Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Committee advances bill to move mental‑health fee rules into statute
Summary
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted to send House Bill 220 to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation. The measure transfers a dormant sliding‑scale fee schedule for mental‑health services from rule to statute, keeps a 5% income cap, and preserves a requirement that no one be denied services for inability to pay.
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee on Feb. 25 voted to send House Bill 220 to the Senate floor with a due‑pass recommendation. The bill moves a dormant sliding‑scale fee schedule for children’s and adults’ mental‑health services from administrative rule into statute, retains a 5% income cap, and preserves a requirement that no one be denied services for inability to pay.
The measure, presented by Jared Larson, legislative and regulatory affairs chief at the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, was described as budget neutral and intended to make implementation easier now that the state relies on a…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
