TITLE 56

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE

CHAPTER 17

CRISIS STANDARDS OF CARE ACT

56-1707.  Department report — report by facilities. Upon activation of crisis standards of care:

(1)  The director shall within one (1) week of such activation, or as soon as feasible thereafter, make a formal written report to the governor, the president pro tempore of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate health and welfare committee, and the house of representatives health and welfare committee regarding the exact nature of any shortage driving the need for activation. The written report shall include a mitigation plan that addresses how the state can help support the health care facility in addressing resource shortages to limit the scope and duration of operating under crisis standards of care. If the governor has declared a disaster emergency pursuant to chapter 10, title 46, Idaho Code, due to the same or related conditions that necessitated the activation of crisis standards of care, then the director shall also include in the written report recommendations for the use of funds available in the disaster emergency account to mitigate the scarce resource limitations; and

(2)  Any health care facility operating under crisis standards of care shall provide a daily report to the department on conditions at the facility, including an assessment as to whether crisis standards of care remain necessary.

History:

[56-1707, added 2022, ch. 253, sec. 1, p. 831.]