TITLE 39

HEALTH AND SAFETY

CHAPTER 35

IDAHO CERTIFIED FAMILY HOMES

39-3503.  admission agreements. (1) At or before the time of admission, the care provider shall negotiate a written, signed, and dated admission agreement between the care provider and the resident or the resident representative, if applicable, specifying the dollar amount of monthly compensation to be paid by the resident to the care provider and the monthly date by which payment is due.

(2)  A dollar amount to be charged to the resident shall be negotiated in the admission agreement for monthly room and board, which includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner offered each day.

(3)  If any portion of funding for the resident’s care is from a private source, the admission agreement shall include a separately listed dollar amount for any monthly care charges for which the resident is responsible. The care provider shall prorate and, if applicable, refund care charges for any day the resident did not receive certified family home services during the month.

(4)  The care provider shall give the resident or resident representative, as appropriate, written notice in accordance with section 55-307, Idaho Code, before changing the terms of the admission agreement.

(5)  An admission agreement signed by both parties shall remain in effect until one (1) of the following conditions are met:

(a)  The admission agreement is properly terminated in accordance with Idaho landlord-tenant law; or

(b)  The care provider is no longer certified by the department.

(6)  The admission agreement shall include protections that address eviction and appeals comparable to those provided under Idaho landlord-tenant law and chapter 3, title 6, Idaho Code.

(7)  The admission agreement shall remain in force and effect, excluding the certified family home’s responsibility to provide meals and care, while the resident is temporarily transferred from the certified family home to another care setting on an emergency basis. Provided, as long as the admission agreement remains in effect, the care provider shall allow the resident to resume receiving services in the certified family home after the emergency condition has improved enough for the certified family home to provide services in accordance with section 39-3507, Idaho Code.

History:

[39-3503, added 2024, ch. 63, sec. 6, p. 314.]