Terms Used In Idaho Code 66-325

  • Facility: means any public or private hospital, state hospital, institution, mental health center, or other organization designated in accordance with rules adopted by the board of health and welfare as equipped to initially hold, evaluate, rehabilitate, or provide care or treatment, or both, for the mentally ill. See Idaho Code 66-317
  • Mentally ill: means a condition resulting in a substantial disorder of thought, mood, perception, or orientation that grossly impairs judgment, behavior, or capacity to recognize and adapt to reality and requires care and treatment at a facility or through outpatient treatment. See Idaho Code 66-317
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person;
Idaho Code 73-114
For purposes of this chapter, the terms "residence," "residing," or "resides" shall refer to the place where the mentally ill person lives. None of the time spent in any facility shall be regarded as contributing toward, or acquiring, residence for any purpose.