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Home » US Law » 2022 Idaho Code » Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY » Chapter 14 - HEALTH FACILITIES

Section 39-1401 – SHORT TITLE.

39-1401. SHORT TITLE. This act may be cited as the "Health Facilities Construction Act." History: [39-1401, added 1947, ch. 220, sec. 1, p. 526; am. 1965, ch. 123, sec. 1, p. 240.]

Section 39-1402 – DEFINITIONS.

39-1402. DEFINITIONS. As used in this act: (a) "Agency" means the department of health and welfare; (b) "Federal act" shall mean, when applicable, either (1) Public Law 725 of the 79th Congress, approved August 13, 1946, entitled the Hospital Survey and Construction Act and amendments thereto or (2) Mental Retardation Facilities and Community Mental Health […]

Section 39-1403 – ADMINISTRATION — DIVISION OF HEALTH FACILITIES SURVEY AND CONSTRUCTION.

39-1403. ADMINISTRATION — DIVISION OF HEALTH FACILITIES SURVEY AND CONSTRUCTION. There is hereby established in the state department of health and welfare a division of health facilities survey and construction which shall be administered by a full time salaried director under the supervision and direction of the agency. History: [39-1403, added 1947, ch. 220, sec. […]

Section 39-1404 – GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.

39-1404. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. In carrying out the purposes of the act, the agency is authorized and directed: (a) To require such reports, inspections and investigations and prescribe such regulations as it deems necessary; (b) To provide such methods of administration, appoint a director and other personnel of the division on a merit basis […]

Section 39-1405 – ADVISORY COUNCIL.

39-1405. ADVISORY COUNCIL. The governor shall appoint such advisory councils to advise and consult with the agency charged with the carrying out of the administration of this act and shall also appoint the chairmen of all such advisory councils. Members of the councils hereinafter created shall hold office for a term of six (6) years, […]

Section 39-1406 – SURVEY AND PLANNING ACTIVITIES.

39-1406. SURVEY AND PLANNING ACTIVITIES. The agency is authorized and directed to make an inventory of existing health facilities, including public, nonprofit and proprietary, to survey the need for construction of health facilities, and, on the basis of such inventory and survey, to develop a program for the construction of such public and other nonprofit […]

Section 39-1407 – CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM.

39-1407. CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM. The construction program shall provide, in accordance with regulations prescribed under the federal act, for adequate health facilities for the people residing in this state and insofar as possible shall provide for their distribution throughout the state in such manner as to make all types of health facilities reasonably accessible to all […]

Section 39-1408 – APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL FUNDS FOR SURVEY AND PLANNING — EXPENDITURE.

39-1408. APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL FUNDS FOR SURVEY AND PLANNING — EXPENDITURE. The agency is authorized to make application for and receive federal funds to assist in carrying out the activities herein provided. Such funds shall be delivered to the state treasurer and by him deposited in the funds hereinafter created. Such funds are hereby appropriated […]

Section 39-1409 – STATE PLAN.

39-1409. STATE PLAN. The agency shall prepare and submit to the surgeon general and/or secretary a state plan which shall include the health facilities construction program developed under this act and which shall provide for the establishment, administration, and operation of health facilities construction activities in accordance with the requirements of the federal act and […]

Section 39-1410 – MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF FACILITIES.

39-1410. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF FACILITIES. The agency shall by regulation prescribe minimum standards for the maintenance and operation of health facilities which receive federal aid for construction under the state plan. History: [39-1410, added 1947, ch. 220, sec. 10, p. 526; am. 1965, ch. 123, sec. 10, p. 240; am. 1972, […]

Section 39-1411 – PRIORITY OF PROJECTS.

39-1411. PRIORITY OF PROJECTS. The state plan shall set forth the relative need for the several projects included in the construction program determined in accordance with regulations prescribed pursuant to the federal act and provide for the construction, insofar as financial resources available therefor and for maintenance and operations make possible, in the order of […]

Section 39-1412 – CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS — APPLICATIONS.

39-1412. CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS — APPLICATIONS. Applications for health facilities construction projects for which federal funds are requested shall be submitted to the agency and may be submitted by the state or any political subdivision thereof or by any public or nonprofit agency authorized to construct and operate health facilities. Each application for a construction project […]

Section 39-1413 – CONSIDERATION AND FORWARDING OF APPLICATIONS.

39-1413. CONSIDERATION AND FORWARDING OF APPLICATIONS. The agency shall afford to every applicant for a construction project an opportunity for a fair hearing. If the agency, after affording reasonable opportunity for development and presentation of applications in the order of relative need, finds that a project application complies with the requirements of section 39-1412[, Idaho […]

Section 39-1414 – INSPECTION OF PROJECTS.

39-1414. INSPECTION OF PROJECTS. From time to time the agency shall cause each construction project approved by the surgeon general and/or secretary to be inspected, and if the inspection so warrants, the agency shall certify to the surgeon general and/or secretary that work has been performed upon the project, or purchases have been made, in […]

Section 39-1415 – CONSTRUCTION FUNDS.

39-1415. CONSTRUCTION FUNDS. There is hereby created an account in the trust and agency fund in the state treasury, and all moneys deposited therein are perpetually appropriated for construction projects under this act. All federal funds received from the federal government for a construction project approved by the surgeon general and/or secretary shall be delivered […]

Section 39-1416 – FEDERAL, STATE AND OTHER MONEYS — JOINT MUNICIPAL OR COUNTY FACILITIES.

39-1416. FEDERAL, STATE AND OTHER MONEYS — JOINT MUNICIPAL OR COUNTY FACILITIES. Every county and municipality is authorized to accept, receive, receipt for, disburse, and expend federal and state moneys and all other moneys, public or private, made available by grant, loan, gift or devise for public health purposes, including the construction, alteration, equipping, operation […]

Section 39-1417 – SEPARABILITY.

39-1417. SEPARABILITY. If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the provisions or applications of this act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of the act are declared […]

Section 39-1441 – SHORT TITLE.

39-1441. SHORT TITLE. This act may be referred to and cited as the "Idaho health facilities authority act." History: [39-1441, added 1972, ch. 134, sec. 1, p. 286.]

Section 39-1442 – DECLARATION OF NECESSITY AND PURPOSE — LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION.

39-1442. DECLARATION OF NECESSITY AND PURPOSE — LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION. It is hereby determined and declared that for the benefit of the people of the state of Idaho and the improvement of their health, welfare and living conditions, it is essential that the people of this state have adequate medical care and health facilities; that it […]

Section 39-1443 – DEFINITIONS.

39-1443. DEFINITIONS. In this act, unless the context otherwise clearly requires, the terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them as follows: (a) "Authority" means the Idaho health facilities authority created by this act. (b) "Bonds," "notes" or "bond anticipation notes" and "other obligations" means any bonds, notes, debentures, interim certificates or other […]