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

Terms Used In Idaho Code 56-1707

  • Activation: means a declaration by the director of the department of health and welfare that health care facilities may operate under crisis standards of care as necessary when scarce resource limitations preclude operating under usual standards of care. See Idaho Code 56-1703
  • Crisis standards of care: means a substantial change in the usual health care operations and the level of care it is possible to deliver, justified by specific circumstances and formally declared by a state government in recognition that crisis operations will be in effect for a sustained period. See Idaho Code 56-1703
  • Department: means the Idaho department of health and welfare. See Idaho Code 56-1703
  • Director: means the director of the Idaho department of health and welfare. See Idaho Code 56-1703
  • facility: means a hospital, a nursing facility, or an intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities as defined in chapter 13, title 39, Idaho Code, or a residential care or assisted living facility as defined in chapter 33, title 39, Idaho Code. See Idaho Code 56-1703
  • President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
(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.