Idaho Bills

Adds to existing law to provide that a counselor or therapist practicing in Idaho shall not be required to counsel a client in support of goals, outcomes, or behaviors that conflict with the sincerely held religious, moral, or ethical principles of the counselor or therapist.

The legislation protects counselors in their fundamental rights of conscience by allowing them to decline to provide services in support of objectives which violate their sincerely held principles without fear of loss of licensure or civil or criminal action. It also provides for declaratory or injunctive relief.