Office of Performance Evaluations – Idaho State Legislature

Recent Reports

State Oversight of Idaho's Health Information Exchange

The state created the Idaho Health Data Exchange as a nonprofit corporation without enough transparency and formal oversight.

Criminal Justice: Reentry

Limited capacity, unknown program effects, and insufficient metrics impede reentry success in Idaho.

Sustainability of Idaho's Direct Care Workforce

Idaho has a shortage of direct care workers that is worse than the national average because pay is capped by Medicaid rates.

K-12 Public Classified Employees

The state salary-based apportionment formula covers about 60 percent of wages for qualifying classified employees.

Medicaid Rate Setting

The state salary-based apportionment formula covers about 60 percent of wages for qualifying classified employees.

K-12 Public School Buildings

A statewide facility condition assessment of K-12 public school buildings is needed. The last assessment was done in 1993.

Volunteer Providers of Emergency Medical Services

Idaho faces EMS funding and staffing challenges that could affect patient care, especially in rural communities.

2016 recipient of the Outstanding Evaluation Award by the American Evaluation Association for the evaluation of ISEE and Schoolnet.

What We Do

Our mission is to promote confidence and accountability in state government through evaluation of programs and policies.

As a nonpartisan, independent office of the Legislature, we evaluate whether state government programs and agencies are operating efficiently and cost-effectively and are achieving intended results. We offer several products to help respond to legislators’ concerns.

Requesting an Evaluation

What's New?

View our most recent JLOC Meeting Agenda.
In March 2023, JLOC selected 3 topics for us to evaluate:
	Idaho Health Data Exchange
	Medicaid Hospital Rates
	Death Investigations