIENT. When a patient transferred under the program from any other correctional institution or admitted by order of any court no longer requires special treatment in the maximum security setting, the patient shall be returned to the source from which received. The correctional institution or court that referred the patient to the […]
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 […]