The Idaho department of health and welfare is hereby designated as the state substance abuse authority.
(1) The department shall establish a comprehensive and coordinated program for the treatment of alcoholics, intoxicated persons and drug addicts.
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Terms Used In Idaho Code 39-304

  • Approved public treatment facility: means a treatment agency operating under the provisions of this chapter through a contract with the department of health and welfare pursuant to section 39-304(7), Idaho Code, and meeting the standards prescribed in section 39-305(1), Idaho Code, and approved pursuant to section 39-305(3), Idaho Code, and rules promulgated by the board of health and welfare pursuant to this chapter. See Idaho Code 39-302
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Department: means the Idaho department of health and welfare. See Idaho Code 39-302
  • Director: means the director of the Idaho department of health and welfare. See Idaho Code 39-302
  • 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
  • Substance abuse: means the misuse or excessive use of alcohol or other drugs or substances. See Idaho Code 39-302
  • Treatment: means the broad range of emergency, outpatient, intensive outpatient, and inpatient services and care, including diagnostic evaluation, medical, psychiatric, psychological, and social service care, vocational rehabilitation and career counseling, which may be extended to alcoholics and intoxicated persons and/or drug addicts. See Idaho Code 39-302
(2)  The program shall include:
(a)  Emergency detoxification treatment and medical treatment directly related thereto provided by a facility affiliated with or part of the medical service of a general hospital;
(b)  Inpatient treatment;
(c)  Intensive outpatient treatment;
(d)  Outpatient treatment;
(e)  Community detoxification provided by an approved facility; and
(f)  Recovery support services.
(3)  The department shall provide for adequate and appropriate treatment for persons admitted pursuant to section 39-307, Idaho Code. Treatment shall not be provided at a correctional institution except for inmates.
(4)  The department shall maintain, supervise, and control all facilities operated by it. The administrator of each such facility shall make an annual report of its activities to the director in the form and manner the director specifies.
(5)  All appropriate public and private resources shall be coordinated with and utilized in the program whenever possible.
(6)  The department shall prepare, publish and distribute annually a list of all approved public and private treatment facilities.
(7)  The department may contract for the use of any facility as an approved public treatment facility if the director considers this to be an effective and economical course to follow.
(8)  The program shall include an individualized treatment plan prepared and maintained for each client.