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ID S1258
Bill
Status
3/17/2022
Primary Sponsor
Health and Welfare Committee
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AI Summary
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Grants the State Department of Health and Welfare authority to manage and operate state hospital north (Orofino), state hospital south (Blackfoot), and state hospital west (Nampa), Idaho.
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Adds references to state hospital west throughout Idaho Code sections related to state hospitals, treatment facilities, and loan repayment programs.
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Expands the educational loan repayment program for physicians, psychologists, and mid-level practitioners to include state hospital west in addition to state hospitals north and south.
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Repeals Chapter 1, Title 66, Idaho Code, relating to state hospitals, consolidating hospital governance under the Department of Health and Welfare.
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Effective date: July 1, 2022, with an emergency declaration for immediate implementation.
Legislative Description
Amends and repeals existing law to clarify the authority of the Department of Health and Welfare in managing and operating state hospitals and treatment facilities.
HEALTH AND WELFARE
Last Action
Session Law Chapter 60 Effective: 07/01/2022
3/17/2022