39-2405 RULES, REGULATIONS, AND ENFORCEMENT. - Idaho Statutes

TITLE 39

HEALTH AND SAFETY

CHAPTER 24

HOME HEALTH AGENCIES

39-2405. Rules, regulations, and enforcement. The board of health and welfare, with the advice of the advisory board of home health providers, shall have the authority to adopt, amend, and enforce such rules, regulations and standards with respect to all home health agencies to be licensed under the provision of this chapter as are designed to further the accomplishment of the purposes of this chapter in promoting safe and adequate treatment of individuals by home health agencies in the interest of public health, safety and welfare.

Provided that nothing in this chapter or the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto shall be construed as authorizing the supervision, regulation, or control of the remedial care or treatment of residents or patients in any home, facility or agency, conducted for those who rely upon treatment by prayer or spiritual means in accordance with the creed or tenets of any well-recognized church or religious denomination.