Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of
Rule 16.02.10 - IDAHO REPORTABLE DISEASES
Section 16.02.10.000 - LEGAL AUTHORITY
Sections 39-605, 39-1003, 39-1603, and 56-1005, Idaho Code, grant authority to the Board of Health and Welfare to adopt rules protecting the health of the people of Idaho. Section 39-906, Idaho Code, provides for the Director to administer rules adopted by the Board of Health and Welfare. Section 39-4505(2), Idaho Code, gives the Director authority to promulgate rules regarding the identification of blood-or body fluid-transmitted viruses or diseases. Section 56-1003, Idaho Code, gives the Director the authority to adopt rules protecting the health of the people of Idaho and to recommend rules to the Board of Health and Welfare. Section 54-1119, Idaho Code, authorizes the Director to promulgate rules regarding the handling of dead human bodies as needed to preserve and protect the public health.
Effective March 17, 2022