(1) Upon the recommendation of the head of a facility providing services to a respondent committed to the custody of the director under section 66-406, Idaho Code, the director or his designee may redetermine the least restrictive available facility for any such respondent.
(2)  Notice of any change in disposition shall be filed with the committing court, the respondent’s attorney and either the respondent’s spouse, guardian, adult next of kin or friend, if any.
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Terms Used In Idaho Code 66-407

  • Adult: means an individual eighteen (18) years of age or older. See Idaho Code 66-402
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Director: means the director of the department of health and welfare. See Idaho Code 66-402
  • Facility: means the southwest Idaho treatment center, a nursing facility, an intermediate care facility, an intermediate care facility for people with intellectual disabilities, a licensed residential or assisted living facility, a group foster home, other organizations licensed to provide twenty-four (24) hour care, treatment and training to the developmentally disabled, a mental health center, or an adult and child development center. See Idaho Code 66-402
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Respondent: means the individual subject to judicial proceedings authorized by the provisions of this chapter. See Idaho Code 66-402
(3)  The respondent may appeal any change in disposition to a more restrictive level of care to the committing court or the court of the county in which such respondent is found within thirty (30) days of notice of the change in disposition. The court shall consider the treatment and need for protection of the respondent and may affirm or modify the change in disposition.