Terms Used In Idaho Code > Title 39 > Chapter 3 - Alcoholism and Intoxication Treatment Act

• Alcoholic: means a person who has the disease of alcoholism, which is characterized by behaviors that include one (1) or more of the following: impaired control over alcohol use, compulsive use, continued use despite harm, and craving. See Idaho Code 39-302
• alcoholism: means a primary, chronic, neurobiological disease with genetic, psychosocial and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations. See Idaho Code 39-302
• Approved private treatment facility: means a private agency meeting the standards prescribed in section 39-305(1), Idaho Code, and approved under the provisions of section 39-305(3), Idaho Code, and rules promulgated by the board of health and welfare pursuant to this chapter. See Idaho Code 39-302
• Approved public treatment facility: means a treatment agency operating under the provisions of this chapter through a contract with the department of health and welfare pursuant to section 39-304(7), Idaho Code, and meeting the standards prescribed in section 39-305(1), Idaho Code, and approved pursuant to section 39-305(3), Idaho Code, and rules promulgated by the board of health and welfare pursuant to this chapter. See Idaho Code 39-302
• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Department: means the Idaho department of health and welfare. See Idaho Code 39-302
• Director: means the director of the Idaho department of health and welfare. See Idaho Code 39-302
• Drug addict: means a person who has the disease of addiction, which is characterized by behaviors that include one (1) or more of the following: impaired control over drug use, compulsive use, continued use despite harm, and craving. See Idaho Code 39-302
• 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.
• Incapacitated by alcohol or drugs: means that a person, as a result of the use of alcohol or drugs, is unconscious or has his judgment otherwise so impaired that he is incapable of realizing and making a rational decision with respect to his need for treatment. See Idaho Code 39-302
• Incompetent person: means a person who has been adjudged incompetent by an appropriate court within this state. See Idaho Code 39-302
• person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person;