Idaho Statutes Title 66. State Charitable Institutions § 66-1402. Authority

(1) The department of health and welfare shall have the power to establish, operate and maintain a secure treatment facility for persons with an intellectual or developmental disability who pose a substantial threat to the safety of others. These persons may also have co-occurring mental illness requiring diagnostic services and treatment in a secure facility. The facility shall be identifiably separate from other facilities managed by the department of health and welfare for persons with an intellectual or a developmental disability. The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish these purposes.

(2) The director of the department of health and welfare or the director's designee shall have the authority to make rules for the governance of the facility and program consistent with this chapter.

(3) When a person is the subject of a court order pursuant to section 66-1404, Idaho Code, for admission to a secure facility, the department may disposition the person to the facility or another appropriate placement.

(4) The department of health and welfare division of licensing and certification will develop a license and survey process for the facility.

(5) The provisions of chapter 4, title 66, Idaho Code, apply unless otherwise specified.