Overview
STATE BUDGET
Idaho operates on an annual budget cycle. The legislature adopts the budget in March and the fiscal year begins in July.
STATE LEGISLATURE
The Idaho statehouse has 35 senators and 70 representatives in the House of Representatives. Both senators and representatives are elected to two-year terms. The Legislature meets annually from January until mid-March, although sessions have been known to last into May. The Governor of Idaho may also call special sessions at any time. Bills do not carry over from year to year.
KEY RESOURCES
- Idaho State Legislature
- Idaho Office of the Attorney General
- Idaho Governor
- Information on Healthcare Policy in Idaho
2025 LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY
HB486 was introduced, and attempted to void noncompete agreements with exceptions for owners during course of sale of business or dissolution of business, or for high earning employees, but the bill ultimately died.
Idaho Laws
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Idaho Code Ann. § 39-1303b. Agreements for allocation of services between neighboring hospitals: Hospital Licenses and Inspection – Idaho
Introduced: Status: Enacted
Hospitals serving the same, or generally the same, geographical area may, by agreement or other arrangement to eliminate duplication, allocate as between themselves, in whole or in part, the provision of those services and facilities […]
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Idaho Code Ann. § 41-1846. Health care policies — Applicability — Requirement: The Insurance Contract – Idaho
Introduced: Status: Enacted
Governs requirements in health care policies.
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Idaho Code Ann. § 41-210. General powers, duties: The Department of Insurance – Idaho
Introduced: Status: Enacted
Sets forth the general powers and duties of the insurance director.
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Idaho Code Ann. § 41-213. Enforcement: The Department of Insurance – Idaho
Introduced: Status: Enacted
The director may institute such suits or other lawful proceedings as he may deem necessary for the enforcement of any provision of title 41 of the Idaho Code.
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Idaho Code Ann. § 41-2873. Best price–Most favored nations clause prohibited: Organization and Corporate Procedures of Stock and Mutual Insurers – Idaho
Introduced: Status: Enacted
No stock or mutual insurance company may require a health care provider to agree: to disclose his or hers contractual reimbursement rates from other payors or to a requirement that the provider adjust, or enter […]
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News & Articles
The Center for Connected Health Policy
November 4, 2020