Idaho § 56-1705 PATIENT AND RESIDENT RIGHTS UNDER CRISIS STANDARDS OF CARE

Idaho Statutes

§ 56-1705 — PATIENT AND RESIDENT RIGHTS UNDER CRISIS STANDARDS OF CARE

Idaho § 56-1705

Title 56PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE

Ch. 17CRISIS STANDARDS OF CARE ACT

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Idaho Code § 56-1705 (2026).

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During any period of time in which crisis standards of care are activated:

(1)All existing and applicable state and federal patient and resident rights shall be applied. These rights include but are not limited to adherence to a patient’s or resident’s advance directives and access to patient or resident advocates and decision-makers. No patient or resident shall be denied life-sustaining nutrition and hydration, except when expressly authorized by the patient or resident or the patient’s or resident’s legal representative for health care decisions; and

(2)A patient or resident in a facility has the right to visitation from essential caregivers while receiving assistance or health care services at a facility, even if other visitors are being excluded by the facility. However, the essenti

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During any period of time in which crisis standards of care are activated:
(1) All existing and applicable state and federal patient and resident rights shall be applied. These rights include but are not limited to adherence to a patient’s or resident’s advance directives and access to patient or resident advocates and decision-makers. No patient or resident shall be denied life-sustaining nutrition and hydration, except when expressly authorized by the patient or resident or the patient’s or resident’s legal representative for health care decisions; and
(2) A patient or resident in a facility has the right to visitation from essential caregivers while receiving assistance or health care services at a facility, even if other visitors are being excluded by the facility. However, the essential caregiver must follow safety and other protocols imposed by the facility, and a facility may place reasonable restrictions as to where and when the essential caregiver may visit. For purposes of this subsection, a restriction is reasonable if the restriction:
(a) Is necessary to prevent the disruption of assistance or health care services to the patient or resident; and
(b) Does not interfere with the patient’s or resident’s general right to visitation by an essential caregiver.