ID H0528

Establishes certified family homes as homelike alternatives to congregate or institutional care for elderly and disabled vulnerable adults, with care providers living in the home as their primary residence.

Allows care providers to serve 1-4 residents (with department variance option for up to 4 residents, with restrictions on nursing facility level residents), requires written admission agreements specifying monthly compensation, and mandates individualized assessments and negotiated plans of service.

Defines "core issues" including abuse, neglect, exploitation, inadequate care, fire safety violations, lack of required criminal clearances, and denied access to department representatives or advocates.

Requires care providers to maintain records, report critical incidents and investigations to certifying agents, and report abuse/neglect to the Idaho Commission on Aging; establishes resident rights including privacy, dignity, personal funds control, visitation, and freedom from harm.

Makes operating a certified family home without required state certification a misdemeanor; establishes procedures for certification denial and revocation with notice and hearings; effective July 1, 2024.