SB 1236
HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS -- Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the state contribution to state employees' health savings accounts.
2
06, 2022
2
06, 2022
SB 1328
HEALTH -- Amends existing law to clarify interactions that qualify as telehealth services sufficient to establish a prescriber-patient relationship. This legislation amends Chapter 57, the Idaho Telehealth Access Act, to expand the use of asynchronous technology in delivering healthcare services through telehealth. Currently, Idaho law permits the use of asynchronous “store-and-forward” technology, but this definition does not accurately reflect advances in technology that allow providers to treat certain lower-acuity conditions without a real-time audio or visual component. This legislation also amends Section 54-1733 to permit asynchronous prescribing of legend drugs.
2
06, 2022
HB 760
TELEHEALTH ACCESS ACT -- Adds to existing law to provide for mental and behavioral health care.
2
06, 2022
6
05, 2022
SB 1300
CONSUMER PROTECTION – Amends existing law to prohibit taking advantage of a disaster or an emergency by charging exorbitant or excessive prices for temporary health care services.
4
11, 2021
4
10, 2021
Spotlight on State: Idaho
This is part of a series of summaries that highlight notable legislation and initiatives in health policy and reform of all 50 states. Check back on The Source as we roll out additional states each week. See Idaho page. Idaho has stepped up its efforts to promote price transparency and control healthcare costs in recent legislative sessions. Signed into law in 2020, the Idaho Patient Act adds transparency to the medical billing process and protects consumers from unfair medical debt collection practices. The state legislature also made a notable effort but failed to pass [...]
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08, 2021
New on The Source: Downloadable Chart of Merger Review Legal Authority for All 50 States
Newly available on the Source: our health policy research team compiled a user-friendly, downloadable Excel spreadsheet of all provider merger review authority for all 50 states, now on the Market Consolidation interactive key issue page. The detailed chart provides clickable citations of all statutes, regulations, and state authority for mergers, acquisitions, conversions, or changes in ownership of healthcare providers. The comprehensive spreadsheet allows side-by-side comparisons of the level of legal authority for each state to receive notice of impending transactions, review those transactions, and approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove them. It is conveniently organized [...]
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07, 2021
SB 1050
INSURANCE – Adds to existing law to provide requirements for health benefit plans covering contraception
20
07, 2021
SB 1098
INSURANCE – Adds to existing law to provide requirements for health benefit plans and student health benefit plans that cover prescription contraception.