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Committee advances bill extending review intervals for some children placed in residential care
Summary
The House Health and Welfare Committee sent Senate Bill 1035 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation. The bill alters review timing for children placed in residential facilities after being identified as requiring specific, specialized care.
The Idaho House Health and Welfare Committee voted to send Senate Bill 1035 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation.
Representative Bridal Raybould, sponsor of the measure and a member from District 34, told the committee the bill alters review intervals for children placed in certain residential facilities. “Once a child has been identified as needing that specific type of care in a residential facility that their review cycle goes from 2 weeks to 90 days,” Representative Raybould said, and added the director is instructed “to remove them to a potentially less restrictive setting when their condition allows them to do so.”
The bill follows last year’s legislation that required two-week reviews for children placed in short-term rentals for extended periods. Raybould said feedback from implementation showed some children belong in other residential settings for specific clinical reasons and that SB 1035 adds “some additional nuance” to account for those cases.
There was no extended debate recorded. A motion to send Senate Bill 1035 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation was made and approved by voice vote; the chair recorded an aye and the motion passed.
The bill now moves to the full House for further consideration.
