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2023 Idaho Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE › Chapter 2 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE LAW › Section 56-263 - MEDICAID MANAGED CARE PLAN.

56-263. MEDICAID MANAGED CARE PLAN. (1) The department shall present to the legislature on the first day of the second session of the sixty-first Idaho legislature a plan for medicaid managed care with focus on high-cost populations including, but not limited to:
(a) Dual eligibles; and
(b) High-risk pregnancies.
(2) The medicaid managed care plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following elements:
(a) Improved coordination of care through primary care medical homes.
(b) Approaches that improve coordination and provide case management for high-risk, high-cost disabled adults and children that reduce costs and improve health outcomes, including mandatory enrollment in special needs plans, and that consider other managed care approaches.
(c) Managed care contracts to pay for behavioral health benefits as described in executive order number 2011-01 and in any implementing legislation. At a minimum, the system should include independent, standardized, statewide assessment and evidence-based benefits provided by businesses that meet national accreditation standards.
(d) The elimination of duplicative practices that result in unnecessary utilization and costs.
(e) Contracts based on gain sharing, risk-sharing or a capitated basis.
(f) Medical home development with focus on populations with chronic disease using a tiered case management fee.
(3) The department shall seek federal approval or a waiver to require that a medicaid participant who has a medical home as required in section 56-255(5)(b), Idaho Code, and who seeks family planning services or supplies from a provider outside the participant’s medical home, must have a referral to such outside provider. The provisions of this subsection shall apply to medicaid participants upon such approval or the granting of such a waiver.
History:
[56-263, added 2011, ch. 164, sec. 14, p. 473; am. 2019, ch. 318, sec. 3, p. 946.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE › Chapter 2 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE LAW › Section 56-266 - AUTHORIZATION TO OBTAIN FEDERAL APPROVAL.

56-266. AUTHORIZATION TO OBTAIN FEDERAL APPROVAL. The department is authorized to obtain federal approval for the requirements set forth in sections 56-260 through 56-266, Idaho Code.
History:
[56-266, added 2011, ch. 164, sec. 17, p. 475.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE › Chapter 2 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE LAW › Section 56-269 - CHANGES IN FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA TO BE PROVIDED IN STATUTE.

56-269. CHANGES IN FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA TO BE PROVIDED IN STATUTE. Effective July 1, 2023, any change in financial eligibility criteria for a public assistance program must be provided in statute and may not be provided in rule.
History:
[56-269, added 2023, ch. 301, sec. 1, p. 911.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE › Chapter 3 - COUNTY COUNCILS OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE › Section 56-301 - COUNTY COUNCIL OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE — APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS — TERM — ORGANIZATION.

56-301. COUNTY COUNCIL OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE — APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS — TERM — ORGANIZATION. There is hereby created in each county of this state a council to be known as County Council of Public Assistance. Said council shall consist of five (5) members to be appointed as follows: one (1) member to be a county commissioner to be selected and appointed by the board of county commissioners of his county and to serve at the pleasure of the board of county commissioners, but under such appointment to serve only while he is a county commissioner; four (4) members of the council to be appointed by the governor, not more than two (2) of whom shall be members of the same political faith. The members appointed by the governor shall be for the following terms: one (1) member for one (1) year; one (1) for two (2) years; and two (2) for three (3) years. All appointments by the governor after the first board shall be for a term of three (3) years. Each member so appointed shall serve until his successor is appointed and qualifies and shall receive no compensation for his services. In the event of a vacancy, except as to the member appointed by the board of county commissioners, the same shall be filled by appointment of the governor, which appointee shall be of the same political faith as his predecessor. The appointment to fill a vacancy shall be for the unexpired term of his predecessor. The council shall organize by the election of a chairman and the county supervisor of public assistance shall be the secretary of said council.
History:
[56-301, added 1943, ch. 118, sec. 1, p. 226.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE › Chapter 3 - COUNTY COUNCILS OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE › Section 56-302 - MEETINGS — QUORUM.

56-302. MEETINGS — QUORUM. The council shall meet in regular session at least once each month at a time and place within the county to be fixed by resolution of the council. Special meetings may be had at any time upon call of the chairman and notice thereof given by the secretary to the members of the said council. The time and method of giving such notice of special meetings shall be fixed by resolution of the council. A quorum of said council shall consist of three (3) members and a quorum at any meeting legally called may exercise all the powers vested in the council.
History:
[56-302, added 1943, ch. 118, sec. 2, p. 226.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE › Chapter 3 - COUNTY COUNCILS OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE › Section 56-303 - POWERS AND DUTIES.

56-303. POWERS AND DUTIES. The county council of public assistance shall review, in accordance with plans, rules and regulations approved by the board of health and welfare of the state of Idaho, the administration of public assistance and social services of the state department of health and welfare in the several counties. In the performance of its duties said council shall:
(a) Make periodic reviews of all cases approved for public assistance within the county, for the purpose of determining the continuing eligibility for public assistance of the recipient.
(b) Review all cases heretofore approved for public assistance within the county by the department for the purpose of determining the continuing eligibility of the recipient in regard thereto.
(c) Furnish information to applicants and the public in general, as to who is eligible for public assistance, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the board in regard thereto, to the end that there may be more widespread knowledge of the real purpose of the public assistance program and the administration thereof.
(d) To recommend to the board such rules, regulations, policies and procedure, as in the judgment of the council, shall increase efficiency, effect economy and generally improve the administration of public assistance.
(e) The board shall promulgate all necessary and proper rules and regulations governing the procedure of the county council of public assistance.
(f) Nothing herein is intended, nor shall be interpreted, to prevent the right of appeal or limit opportunity for a fair hearing before the board; nor as preventing the director of the department of health and welfare from administering the public assistance laws of this state as a single state agency.
History:
[56-303, added 1943, ch. 118, sec. 3, p. 226; 1972, ch. 196, sec. 12, p. 483; am. 1974, ch. 23, sec. 169, p. 633.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE › Chapter 4 - COOPERATIVE WELFARE FUND › Section 56-401 - CREATION OF COOPERATIVE WELFARE FUND — PURPOSE.

56-401. CREATION OF COOPERATIVE WELFARE FUND — PURPOSE. There is hereby created a trust fund in the state treasury to be known as the cooperative welfare fund, and all money deposited therein is perpetually appropriated for public welfare purposes.
History:
[56-401, added 1941, ch. 180, sec. 1, p. 376.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE › Chapter 4 - COOPERATIVE WELFARE FUND › Section 56-402 - SOURCES OF COOPERATIVE WELFARE FUND.

56-402. SOURCES OF COOPERATIVE WELFARE FUND. There shall be placed in the cooperative welfare fund all federal grants-in-aid made to the state of Idaho under titles I, IV and X, and part 3 of title V of the act of congress known as the Social Security Act, as amended; all cooperative funds received from the counties under the provisions of the public assistance law; and any funds received from federal, state, personal, or other sources, subject to administration by the director of the department of health and welfare for public assistance and welfare purposes.
History:
[56-402, added 1941, ch. 180, sec. 2, p. 376; 1972, ch. 196, sec. 13, p. 483; am. 1974, ch. 23, sec. 170, p. 633.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE › Chapter 4 - COOPERATIVE WELFARE FUND › Section 56-403 - BUDGET ESTIMATE — REQUISITION FOR FUNDS.

56-403. BUDGET ESTIMATE — REQUISITION FOR FUNDS. At the beginning of each calendar quarter, or oftener, the director of the department of health and welfare shall make and file with the state board of examiners for examination a claim upon the general fund for funds appropriated to the department of health and welfare in an amount estimated to be sufficient to meet the needs of such department for the period. Such claim shall be supported by such estimates of anticipated expenditures as the board may require.
History:
[56-403, added 1941, ch. 180, sec. 3, p. 376; 1972, ch. 196, sec. 14, p. 483; am. 1974, ch. 23, sec. 171, p. 633.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE › Chapter 4 - COOPERATIVE WELFARE FUND › Section 56-404 - TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM GENERAL FUND TO WELFARE FUND.

56-404. TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM GENERAL FUND TO WELFARE FUND. Upon the approval of the claim upon the general fund by the state board of examiners, the state controller and the state treasurer shall transfer the approved amount from the general fund to the cooperative welfare fund. Any unexpended balance in the cooperative welfare fund at the end of any month shall be subject to disbursement in accordance with the terms of this act in any subsequent month.
History:
[56-404, added 1941, ch. 180, sec. 4, p. 376; am. 1994, ch. 180, sec. 108, p. 498.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE › Chapter 4 - COOPERATIVE WELFARE FUND › Section 56-405 - ADMINISTRATION AND DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS.

56-405. ADMINISTRATION AND DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS. (a) Disbursements from the cooperative welfare fund, involving the participation of federal funds, which may be made available only upon condition that they are to be administered by a single state agency, shall be made upon claims approved by the director of the department of health and welfare.
(b) All other disbursements from the cooperative welfare fund shall be made upon claims submitted to and approved by the state board of examiners as are other claims against the state.
History:
[56-405, added 1941, ch. 180, sec. 5, p. 376; 1972, ch. 196, sec. 15, p. 483; am. 1974, ch. 23, sec. 172, p. 633.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE › Chapter 4 - COOPERATIVE WELFARE FUND › Section 56-406 - PROCEDURE FOR MAKING DISBURSEMENTS.

56-406. PROCEDURE FOR MAKING DISBURSEMENTS. For disbursements as described in section 56-405(a), Idaho Code, the director shall make requisition to the state controller upon vouchers, showing the director’s approval of such disbursements, and certifying to the participation therein of federal funds as described in said section 56-405(a), Idaho Code. Upon the presentation of such vouchers, the state controller shall issue warrants on the state treasury against the cooperative welfare fund, payable to the persons named by the director in the amounts allowed by it, as indicated upon the vouchers. Such warrants shall be transmitted by the state controller to the director of the department of health and welfare for distribution. Requisitions and vouchers for disbursements described in section 56-405(a), Idaho Code, shall be subject to examination by the state controller in order to determine that the account is in proper form, that the totals carried thereon are correct, and that there are funds in the state treasury out of which the same may lawfully be paid.
History:
[56-406, added 1941, ch. 180, sec. 6, p. 376; 1972, ch. 196, sec. 16, p. 483; am. 1974, ch. 23, sec. 173, p. 633; am. 1994, ch. 180, sec. 109, p. 499.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE › Chapter 4 - COOPERATIVE WELFARE FUND › Section 56-407 - TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM COOPERATIVE EMERGENCY REVENUE FUND.

56-407. TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM COOPERATIVE EMERGENCY REVENUE FUND. All money in the cooperative emergency revenue fund on the effective date of this act are hereby transferred and appropriated to the cooperative welfare fund; and all obligations incurred against the cooperative emergency revenue fund which are outstanding on such date shall be payable from the cooperative welfare fund; and all references to the cooperative emergency revenue fund shall hereafter be construed to apply to the cooperative welfare fund.
History:
[56-407, added 1941, ch. 180, sec. 7, p. 376.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE › Chapter 4 - COOPERATIVE WELFARE FUND › Section 56-450 - HEALTH AND WELFARE TRUST ACCOUNT.

56-450. HEALTH AND WELFARE TRUST ACCOUNT. The director of the department of health and welfare may receive, on behalf of the department, any money or real or personal property donated, bequeathed, devised, or conditionally granted to the department. Such moneys received directly or derived from the sale of such property shall be deposited by the state treasurer in a special account to be known as the "Health and Welfare Trust Account", which is hereby established, reserved, set aside, appropriated and made available until expended, used, and administered to carry out the terms or conditions of such donation, bequest, devise, or grant. Pending such expenditure or use, surplus moneys in the health and welfare trust account shall be invested by the state treasurer in the manner provided for idle state moneys in the state treasury by section 67-1210, Idaho Code. Interest received on all such investments shall be paid into the health and welfare trust account.
The director shall provide annually, to the legislative council through the director of legislative services, an accounting of the health and welfare trust account setting forth the sources, applications and balance of moneys within the account.
History:
[56-450, added 1981, ch. 118, sec. 1, p. 202; am. 1993, ch. 327, sec. 26, p. 1218; am. 1996, ch. 159, sec. 18, p. 522.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE › Chapter 6 - YOUTH CONSERVATION › Section 56-601 - POLICY.

56-601. POLICY. It is hereby declared to be the policy of this state to conserve and develop the youth resources thereof, which is the source of our state’s future citizens and taxpayers, and likewise to conserve and develop the natural resources of our state as a trust held by us for these future citizens, and it is the urgent duty of the state to conserve the youth as well as the natural resources thereof.
History:
[56-601, added 1963, ch. 126, sec. 1, p. 370.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE › Chapter 6 - YOUTH CONSERVATION › Section 56-602 - IDAHO YOUTH CONSERVATION PROJECT CREATED.

56-602. IDAHO YOUTH CONSERVATION PROJECT CREATED. There is hereby created the Idaho youth conservation project, which shall be placed under the jurisdiction and supervision of the Idaho park and recreation board.
History:
[56-602, added 1963, ch. 126, sec. 2, p. 370; am. 1970, ch. 178, sec. 1, p. 522; am. 1974, ch. 8, sec. 19, p. 35.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE › Chapter 6 - YOUTH CONSERVATION › Section 56-603 - REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPANTS — SUMMER CAMP.

56-603. REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPANTS — SUMMER CAMP. (a) Participants in the Idaho youth conservation project shall be citizens of the United States and the state of Idaho, of good character and health who are not less than fourteen (14) years nor more than seventeen (17) years of age.
(b) In order to participate in the project an individual must agree to comply with the rules and regulations as set up by the park board for the government of those taking part in the project.
(c) Participation shall be for the duration of one (1) summer camp as set by the park and recreation board.
History:
[56-603, added 1963, ch. 126, sec. 3, p. 370; am. 1970, ch. 178, sec. 2, p. 522; am. 1974, ch. 8, sec. 20, p. 35; am. 1991, ch. 330, sec. 1, p. 854.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE › Chapter 6 - YOUTH CONSERVATION › Section 56-604 - DUTIES OF PARK AND RECREATION BOARD.

56-604. DUTIES OF PARK AND RECREATION BOARD. It shall be the duty of the park and recreation board to expend such funds as it deems necessary to provide staff, select workers, equip, supply and maintain all phases of said project as funds are available.
History:
[56-604, added 1963, ch. 126, sec. 4, p. 370; am. 1970, ch. 178, sec. 3, p. 522; am. 1974, ch. 8, sec. 21, p. 35.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE › Chapter 6 - YOUTH CONSERVATION › Section 56-605 - PURPOSES OF PROJECT.

56-605. PURPOSES OF PROJECT. Purpose of such project shall be twofold; (1) the conservation of youth in the most positive way by introducing them to the satisfactions of constructive work and outdoor life, the rewards of which they can witness and evaluate for themselves; (2) to promote the conservation of our natural resources within an effective framework specifically tailored to the needs of Idaho for future programs to conserve timber, water, soil, forage and recreation resources through the use of our youth resources.
History:
[56-605, added 1963, ch. 126, sec. 5, p. 370.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE › Chapter 6 - YOUTH CONSERVATION › Section 56-606 - AUTHORITY OF THE PARK AND RECREATION BOARD.

56-606. AUTHORITY OF THE PARK AND RECREATION BOARD. In order to carry out the purposes of this act the park and recreation board shall have the authority to:
1. Formulate rules and regulations for operation of the project.
2. Appoint, in accordance with the policy and regulations of the department, such qualified personnel as it deems necessary for the efficient and economic discharge of the functions of the project. Compensation and benefits of all such appointees to be fixed as may be provided by law and the policies and regulations of the department.
3. Establish adequate standards of safety, health, and morals for participants.
4. To enter into such agreements with and otherwise cooperate with such other governmental agencies, departments and instrumentalities as may be necessary in carrying out the purposes of this act.
5. To formulate such other rules and regulations, establish such other procedures, and enter into such contracts and agreements and generally perform such functions as it may deem necessary or desirable to carry out the provisions of this act.
6. To provide a regular schedule of work, on-the-job training and recreation as falls naturally within the philosophy and program scope of the youth conservation project.
History:
[56-606, added 1963, ch. 126, sec. 6, p. 370; am. 1970, ch. 178, sec. 4, p. 522; am. 1974, ch. 8, sec. 22, p. 35.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE › Chapter 6 - YOUTH CONSERVATION › Section 56-607 - COMPENSATION OF PARTICIPANTS.

56-607. COMPENSATION OF PARTICIPANTS. A. (1) The base compensation of participants shall be set by the park and recreation board.
(2) The park and recreation board shall establish procedures whereby each participant may make an allotment to his parent, dependent, legal guardian, or any fund established for his benefit, of part of the periodic compensation to which he is entitled by this act, and such allotment shall be paid directly to the person or fund in which favor it is made.
B. In addition to compensation authorized in subsection A, participants shall be furnished with such quarters, subsistence, transportation, equipment, clothing, medical services, and hospital services as the park and recreation board may deem necessary or appropriate for their needs.
History:
[56-607, added 1963, ch. 126, sec. 7, p. 370; am. 1970, ch. 178, sec. 5, p. 522; am. 1974, ch. 8, sec. 23, p. 35; am. 1991, ch. 330, sec. 2, p. 855.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE › Chapter 6 - YOUTH CONSERVATION › Section 56-608 - LAWS INAPPLICABLE TO PARTICIPANTS.

56-608. LAWS INAPPLICABLE TO PARTICIPANTS. Existing provisions of law with respect to hours of work, rate of compensation, sick leave, vacation and unemployment compensation shall not be applicable to any individual because of participation in the project.
History:
[56-608, added 1963, ch. 126, sec. 8, p. 370.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE › Chapter 6 - YOUTH CONSERVATION › Section 56-609 - WORKER’S COMPENSATION BENEFITS.

56-609. WORKER’S COMPENSATION BENEFITS. Participants shall, for the purpose of the administration of the worker’s compensation law, be deemed to be civil employees of the state.
History:
[56-609, added 1963, ch. 126, sec. 9, p. 370; am. 1991, ch. 330, sec. 3, p. 855; am. 2015, ch. 244, sec. 36, p. 1028.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE › Chapter 7 - RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES › Section 56-701 - POLICY OF STATE.

56-701. POLICY OF STATE. It is the policy of this state to encourage and enable individuals with disabilities to participate fully in the social and economic life of the state and to engage in remunerative employment.
History:
[56-701, added 1969, ch. 69, sec. 1, p. 212; am. 1984, ch. 147, sec. 4, p. 343; am. 2010, ch. 235, sec. 48, p. 588; am. 2019, ch. 213, sec. 9, p. 647.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE › Chapter 7 - RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES › Section 56-701A - DEFINITIONS.

56-701A. DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter and chapter 58, title 18, Idaho Code:
(1) "Assistance device" means a cane or walking stick, predominantly white or metallic in color, with or without red tip, or a manual or motorized wheelchair or similar scooter, or other similar devices that enhance the safety or mobility of a disabled person.
(2) "Dog-in-training" means a dog being specifically trained to develop social, environmental, and other skills needed for work with or to perform tasks for an individual with a disability. Dogs-in-training shall wear a jacket, collar, scarf, or other similar article identifying it as a dog-in-training.
(3) "Individual with a disability" means an individual who has a disability as defined by the federal Americans with disabilities act, 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq., and its implementing regulations effective as of January 1, 2019.
(4) "Place of public accommodation" shall have the same meaning as provided in the federal Americans with disabilities act, 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq., and its implementing regulations.
(5) "Service dog" means a dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability. Other species of animals, whether wild or domestic, trained or untrained, are not service animals for purposes of this chapter. The work or tasks performed by the service dog must be directly related to the individual’s disability. Examples of work or tasks include, but are not limited to, assisting individuals who are blind or have low vision with navigation and other tasks, alerting individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing to the presence of people or sounds, providing nonviolent protection or rescue work, pulling a wheelchair, assisting an individual during a seizure, alerting individuals to the presence of allergens, retrieving items such as medicine or the telephone, providing physical support and assistance with balance and stability to individuals with mobility disabilities, and helping persons with psychiatric and neurological disabilities by preventing or interrupting impulsive or destructive behaviors. The crime deterrent effects of an animal’s presence and the provision of emotional support, well-being, comfort, or companionship do not constitute work or tasks for the purposes of this chapter.
History:
[56-701A, added 1984, ch. 147, sec. 5, p. 344; am. 1992, ch. 58, sec. 5, p. 170; am. 1994, ch. 159, sec. 2, p. 360; am. 1997, ch. 267, sec. 8, p. 766; am. 2002, ch. 345, sec. 34, p. 977; am. 2010, ch. 235, sec. 49, p. 588; am. 2018, ch. 144, sec. 1, p. 298; am. 2019, ch. 213, sec. 10, p. 647.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE › Chapter 7 - RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES › Section 56-702 - RIGHT TO FULL AND FREE USE OF STREETS, HIGHWAYS, PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND PUBLIC FACILITIES.

56-702. RIGHT TO FULL AND FREE USE OF STREETS, HIGHWAYS, PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND PUBLIC FACILITIES. Individuals with disabilities have the same rights and privileges as the general public to the full and free use of the streets, highways, sidewalks, walkways, public buildings, public facilities, and other places of public accommodations.
History:
[56-702, added 1969, ch. 69, sec. 2, p. 212; am. 1984, ch. 147, sec. 6, p. 344; am. 2010, ch. 235, sec. 50, p. 589; am. 2019, ch. 213, sec. 11, p. 649.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE › Chapter 7 - RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES › Section 56-703 - RIGHT TO FULL AND EQUAL ACCOMMODATIONS IN ALL COMMON CARRIERS, HOTELS, LODGING HOUSES, PLACES OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS OR OTHER PUBLIC PLACES.

56-703. RIGHT TO FULL AND EQUAL ACCOMMODATIONS IN ALL COMMON CARRIERS, HOTELS, LODGING HOUSES, PLACES OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS OR OTHER PUBLIC PLACES. Individuals with disabilities are entitled to full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges of all common carriers, airplanes, motor vehicles, and railroad trains, motor buses, streetcars, boats, or any other public conveyances or modes of transportation, hotels, lodging places, places of public accommodations, amusement, or resort, and other places to which the general public is invited, subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law and applicable alike to all persons.
History:
[56-703, added 1969, ch. 69, sec. 3, p. 212; am. 1984, ch. 147, sec. 7, p. 344; am. 2010, ch. 235, sec. 51, p. 589; am. 2019, ch. 213, sec. 12, p. 649.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE › Chapter 7 - RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES › Section 56-704 - RIGHT TO USE OF SERVICE DOG — LIABILITY.

56-704. RIGHT TO USE OF SERVICE DOG — LIABILITY. An individual with a disability shall have the right to be accompanied by a service dog in any of the places described in section 56-703, Idaho Code, without being required to pay an extra charge for the service dog; provided that the individual shall be liable for any damage done to the premises or facilities by the service dog.
History:
[56-704, added 1969, ch. 69, sec. 4, p. 212; am. 1984, ch. 147, sec. 8, p. 344; am. 1997, ch. 267, sec. 9, p. 767; am. 2019, ch. 213, sec. 13, p. 649.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE › Chapter 7 - RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES › Section 56-704B - RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DOGS-IN-TRAINING — LIABILITY.

56-704B. RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DOGS-IN-TRAINING — LIABILITY. (1) Every individual with a disability who is specifically training or socializing a dog for the purpose of being a service dog shall have the right to be accompanied by the dog in any of the places described in section 56-703, Idaho Code, without being required to pay an extra charge for the dog if the accompaniment is part of the dog’s training or socialization to become a service dog.
(2) Every individual who is not an individual with a disability but who is specifically training or socializing a dog for the purpose of being a service dog shall have the privilege to be accompanied by the dog in any of the places described in section 56-703, Idaho Code, without being required to pay an extra charge for the dog if the accompaniment is part of the dog’s training or socialization to become a service dog. The individual accompanying the dog-in-training shall carry and upon request display an identification card issued by a recognized school for service dogs or training dogs or an organization that serves individuals with disabilities. The dog-in-training shall be visually identified as a dog-in-training as provided in section 56-701A, Idaho Code. The school or organization as identified on the identification card shall be fully liable for any damages done to the premises or facilities by the dog, and no liability to other persons shall be attached to the owner, lessor, or manager of the property arising out of activities permitted by this chapter.
History:
[(56-704B) 56-704A, added 1983, ch. 75, sec. 2, p. 162; am. 1992, ch. 58, sec. 6, p. 170; am. 1994, ch. 159, sec. 3, p. 361; am. 1997, ch. 267, sec. 10, p. 768; am. and redesig. 2019, ch. 213, sec. 15, p. 650.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE › Chapter 7 - RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES › Section 56-705 - CIVIL LIABILITY FOR INTENTIONAL VIOLATION OF STATUTES PROTECTING DISABLED PERSONS.

56-705. CIVIL LIABILITY FOR INTENTIONAL VIOLATION OF STATUTES PROTECTING DISABLED PERSONS. Civil action may be brought against any person intentionally violating the provisions of section 18-5811, 18-5811A, 18-5812 or 18-5812A, Idaho Code, with judgment awarded upon proof of the elements to a preponderance of the evidence. As a part of any such civil judgment, a successful plaintiff shall be awarded punitive damages in an amount equal to all other damages suffered by the plaintiff, but in no event less than five hundred dollars ($500). The failure of a disabled person to use an assistance device or a service dog shall not be held to constitute nor be evidence of contributory negligence in any civil action.
History:
[56-705, added 1997, ch. 267, sec. 12, p. 768; am. 2019, ch. 213, sec. 16, p. 650.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE › Chapter 7 - RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES › Section 56-706 - INTERFERENCE WITH RIGHTS OR ACTIVITIES — PENALTY.

56-706. INTERFERENCE WITH RIGHTS OR ACTIVITIES — PENALTY. Any person or persons, firm or corporation, or the agent of any person or persons, firm or corporation, who denies or interferes with admittance to or enjoyment of the public facilities enumerated in this chapter or otherwise interferes with the rights of an individual with a disability under this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
[56-706, added 1969, ch. 69, sec. 6, p. 212; am. 1984, ch. 147, sec. 10, p. 345; am. 2019, ch. 213, sec. 17, p. 651.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE › Chapter 7 - RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES › Section 56-707 - RIGHT TO BE EMPLOYED IN EMPLOYMENT SUPPORTED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY PUBLIC FUNDS — RESTRICTION — USE OF SICK LEAVE.

56-707. RIGHT TO BE EMPLOYED IN EMPLOYMENT SUPPORTED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY PUBLIC FUNDS — RESTRICTION — USE OF SICK LEAVE. (1) Individuals with disabilities shall be employed in the state service, the service of the political subdivisions of the state, in the public schools, and in all other employment supported in whole or in part by public funds on the same terms and conditions as individuals without disabilities, unless it is shown that the particular disability prevents the performance of the work involved.
(2) Persons employed as provided in subsection (1) of this section may use accrued sick leave for the purpose of obtaining service dogs and necessary training.
History:
[56-707, added 1969, ch. 69, sec. 7, p. 212; am. 1984, ch. 147, sec. 11, p. 345; am. 2010, ch. 235, sec. 52, p. 589; am. 2019, ch. 213, sec. 18, p. 651.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE › Chapter 7 - RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES › Section 56-708 - ABLE ACCOUNTS.

56-708. ABLE ACCOUNTS. (1) Findings and intent. The federal achieving a better life experience (ABLE) act, public law 113-295, 26 U.S.C. 529A, provides that a state may establish a program under which certain individuals with disabilities may open accounts in order to save money to pay for qualified disability expenses, such as expenses relating to education, housing, transportation, employment training and assistive technology. These accounts may be opened by qualified Idahoans in any state having an ABLE account program, and are to be disregarded when determining an individual’s eligibility for assistance programs established by federal law, including medicaid and supplemental security income. Though Idaho has not implemented its own ABLE account program, the legislature finds that ABLE accounts promote dignified personal independence and opportunities for individuals with disabilities. It is therefore the intent of the legislature to ensure that the state provide technical assistance to Idahoans interested in opening ABLE accounts in other states, and to protect the eligibility of individuals who have such ABLE accounts when applying for state or local assistance.
(2) Eligibility. Notwithstanding any provision of state law or local ordinance to the contrary, if an applicant for a state or local assistance program or a need-based state or local grant has an ABLE account in another state, the account, and any activity related thereto, shall be disregarded when determining the applicant’s eligibility for the assistance program or grant to the extent that the account and any activity related thereto would be disregarded in determining the applicant’s eligibility for an assistance program established by federal law.
(3) Technical assistance. Subject to appropriation, there is hereby established a function to provide individuals with disabilities, and those assisting them, technical assistance relating to the ABLE act. Such function shall be within the Idaho state independent living council until such time as it might be assigned to another appropriate agency. Such technical assistance shall include information and assistance with respect to setting up ABLE accounts in other states, whether through or in conjunction with databases and websites operated by or under the auspices of organizations or government agencies, or otherwise, and the provision of information related to financial literacy.
History:
[56-708, added 2017, ch. 65, sec. 1, p. 154.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE › Chapter 8 - HARD-TO-PLACE CHILDREN › Section 56-801 - LEGISLATIVE INTENT.

56-801. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. The purpose and intent of this act is to benefit hard-to-place children residing in foster or institutional homes at state expense by providing the stability and security of permanent homes, and in so doing, achieve a decrease of total state expense by the reduction of costly foster and institutional care. Accordingly this act shall apply only to hard-to-place children.
History:
[56-801, added 1974, ch. 61, sec. 1, p. 1139.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE › Chapter 8 - HARD-TO-PLACE CHILDREN › Section 56-802 - DEFINITIONS.

56-802. DEFINITIONS. For the purposes of this act:
(1) "Hard-to-place child" means a child who is difficult to place for adoption or guardianship because of ethnic background, race, color, age, sibling grouping, or physical or emotional disability.
(2) "Department" means the department of health and welfare.
History:
[56-802, added 1974, ch. 61, sec. 2, p. 1139; am. 2001, ch. 92, sec. 1, p. 231; am. 2010, ch. 235, sec. 53, p. 590.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE › Chapter 8 - HARD-TO-PLACE CHILDREN › Section 56-803 - ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM — PROMULGATION OF RULES AND REGULATIONS.

56-803. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM — PROMULGATION OF RULES AND REGULATIONS. The department is responsible for establishing and implementing the provisions of this act. The board of health and welfare is authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to administer this act.
The department shall keep records for purposes of evaluating the effectiveness of this act’s implementation.
History:
[56-803, added 1974, ch. 61, sec. 3, p. 1139.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE › Chapter 8 - HARD-TO-PLACE CHILDREN › Section 56-804 - DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION TO FAMILIES.

56-804. DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION TO FAMILIES. The department shall disseminate information to prospective adoptive families and families who wish to be appointed legal guardians of a child in the state’s custody, as to the availability of hard-to-place children, adoption and guardianship procedures, and of the existence of financial aid to adoptive families and guardians of hard-to-place children.
History:
[56-804, added 1974, ch. 61, sec. 4, p. 1139; am. 2001, ch. 92, sec. 2, p. 231.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE › Chapter 8 - HARD-TO-PLACE CHILDREN › Section 56-805 - FINANCIAL AID — PERIOD.

56-805. FINANCIAL AID — PERIOD. Financial aid to families adopting or becoming guardians of hard-to-place children shall be awarded by the department as follows:
(1) Persons who have applied to adopt the hard-to-place child and to receive subsidies for the care and support of the hard-to-place child shall be evaluated as to their suitability as adoptive parents by means of an adoptive home study. Persons who are caring for a hard-to-place child in the state’s custody for whom reunification or adoption is not an option, and who wish to be appointed legal guardians of the child and to receive subsidies for the care and support of the child, shall be evaluated as to their suitability as guardians by means of a guardianship study.
(2) Financial assistance shall be not more than the amount that would be paid for foster or institutional care for the child if the placement for adoption or guardianship had not taken place. Assistance may be provided families adopting or becoming guardians for hard-to-place children until such child is eighteen (18) years of age, parents are no longer legally responsible for the child, or until the parents are no longer providing support for the child.
After an adoption with a subsidy is finalized or a guardianship with subsidy has been ordered by the court and the court has released the child from the state’s legal custody, the family is independent of the department except for an annual evaluation by the department of the need for continued subsidy and the amount of the subsidy.
(3) Payment of the costs of medical services shall be made directly to the physician or provider of the services according to the department’s established procedures.
(4) Payment of the cost of nonrecurring adoption or guardianship expenses is limited to the following: reasonable and necessary adoption or guardianship fees, court costs, attorney’s fees, and other expenses which are directly related to the legal adoption or guardianship of a child with special needs and which are not incurred in violation of state or federal laws.
(5) Eligibility for the benefits payable and amounts thereof shall be determined on a case-by-case basis by the department as set forth in the rules promulgated by the state board of health and welfare.
History:
[56-805, added 1974, ch. 61, sec. 5, p. 1139; am. 1982, ch. 54, sec. 1, p. 82; am. 1991, ch. 238, sec. 1, p. 573; am. 2001, ch. 92, sec. 3, p. 231.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE › Chapter 8 - HARD-TO-PLACE CHILDREN › Section 56-806 - USE OF GIFTS OR GRANTS.

56-806. USE OF GIFTS OR GRANTS. All gifts or grants received from private sources for the purpose of this bill shall be used to offset state costs incurred pursuant to this act.
History:
[56-806, added 1974, ch. 61, sec. 6, p. 1139.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE › Chapter 9 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE ASSISTANCE › Section 56-901 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM — DEFINITIONS.

56-901. TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM — DEFINITIONS. (1) A telecommunications service assistance program is hereby established within the department of health and welfare to provide eligible recipients with a reduction in costs of telecommunications services to promote universal service. The program shall be administered by the department of health and welfare in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and rules and regulations promulgated in compliance with chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code, to administer the program. The telecommunications service assistance program adopted shall grant limited federal "lifeline" contributions to Idaho’s low-income customers.
(2) For the purposes of this chapter, a "telecommunications carrier" means a telephone corporation providing telecommunication services for compensation within this state, and shall include municipal, cooperative, or mutual nonprofit telephone companies, and telecommunication corporations providing wireless, cellular, personal communications services and mobile radio services for compensation.
History:
[56-901, added 1987, ch. 328, sec. 1, p. 686; am. 1998, ch. 37, sec. 8, p. 162; am. 2013, ch. 186, sec. 1, p. 446.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE › Chapter 9 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE ASSISTANCE › Section 56-902 - ASSISTANCE RATE DISCOUNT — FORM — APPLICABLE SERVICES — AMOUNT — APPLICATION.

56-902. ASSISTANCE RATE DISCOUNT — FORM — APPLICABLE SERVICES — AMOUNT — APPLICATION. (1) Telecommunication carriers providing residential basic local service shall provide assistance in the form of a monthly discount to eligible subscribers of residential basic local service of two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50). In no case will the discount exceed the rate charged for the grade of residential basic local service subscribed to by each eligible individual. The Idaho telecommunications service assistance plan shall only be used to provide for a single line at the subscriber household.
(2) The providers of residential basic local service and the Idaho department of health and welfare shall comply with all requirements expressly provided by federal order, regulation and statute for eligible subscribers to qualify for the federal "lifeline" telephone assistance program. In accordance with federal law, the Idaho public utilities commission may grant waivers to carriers of residential basic local service from providing certain services to eligible subscribers.
History:
[56-902, added 1987, ch. 328, sec. 1, p. 687; am. 1998, ch. 37, sec. 9, p. 163; am. 2013, ch. 186, sec. 2, p. 446.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE › Chapter 9 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE ASSISTANCE › Section 56-903 - ASSISTANCE ELIGIBILITY.

56-903. ASSISTANCE ELIGIBILITY. (1) In order to be eligible for the telecommunications service assistance program, an applicant shall be the head of a household and shall meet narrowly targeted eligibility criteria based solely on income or factors directly related to income established by the department of health and welfare. The department of health and welfare shall develop procedures for taking applications for assistance and for determining and certifying program eligibility. Such applications shall contain the disclosure of information authorization necessary to process the assistance discounts. Individuals who qualify for assistance under this chapter must be periodically recertified by the department of health and welfare.
(2) At least once each year the department shall provide an electronic list of names, addresses and, if applicable, telephone numbers of all eligible recipients to each telecommunications carrier designated as an eligible telecommunications carrier by the public utilities commission. The eligible telecommunications carrier shall determine from the list those recipients to whom the company provides service.
History:
[56-903, added 1987, ch. 328, sec. 1, p. 687; am. 1998, ch. 37, sec. 10, p. 163.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE › Chapter 9 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE ASSISTANCE › Section 56-904 - RECOVERY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE REVENUE REDUCTIONS — ADMINISTRATION.

56-904. RECOVERY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE REVENUE REDUCTIONS — ADMINISTRATION. (1) The Idaho public utilities commission shall determine and impose a uniform statewide monthly surcharge on each end user’s business, residential and wireless access service. The surcharge shall be an amount sufficient to reimburse each carrier of residential basic local exchange service for the total amount of telephone assistance discounts provided as well as the carrier’s and the administrator’s expenses of administering the plan. Such surcharge shall be effective concurrent with the discounts given eligible subscribers. The surcharge shall be explicitly stated on end user billings but shall not be imposed on eligible subscribers.
(2) The Idaho public utilities commission may adopt rules or issue orders necessary to receive matching federal low income telephone assistance and to implement the Idaho telephone assistance program, including procedures for adjustment and true-up of the subscriber surcharge. The commission may contract with a neutral third party to collect the surcharge, distribute assistance revenues, and perform other tasks as assigned.
(3) All carriers of telecommunications services shall remit the assistance surcharge revenues to the fund administrator designated by the commission on a monthly basis, unless less frequent remittances are authorized by order of the public utilities commission. The administrator shall distribute telecommunication service assistance program revenues monthly to eligible telecommunication carriers in an amount that equals their costs of administering the program and the monthly discount provided to eligible subscribers.
(4) The surcharge imposed in subsection (1) of this section, when collected from customers of mobile wireless carriers, shall be imposed only on customers with a place of primary use in Idaho. As used in this section and as defined in 4 U.S.C. section 124, "place of primary use" means the residential street address or the primary business street address in Idaho where the customer’s use of the wireless service primarily occurs.
History:
[56-904, added 1987, ch. 328, sec. 1, p. 687; am. 1998, ch. 37, sec. 11, p. 164; am. 2002, ch. 311, sec. 1, p. 885.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE › Chapter 9 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE ASSISTANCE › Section 56-905 - SEVERABILITY.

56-905. SEVERABILITY. The provisions of this act are hereby declared to be severable and if any provision of this act or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance is declared invalid for any reason, such declaration shall not affect the validity of remaining portions of this act.
History:
[56-905, added 1987, ch. 328, sec. 1, p. 688.]