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Committee orders Department of Health and Welfare to report rules that cite 56.202
Summary
The joint committee approved language requiring the Department of Health and Welfare to identify every rule that cites Idaho Code 56.202, explain the statutory basis, and propose alternatives or repeal when justification is lacking; members discussed scope and whether the change limits director rulemaking authority.
The joint Senate Finance and House Appropriations committees approved language requiring the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare to submit a report by the end of the calendar year that identifies each rule section that cites Idaho Code 56.202, explains how each rule fulfills that code section, and, if justification is lacking, either provides alternative statutory authority or proposes repeal.
Alex Williamson, budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services…
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