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Idaho Code § 31-3404 (2026)

Application for nonmedical indigent assistance. 

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Application for nonmedical indigent assistance. 

(1) Any person or their authorized representative desiring nonmedical assistance from any county in this state shall, before such aid can be given, make a written application to the clerk of the board of county commissioners or his designee where such applicant resides. An application shall be provided to any individual requesting assistance.

(2)  An application for nonmedical assistance shall be on a form provided by the county to which application is being made. This application and information release shall be completed and signed by the applicant, or his authorized representative, setting forth and describing all household resources and sworn to before a county officer authorized by the laws of this state to administer oaths, and filed with the clerk of the board. Failure to comply shall result in denial.
(3)  Except as provided in section 31-3410, Idaho Code, within ten (10) working days of the date of application, an interview shall be required with the clerk of the board or his designee. Evidence of need, indigency and residence shall be supplied by the applicant or authorized representative. If the applicant or authorized representative fails to make an appointment, appear at an interview or fails to supply such documentation, the application shall be denied. Any adult household member may be required to appear for an interview, sign a general information release and complete an application. Failure to comply shall result in denial of the requested assistance.
(4)  Applicants and all household members who are not fully employed and are capable of employment, shall be required to file an application with the department of employment, use their best efforts to seek employment, and to provide verification of such efforts to the county. The applicant and all other household members may be required to submit a medical statement certifying any inability to work. Individuals voluntarily removing themselves from the work force may be denied assistance.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 23 cases, 1974–1997 · leading case: Carpenter v. Twin Falls Cnty., 691 P.2d 1190 (Idaho 1984).
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Carpenter v. Twin Falls Cnty., 691 P.2d 1190 (Idaho 1984). · cites it 38× “Carpenter that the application was incomplete and did not meet the requirements of I.C. § 31-3404. The letter suggested that additional data be supplied concerning the treatment involved and the dates and costs thereof.”
Univ. of Utah Hosp. v. Clerk of Minidoka Cnty., 760 P.2d 1 (Idaho 1988). · cites it 24× “"Given the two-fold purpose of the statutes here in question, it would be clearly inappropriate to hold that a claim against the responsible county for medical indigency benefits can be denied simply because the application submitted does not comply with the technical…”
East Shoshone Hosp. Dist. v. Nonini, 712 P.2d 638 (Idaho 1985). · cites it 19× “medical indigency acts and concluded that I.C. § 31-3404 obligates Shoshone County to pay for Jensen’s care.”
Intermountain Health Care, Inc. v. Bd. of Commissioners, 707 P.2d 1051 (Idaho 1985). · cites it 7× “2d 1174 (1985) that as used in I.C. § 31-3404, governing application for nonemergency aid to medical indigents, residency "requires physical presence coupled with an intent to remain, or an absence of intent to move elsewhere.”
Idaho Falls Consol. Hospitals, Inc. v. Bingham Cnty. Bd., 642 P.2d 553 (Idaho 1982). · cites it 4× “Under the Act an indigent person desiring aid from the county must make a written application to the clerk of the Board of County Commissioners of the county where the applicant resides, I.C. § 31-3404. The clerk of the Board of County Commissioners is then immediately to…”
IHC Hospitals, Inc. v. Bd. of Commissioners, 697 P.2d 1150 (Idaho 1985). · cites it 4× “I.C. § 31-3404. In turn, under I.C. § 31-3509, *1159 a hospital claiming reimbursement for the hospitalization of medically indigent persons must make "all reasonable efforts to determine liability for the account so incurred from any available insurance or other sources…”
Salinas v. Canyon Cnty., 786 P.2d 611 (Idaho Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 6× “Second, she contends that the real property which she and her husband own in Texas is not an available resource because it is protected by Texas homestead law.”
E. Idaho Reg'l Med. Ctr. v. Bd. of Commissioners, 833 P.2d 99 (Idaho 1992). · cites it 6× “” In the conclusions, the board recognized that I.C. § 31-3404 requires that an indigent person in need of medical attention must file a written application with the clerk of the board “not less than ten (10) days prior to admission to any health care facility or hospital”…”
Univ. of Utah Hosp. v. Ada Cnty., 729 P.2d 1086 (Idaho Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 6× “I.C. § 31-3404 requires that an applicant for indigent medical assistance file an application prior to receiving such aid.”
St. Benedict's Hosp. v. Cnty. of Twin Falls, 686 P.2d 88 (Idaho Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 2× “I.C. § 31-3404. No written application was placed in evidence before the magistrate.”
Powers v. Canyon Cnty., 703 P.2d 1342 (Idaho 1985). · cites it 2× “I.C. § 31-3404. The application must set forth and describe all the financial resources of the applicant and be signed under oath.”
IHC Hospitals, Inc. v. Bd. of Commissioners, 786 P.2d 600 (Idaho Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 6× “2d 1174 (1985) that as used in I.C. § 31-3404, governing application for non-emergency aid to medical indigents, residency “requires physical presence coupled with an intent to remain, or an absence of intent to move elsewhere.”
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