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REFUGEES – Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding refugee medical assistance.

Sponsored By: HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE

Signed by Governor

REFUGEES

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1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Medical help for qualifying Idaho refugees

Beginning July 1, 2025, Idaho law establishes refugee medical assistance through the Department of Health and Welfare. Qualifying groups include people with documented refugee, asylum, parole, or conditional entrant status. Afghan special immigrants must have received special immigrant status after December 26, 2007; Iraqi special immigrants, after January 28, 2008. Cuban/Haitian entrants are evaluated under federal entrant rules. Eligible Amerasians and close family members must have the required I-94 documentation coded AM1–AM3 or permanent resident documents coded AM6–AM8. Countable income must be no more than 133% of the federal poverty guidelines, which are updated annually. People above that threshold can subtract medical costs to reach the poverty guideline limit for their family size. Medicaid income rules apply, but refugee cash assistance, sponsor income, and sponsor-provided shelter and in-kind services do not count. Medical benefits follow federal refugee assistance limits and depend on federal funding and state spending authority. The law also voids the existing refugee medical assistance rules in IDAPA 16.03.06 beginning July 1, 2025.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

  • Josh Keyser

    Republican • Senate

  • John Vander Woude

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 90 • No: 14

Senate vote • 3/17/2025

Senate Floor Vote

Yes: 29 • No: 6

House vote • 2/21/2025

House Floor Vote

Yes: 61 • No: 8

Actions Timeline

  1. Reported Signed by Governor on March 25, 2025 Session Law Chapter 166 Effective: 07/01/2025; 07/01/2025 IDAPA Sunset Clause - SECTION 2

    3/25/2025

  2. Delivered to Governor at 11:40 a.m. on March 19, 2025

    3/20/2025

  3. Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor

    3/19/2025Senate

  4. Signed by President; returned to House

    3/18/2025Senate

  5. Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker

    3/18/2025Senate

  6. Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate

    3/18/2025House

  7. Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling

    3/17/2025House

  8. Read third time in full – PASSED - 29-6-0

    3/17/2025Senate

  9. Read second time; filed for Third Reading

    3/10/2025Senate

  10. Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading

    3/7/2025Senate

  11. Introduced, read first time; referred to: Health & Welfare

    2/24/2025Senate

  12. Received from the House passed; filed for first reading

    2/24/2025Senate

  13. Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 61-8-1

    2/21/2025House

  14. U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day

    2/20/2025House

  15. Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

    2/19/2025House

  16. Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading

    2/18/2025House

  17. Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare

    2/11/2025House

  18. Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

    2/10/2025House

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