ID H0655

Physicians in primary care, psychiatry, or OB/GYN who provide 360+ hours of preceptorship annually (with at least 60% in qualified rural areas) receive a 12-month exemption from Medicaid prior authorization requirements for medically necessary services.

Preceptorships must involve uncompensated mentoring of graduate students pursuing doctor of osteopathy or physician assistant degrees at accredited Idaho institutions.

Maximum of 100 physicians per eligible specialty may receive the exemption each year.

Department of Health and Welfare may rescind exemptions based on risk-weighted claim sampling reviews, with 25 days notice required before rescission takes effect.

Effective date: July 1, 2026, with emergency declaration.