Idaho Bills

Amends existing law to define “licensed bachelor social worker” and to update terminology accordingly.

Amends existing law to remove obsolete language, to update the list of formulary drugs that midwives are authorized to use, and to clarify the requirements regarding practice data required for license renewal.

Amends existing law to remove provisions regarding a chiropractic peer review committee.

The Idaho Board of Chiropractic Physicians is proposing legislation to remove the Board's obligation to provide a peer review process intended to review the appropriateness, quality, utilization and costs of chiropractic services. The Board has determined that this process is unnecessary and wishes to eliminate this regulation.

Amends, adds to, and repeals existing law to revise and modernize the Pharmacy Practice Act, including by providing for a multistate pharmacy license.

Amends existing law to update terminology regarding employee withholding allowances and withholding allowance certificates.

Amends existing law to revise definitions and terminology.

Amends existing law to clarify resident eligibility for the child tax credit.

Amends existing law to provide a requirement regarding annexation of certain agricultural land.

Thislegislationpreventslandactivelydevotedtoagriculturefrombeingannexedwithouttheexpresswritten permission of the owner.

Amends existing law to revise the definition of “utility type vehicle.”

Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Administration for the Division of Public Works from the Permanent Building Fund for fiscal year 2019.

ThisisanFY2019supplementalappropriationbillfortheDepartmentofAdministration'sDivisionofPublic Works for the Permanent Building Fund. It provides direction on the repurposing of an appropriation within the Permanent Building Fund.

Amends existing law to revise and update references to the terminology used in the Internal Revenue Code regarding dependent deductions.

The Idaho grocery credit statute, Idaho Code section 63-3024A, contains the term "exemption," which is obsolete. The2018taxreformeliminatedpersonalexemptions. ThisbilleditsIdahoCodesection63-3024A toremovetheterm"exemptions"andtomakesurethatanyreferencetothefederaltaxcodewillnotinterfere with the Idaho grocery tax credit.

Appropriates and transfers $140,200 from the General Fund to the Pest Control Deficiency Fund for fiscal year 2019.

Amends existing law to provide for substance use disorders service providers and substance use disorder assessments.

This is one of a series of bills the Supreme Court has recommended in its annual report to the Governor concerning defects or omissions in the laws, as required by article V, section 25 of the Idaho Constitution. Persons convicted of driving under the influence are currently required, by I.C. § 18-8005(11), to obtain an alcohol evaluation by an alcohol evaluation facility. The term "alcohol evaluation facility" is no longer relevant, and changing this term to "substance use disorders service provider" will align the statute with statewide practice and established standards. Similarly, "substance abuse" is now commonly referred to as a "substance use disorder," and this bill also recommends updating this terminology in I.C. § 18-8005(11).

Amends existing law to revise the definition of “aggravated offense” and to revise a provision regarding applicability.

Relates to the appropriation to the Medical Boards for fiscal year 2019.

Relates to the appropriation to the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired for fiscal year 2019.

Amends existing law to revise the definition of “serious emotional disturbance” regarding children's mental health services.

Amends existing law to revise a date by which certain contracts and contracting authority shall transition to the Idaho State Department of Agriculture.

food manufacturers falls within the jurisdiction of the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA), under the authority of the Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA). The FDA may contract a number of these inspections out to the State of Idaho. Currently, they are contracted with the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. Legislation was passed in 2018 to transition this authority from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare to the Idaho State Department of Agriculture. This legislation would extend the timeframe for that transition to be completed by September 29, 2021.

Amends existing law to provide that labor negotiation fact finders and others shall meet in open session when meeting with both parties to the negotiation at the same time, and to repeal the sunset date on negotiations in open session.

Relates to the appropriation to the Medical Boards for fiscal year 2020.

This is the FY 2020 original appropriation bill for the Medical Boards. It appropriates a total of $6,809,500 andcapsthenumberofauthorizedfull-timeequivalentpositionsat51.20. Forbenefitcosts,thebillmaintains the current appropriated amount for health insurance at $11,650 per eligible FTP; provides a 5.5% increase for the employer's share of PERSI contributions; and temporarily reduces the rate agencies pay the Division of Human Resources for its services. Inflationary adjustments include $7,700 for increased credit card processingfeesandofficeleasecosts. Fundingforreplacementitemsincludes$95,000forsoftwarelicenses, office furniture, computers, and phones. For statewide cost allocation, $6,100 is provided. The bill also provides funding for the equivalent of a 3% change in employee compensation for permanent employees, with a minimum increase of $550 for each employee and the remaining amount to be distributed based on merit. The bill funds ten line items. For the Board of Medicine: 1.00 FTP and $62,400 for a management assistant and $41,500 for additional board resources. For the Board of Nursing: $5,500 for six cell phones; 1.00 FTP and $49,200 for an administrative assistant; and $3,300 for Microsoft Office 365. For the Board of Pharmacy: $19,600 for licensing system maintenance and $4,800 for Microsoft Office 365. For the Governor's Technology Initiatives across the five agencies, the bill includes $4,300 for network equipment replacement,$25,200formobiledevicesecurity,and$41,100forOfficeofInformationTechnologyServices billings.