2014 Idaho Statutes
Title 66 - STATE CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 3 - HOSPITALIZATION OF MENTALLY ILL
Section 66-327 - RESPONSIBILITY FOR COSTS OF COMMITMENT AND CARE OF PATIENTS.
(b) An order of commitment pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be sufficient to require the release of all pertinent information related to the committed person, to the court and obligated county, within the restrictions of all applicable federal and state laws.
(c) The department of health and welfare shall assume responsibility for costs after the involuntary patient is committed to the custody of the state of Idaho, beginning on the day after the director receives notice that a person has been committed into the custody of the department, until the involuntary patient is discharged and after all personal, family and third party resources are considered in accordance with section 66-354, Idaho Code. The counties shall be responsible for mental health costs as defined in subsection (a) of this section if the individual is not transported within twenty-four (24) hours of receiving written notice of admission availability to a state facility. For purposes of this section, "costs" shall include routine board, room and support services rendered at a facility of the department of health and welfare; routine physical, medical, psychological and psychiatric examination and testing; group and individual therapy, psychiatric treatment, medication and medical care which can be provided at a facility of the department of health and welfare. The term " costs" shall not include neurological evaluation, CAT scan, surgery, medical treatment, any other item or service not provided at a facility of the department of health and welfare, or witness fees and expenses for court appearances. For the purposes of this section, the notice to the department may be faxed or mailed.
History:
[66-327, added 1981, ch. 114, sec. 16, p. 181; am. 2000, ch. 161, sec. 1, p. 409; am. 2012, ch. 203, sec. 1, p. 543.]
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