Idaho Statutes Title 39. Health and Safety § 39-9802. Legislative findings and intent

(a) Idaho families have a constitutionally protected liberty interest in companionship and society with one another;

(b) The access of patients and residents in certain facilities to their family, friends, advocates, clergy, and advisers has been at times severely curtailed;

(c) Involuntary isolation has deleterious effects on a person's health and well-being, and such effects can be severe and even deadly for persons already in a frail state of health; and

(d) No person should be required to surrender the ability to associate simply because the person needs care.