Idaho Code 56-1704 – Duties of the Director
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The director shall have the power and duty to:
(1) Declare that crisis standards of care are activated in a region or statewide if conditions warrant a declaration; and
Terms Used In Idaho Code 56-1704
- Crisis standards of care: means a substantial change in the usual health care operations and the level of care it is possible to deliver, justified by specific circumstances and formally declared by a state government in recognition that crisis operations will be in effect for a sustained period. See Idaho Code 56-1703
- Declaration: means the issuance by the director of the department of health and welfare of a declaration or documentation that crisis standards of care have been activated in a particular region or statewide. See Idaho Code 56-1703
- Director: means the director of the Idaho department of health and welfare. See Idaho Code 56-1703
(2) Promulgate rules that are necessary to carry out the policies and purposes of this chapter.