Care-facility inspections
How nursing homes and care facilities in Idaho are inspected, licensed, and held to account.
11 laws · 4 enforcement actions · 4 guides · 2 court decisions
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The laws 11
- Idaho Code 39-1301 & 39-1302, the "Streamlined Facilities Licensing and Inspection Act" — definitions (hospital, nursing facility/nursing home, intermediate care facility, home health agency, hospice house, CMS, department, government unit,… legislature.idaho.gov
- Idaho Code 39-1303 & 39-1304 — licensure of medicare/medicaid-certified hospitals, nursing facilities, and intermediate care facilities (CMS certification is the substantive licensing standard), and the department's authority to deny or rev… legislature.idaho.gov
- Idaho Code 39-1305 & 39-1306 — the department's authority to conduct facility inspections and investigations (including plan/construction review against the Facility Guidelines Institute standard), and the confidentiality/public-disclosure… legislature.idaho.gov
- Idaho Code 39-1307 & 39-1308 — criminal penalty (misdemeanor, up to 6 months jail and/or a $300 fine, each day a separate offense) for operating a hospital, nursing facility, or intermediate care facility without a license, and the departme… legislature.idaho.gov
- Idaho Code 39-1309 — a hospice house and its Medicare-certified hospice agency operator are exempt from separate Idaho licensure/certification so long as they maintain deemed status through a CMS-recognized accrediting organization (illustr… legislature.idaho.gov
- Idaho Code 39-3301 & 39-3302, the Idaho Residential Care or Assisted Living Act — legislative intent (a humane, safe, homelike living arrangement for adults needing help with activities of daily living, short of nursing-facility-level care)… legislature.idaho.gov
- Idaho Code 39-3305 & 39-3345 — the board/department's rulemaking authority over RALF licensing (initial application, renewal, inspection, and denial/revocation criteria and procedures) and the standalone statutory ground for the licensing a… legislature.idaho.gov
- Idaho Code 39-3352 — operating an unlicensed residential care or assisted living facility is prohibited; legislature.idaho.gov
- Idaho Code 39-3356 through 39-3358 — the RALF complaint-intake and unannounced-inspection process, the graduated enforcement process for deficiencies that do or do not immediately jeopardize resident health/safety, and the specified remedie… legislature.idaho.gov
- Idaho Code 39-3501, the Idaho Certified Family Homes chapter — legislative intent: a certified family home is a homelike alternative to congregate/institutional care for vulnerable adults (elderly, mentally ill, developmentally or physicall… legislature.idaho.gov
- Idaho Code 39-3521, 39-3522 & 39-3528 — issuance and annual renewal of a certified family home certificate (non-transferable, tied to an ongoing monthly certification fee), the department's authority to grant a time-limited provisional cert… legislature.idaho.gov
Know your rights 4
- Idaho Bureau of Facility Standards (State Survey Agency) — "Complaint Registration" consumer guide: why and how to file a complaint against a licensed/certified health care facility, what information the Bureau needs, and the Bureau's juris… publicdocuments.dhw.idaho.gov
- Idaho DHW "Skilled Nursing Provider Resources" — guidance for operating a nursing home facility in Idaho, including the Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program (NATCEP/CNA training) application process, required checklists/cur… healthandwelfare.idaho.gov
- Idaho DHW "Certification and Recertification" guidance for Certified Family Home providers — the multi-step initial certification process (Application Part A, application fee, mandatory New Provider Orientation), the annual recertification… healthandwelfare.idaho.gov
- Idaho DHW Bureau of Facility Standards "Facility Fire Safety & Construction" (FFS&C) program guidance — plan review/approval, on-site inspection, and periodic fire/life-safety survey process for state-licensed and/or federally certified hea… healthandwelfare.idaho.gov
Enforcement actions 2
- Idaho Office of the Attorney General press release (published 2023-01-17), "Attorney General's Office Secures Conviction in Medicaid Fraud Case" — Jeffrey Stoker, owner/operator of Canyon County Home Care, Inc. ag.idaho.gov
- Idaho Office of the Attorney General press release (published 2022-08-29), "Idaho Provider Sentenced to Jail for Defrauding State Medicaid Program" — Janna Lyn Miller, owner/operator of Inclusion, Inc. ag.idaho.gov
Orders & settlements 2
- IDAPA 16.03.22, "Residential Assisted Living Facilities" — the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare's current administrative rule implementing the Residential Care or Assisted Living Act (licensing criteria, resident assessment/negotiated… adminrules.idaho.gov
- IDAPA 16.03.19, "Certified Family Homes" — the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare's current administrative rule implementing the Certified Family Homes chapter (certification/recertification standards, provisional certification, inspect… adminrules.idaho.gov
Court decisions 2
- Grace at Twin Falls, LLC v. Jeppesen, 519 P.3d 1227, Idaho Supreme Court Docket No. 49067 (decided 2022-11-03) — appeal by a licensed Idaho residential/assisted-living-type facility operator against the Director of the Idaho Department of H… courtlistener.com
- Grace at Fairview Lakes, LLC v. IDHW, 172 Idaho 743, 536 P.3d 382, Idaho Supreme Court Docket No. courtlistener.com
Official notices 2
- Idaho Dept. of Health and Welfare, Residential Assisted Living Facilities Program — "Resident Rights" poster, the mandatory Idaho Code 39-3316/39-3316A resident-rights notice every licensed RALF must post/provide to residents publicdocuments.dhw.idaho.gov
- Idaho Bureau of Facility Standards / Facility Fire Safety & Construction program — "2025 Life Safety Code and Emergency Preparedness citations for Skilled Nursing" citation-frequency report (fiscal year 2025, full year, 80 active Idaho SNF/… publicdocuments.dhw.idaho.gov