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S10222025 Regular Session

Amends and adds to existing law to clarify the medical rights of Idahoans.

HEALTH -- Amends and adds to existing law to clarify the medical rights of Idahoans.

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This legislation creates a revised section to Idaho Code, Chapter 90, Title 39, relating to Health Rights. The revised section is to be known as § 39-9004. This section establishes health rights under the law for medical patients, their family members, and legal guardians. This legislation will help ensure fairness of treatment, enhance patient awareness of medical treatment options, and install patient safeguards with respect to requirements for informed consent and the use of experimental drugs. This legislation will place necessary and expected restrictions on state and local government as to governmental authority with respect to the advertising of certain types of medicines or vaccines and the imposition of personal restrictions on Idahoans relating to widespread medical situations.

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This legislation should have a minimal effect on the State's General Fund and dedicated funds, as it does not increase or decrease revenues. The only quantifiable costs associated with this legislation would be related to those generated by printing and disseminating the resulting changes to Idaho Code. The State may realize an increase in costs driven by enforcement of the changes to Idaho Code, but these costs are strictly potential in nature and cannot be quantified because of the predictive nature of any attempt to do so.

Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs