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Idaho Crisis Standards of Care Plan

Idaho Crisis Standards of Care Plan (2020, signed and posted October 2020)

Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (Director; State of Idaho Disaster Medical Advisory Committee) · Idaho (Sector regulator)

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Jurisdiction
Idaho
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
IDAPA 16.02.09 (Crisis Standards of Care for Healthcare Entities); Idaho Code tit. 56, ch. 10
Issued
2020-10-27 Oct. 27, 2020
Effective
Framework; activated Sept. 7, 2021 (Panhandle, North Central) and Sept. 16, 2021 (statewide) (read as 2021-09-07)
End
Deactivated in stages Nov. 22 and Dec. 20, 2021 (secondary) (read as 2021-12-20)
In force
Sept. 7, 2021 to Dec. 20, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Health care orders
Addressees
  • hospitals and health care entities
  • EMS
  • long-term care facilities
Functions reached
  • SX elective and non-emergency care deferred on activation
  • IP surge capacity; conversion of spaces
  • ED triage
Collection
Idaho ID

Operative words

The Idaho CSC Plan will be activated during disaster situations in which usual standards of care are not [possible]... The indicators listed in Table 2 may be used by the DHW Director and other state policy makers to determine [activation]... in consultation with the Governor's Office, IDHWOC, SIDMAC, the Idaho Office of Emergency Management... One or more hospitals on diversion or damaged.... Staff extension (deferrals)... (classrooms, etc.) used.

Enforcement

Administrative rule (IDAPA 16.02.09) governing liability and standards during activation

Notes

Framework instrument; the Q3 2021 activations are documented in Ex. ID-064 (Sept. 7, 2021) and, for the statewide expansion of Sept. 16, 2021, by IDHW's crisis-standards page and Idaho Reports (secondary). Text layer read (89,926 characters; excerpts).

Retrieval note

Internal signature dates June 29, 2020; posted Oct. 2020.