ID H0187

Establishes the Secure Treatment Facility Act, authorizing the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare to establish and operate a secure treatment facility for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities who pose a substantial threat to the safety of others.

Requires proposed patients to have a developmental disability, be at least 18 years old, be subject to criminal or civil commitment proceedings, and have a court order finding they present a substantial threat to others' safety.

Facility must include locked and fenced grounds, locked residential units, bedroom and exit alarms, monitoring cameras in common areas, modified interiors to reduce suicide risk, and restricted access to potential weapons.

Grants the director authority to admit or discharge patients, redisposition patients to less-restrictive facilities, and review patient progress every 90 days; patients may appeal readmission to the facility within 30 days.

Patients retain civil rights under Idaho law except those limited by court order or restricted by the treatment team's treatment plan, though all patients retain the right to attorney and protection and advocacy system visits.