Committee advances consolidated licensing rules for developmental-disability providers
The Health and Welfare committee approved a consolidated rewrite of licensing rules for developmental-disability and residential habilitation agencies, aiming to remove redundant standards and streamline requirements under Idaho's Developmental Disability Services and Facilities Act.
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Jared Larson, chief of staff at the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, told the Health and Welfare Committee that the department submitted a consolidated rewrite of rules governing developmental-disability agencies and residential habilitation providers. "This chapter represents a comprehensive rewrite and consolidation of the rules governing the licensing of residential habilitation agencies and developmental disabilities agencies," Larson said, explaining the consolidation aligns similar provider types under the same statutory authority.
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