Title 56 — PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE
23 chapters · 230 sections in this title.
Idaho Code § 56-235B discharge planning — authorization to discharge
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56-235B. discharge planning — authorization to discharge. The director may discharge a resident of the southwest Idaho treatment center on such terms and conditions as the director may determine whenever an admission-discharge committee determines there is an available community …
Idaho Code § 56-235C notice of discharge — request for hearing
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56-235C. notice of discharge — request for hearing. (1) Before a discharge plan is implemented, the resident and the resident’s spouse, guardian, adult next of kin or friend, if any, shall be given an opportunity to participate in the development and review of the admission-disch…
Idaho Code § 56-235D appeals
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56-235D. appeals. If a former resident feels aggrieved by a decision of the director rendered pursuant to a hearing as provided in section 56-235C, Idaho Code, appeal may be taken to the committing court or the court of the county in which such former resident is present. Appeal …
Idaho Code § 56-238 Definitions
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56-238. Definitions. As used in this section and section 56-239, Idaho Code: (1) "CHIP Plan A" means the existing Idaho children’s health insurance program for children eligible under federal title XXI whose families’ modified adjusted gross incomes do not exceed one hundred fift…
Idaho Code § 56-239 CHIP Plan B
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56-239. CHIP Plan B. (1) There is hereby created in the department a CHIP Plan B that shall be made available by the department to eligible children, as defined in section 56-238, Idaho Code, whose family’s modified adjusted gross income is between one hundred fifty percent (150%…
Idaho Code § 56-250 Short title
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56-250. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Idaho Medicaid Simplification Act."
Idaho Code § 56-251 Legislative intent
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56-251. Legislative intent. (1) The legislature finds that the current federal medicaid law and regulations have not kept pace with modern health care management practices, create obstacles to quality care and impose unnecessary costs on the delivery of effective and efficient he…
Idaho Code § 56-254 Eligibility for medical assistance
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56-254. Eligibility for medical assistance. The department shall make payments for medical assistance to, or on behalf of, the following persons eligible for medical assistance. (1) The benchmark plan for low-income children and working-age adults with no special health needs inc…
Idaho Code § 56-255 Medical assistance program — Services to be provided
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56-255. Medical assistance program — Services to be provided. (1) The department may make payments for the following services furnished by providers to participants who are determined to be eligible on the dates on which the services were provided. Any service under this section …
Idaho Code § 56-256 Preventive health assistance
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56-256. Preventive health assistance. (1) The department of health and welfare may establish preventive health assistance benefits available to a medicaid participant in order to provide incentives to promote healthy behavior and responsible use of health care services. (2) Preve…
Idaho Code § 56-257 Copayments
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56-257. Copayments. (1) Within the limits of federal medicaid law and regulations, the department of health and welfare shall establish enforceable cost sharing in order to increase the awareness and responsibility of medicaid participants for the cost of their health care and to…
Idaho Code § 56-260 short title
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56-260. short title. Sections 56-260 through 56-266, Idaho Code, shall be known and may be cited as the "Medicaid Cost Containment and Health Care Improvement Act."
Idaho Code § 56-261 Legislative Findings and Intent
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56-261. Legislative Findings and Intent. (1) The legislature finds that the current health care delivery system of payment to medicaid health care providers on a fee for service basis does not provide the appropriate incentives and can be improved by incorporating managed care to…
Idaho Code § 56-263 medicaid managed care plan
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56-263. medicaid managed care plan. (1) The department shall seek approval as soon as practicable but no later than July 1, 2027, from the centers for medicare and medicaid services for directed payments to qualifying entities participating in the Idaho behavioral health plan or …
Idaho Code § 56-265 provider payment
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56-265. provider payment. (1) Where there is an equivalent, the payment to medicaid providers: (a) May be up to but shall not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the current medicare rate for primary care procedure codes as defined by the centers for medicare and medicaid servic…
Idaho Code § 56-266 authorization to obtain federal approval
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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.
Idaho Code § 56-267 MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY EXPANSION
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56-267. MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY EXPANSION. (1) Notwithstanding any provision of law or federal waiver to the contrary, the state shall amend its state plan to expand medicaid eligibility to include those persons under sixty-five (65) years of age whose modified adjusted gross income…
Idaho Code § 56-268 SUPPLEMENTAL MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT FOR ground emergency medical TRANSPORTATION
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56-268. SUPPLEMENTAL MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT FOR ground emergency medical TRANSPORTATION. (1) An eligible provider, as described in subsection (2) of this section, in addition to the rate of payment that the provider would otherwise receive for medicaid ground emergency medical tr…
Idaho Code § 56-269 changes in eligibility criteria to be provided in statute
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56-269. changes in eligibility criteria to be provided in statute. Effective July 1, 2025, any change that would expand eligibility criteria for a public assistance program, or that would expand the benefit provided by a public assistance program, must be provided in statute and …
Idaho Code § 56-270 State plan amendment — postpartum medicaid coverage
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56-270. State plan amendment — postpartum medicaid coverage. (1) The state shall amend its state plan to extend medicaid eligibility for twelve (12) months postpartum to individuals who, while pregnant, are eligible for and receive medicaid, in accordance with section 9812 of the…
Idaho Code § 56-271 MEDICAID BUDGET STABILIZATION FUND
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56-271. MEDICAID BUDGET STABILIZATION FUND. There is hereby created in the state treasury the medicaid budget stabilization fund. By the close of fiscal year 2025 or as soon thereafter as practicable, a total of twelve million dollars ($12,000,000) of all unobligated general fund…
Idaho Code § 56-273 Prohibition on reimbursement and coverage
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56-273. Prohibition on reimbursement and coverage. (1) Pursuant to chapter 89, title 18, Idaho Code, the Idaho medicaid program shall not reimburse or provide coverage for any surgical operation or medical intervention described in section 18-1506C(3), Idaho Code, for purposes of…
Idaho Code § 56-274 medicaid legislative review panel
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56-274. medicaid legislative review panel. (1) A medicaid legislative review panel is hereby established. (2) The cochairs of the panel shall be the chair of the house health and welfare committee and the chair of the senate health and welfare committee. Additional members shall …
Idaho Code § 56-275 waiver to enhance nutrition in the supplemental nutrition assistance program
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56-275. waiver to enhance nutrition in the supplemental nutrition assistance program. (1) For the purposes of this section: (a) "Candy" means a preparation of sugar, honey, or other natural or artificial sweeteners in combination with chocolate, fruits, nuts, or other ingredients…