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Idaho’s new crisis hold statute takes effect October 1, 2024, and allows hospitals to temporarily detain “persons with a neurocognitive disorder who are in acute crisis due to an unidentified underlying medical condition [so…
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/ Administrative Law, Health
On June 27, 2024, the United States Supreme Court temporarily restored the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) exception to Idaho’s abortion ban. As a result, Idaho hospitals may perform abortions in EMTALA cases…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Health
By Kim Stanger Note: This health law update originally was published on April 9, 2024. It was updated April 26, 2024, to reflect additional information. Effective July 1, 2024, Idaho healthcare providers must obtain parental…
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/ Health, Privacy
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ended the EMTALA exception to Idaho’s total abortion ban, I.C. 18-622.
In 2022, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the state of Idaho, claiming that EMTALA preempted the total…
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/ Health
Idaho implemented a new law that gives people receiving in-person healthcare services the right to be visited by essential caregivers of their choosing under certain conditions. I.C. § 39-9802. The law, which became effective…
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/ Health, Insurance
Idaho’s new Virtual Care Access Act (the “Act”) amends Idaho’s existing law to make it easier to render telehealth in Idaho effective July 1, 2023. The requirements of the new Act are summarized below…
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/ Health, Insurance
The Idaho legislature has amended Idaho’s abortion laws. This health law update briefly summarizes key changes and updates our FAQs to address the new developments.
Total Abortion Ban. The Idaho legislature addressed some…
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/ Administrative Law, Health
The HIPAA privacy rules allow healthcare providers to disclose protected health information to the extent another state or federal law or regulation requires it:
A covered entity may use or disclose protected health…
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/ Family Law
As discussed in our November 28 client alert, the No Surprise Billing Rules (NSBR) require that convening providers contact co-providers and include co-provider fees in the convening provider’s good faith estimate to uninsured…
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/ Health, Insurance
For nearly three years, federal and state agencies have waived or relaxed regulatory requirements and expanded reimbursement for services due to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), but the signs indicate that the party…
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/ Health, Insurance
Since January 1, 2022, the No Surprise Billing Rules (NSBR) have required virtually all healthcare providers to give a good faith estimate of anticipated charges to uninsured (self-pay) patients.1 Unless the Department of Health…
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/ Health, Insurance
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) entered into a Voluntary Resolution Agreement (“Agreement”) with CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs (“CHI”) to ensure there are effective communication…
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/ Civil Rights, Health
HHS has issued helpful FAQs that answer common questions concerning the No Surprise Billing Rules and self-pay patients, available here. The FAQs confirm the following:
Providers and facilities are not required to provide a…
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/ Health, Insurance
Idaho has enacted limited changes to the Idaho Patient Act (IPA) that make it somewhat easier for healthcare providers and facilities to jump through the IPA hoops before pursuing collection actions against patients. A copy of…
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/ Health, Insurance
As part of Governor Little’s initiative to reduce nonessential regulations, Idaho licensing boards (including the Idaho Board of Medicine) have withdrawn their rules implementing the Idaho Telehealth Access Act for healthcare…
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/ Administrative Law, Health
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