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Rep. Marco Erickson introduces cleanup RS removing outdated rules, simplifying fee determinations
Summary
RS 32232 would remove seldom‑used sliding fee scale rules, transfer certain certification requirements for peer and family support partners to contract language, and streamline designated examiner rules; the committee voted to introduce the RS for a full hearing.
Representative Marco Erickson (R., District 33) presented RS 32232 as a cleanup measure to remove outdated administrative rules and ease administrative burdens on providers and state contractors. Erickson said sliding fee scales required by earlier rulemaking have become rare under modern insurance arrangements and that the technical, IDAPA‑based fee‑determination processes complicate transitions to new management vendors.
The bill would strike the sliding fee scale and retain a 5 percent maximum patient out‑of‑pocket cap for relevant charges, Erickson said. It would also remove rule language about certification of peer support providers and family support partners where those requirements are already specified in contracts, leaving certification and oversight to contractual provisions rather than duplicated state rule sections. A final change cited by the sponsor would adjust rules for "designated examiners" who manage certain court or administrative hearings.
Representative Kaler moved to introduce RS 32232 and the committee approved the introduction by voice vote. Representative Erickson acknowledged he could provide additional detail about cross‑references to Idaho code (he cited section 39‑3140 and struck section references) and told members he would provide the exact rule citations and technical fixes at the hearing.
Representative Kaler and Representative Keller asked for clarification about juvenile parent payment provisions and whether striking the sliding fee scale would remove any protections tied to other Medicaid or contractual authorities; Erickson said he would follow up offline and provide the specific rule citations at the bill hearing.
The RS was introduced to permit full committee review; technical questions about statutory cross‑references and the interplay with Medicaid and Magellan‑type plans remain to be addressed at the formal hearing.
