Idaho Statutes Title 39. Health and Safety § 39-9803. Right to essential caregivers

(a) Is necessary to prevent the disruption of assistance or health care services to the patient or resident; and

(b) Does not interfere with the patient's or resident's general right to visitation by essential caregivers.

(a) Notify a patient, resident, or surrogate decision-maker of the right to:

(b) Explain to a patient, resident, or surrogate decision-maker that an essential caregiver may be any person and is not required to be a formal caregiver;

(c) Provide each patient, resident, or surrogate decision-maker an opportunity to designate essential caregivers;

(d) Provide each person with legal authority to designate essential caregivers the ability to restrict or remove any essential caregivers from any visitation list for the patient; and

(e) Accommodate a patient's, resident's, or surrogate decision-maker's request to have essential caregivers visit within the limits prescribed by this section. If the patient or resident is a minor or incapacitated, visitation requests must be approved by a person with legal authority to make decisions on behalf of the patient or resident, such as a parent, guardian, or conservator.