Idaho Code
Idaho Code § 31-3407 (2026)
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Obligated county.
The county obligated for payment of nonmedical assistance for eligible applicants shall be the county in which said applicant currently maintains a residence at the time of application.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 17
cases, 1974–1997 · leading case: Carpenter v. Twin Falls Cnty., 691 P.2d 1190 (Idaho 1984).
Carpenter v. Twin Falls Cnty., 691 P.2d 1190 (Idaho 1984). “Bonneville County was predicated upon the failure of the Hospital to obtain a certificate of indigency before pursuing a monetary claim against the Commissioners. The statutory procedure was thereafter amended so as to relieve the clerk from the obligation of passing upon the…”
IHC Hospitals, Inc. v. Bd. of Commissioners, 697 P.2d 1150 (Idaho 1985). “The credit manager of the hospital was candid in admitting that she had no expertise in the medical area, nor did she possess firsthand knowledge which would permit her to testify as to the necessity for the care given.”
Univ. of Utah Hosp. & Med. Ctr. v. Twin Falls Cnty., 842 P.2d 689 (Idaho 1992). “Idaho Code § 31-3407 allows health care providers compensation from a county for emergency services rendered prior to approval of an indigency application.”
East Shoshone Hosp. Dist. v. Nonini, 712 P.2d 638 (Idaho 1985). “The 1974 amendments also changed I.C. § 31-3407. In 1957, § 31-3407 had been amended to designate the county liable for the emergency services of a non-resident indigent.”
Idaho Falls Consol. Hospitals, Inc. v. Bingham Cnty. Bd., 642 P.2d 553 (Idaho 1982). “The Injured Indigent The law from 1887 on, and which in 1956 was I.C. § 31-3407, precluded the commissioners from allowing a claim where the certification had not been previously obtained.”
E. Idaho Reg'l Med. Ctr. v. Bd. of Commissioners, 833 P.2d 99 (Idaho 1992). “§ 31-3407, Supported By Substantial And Competent Evidence? Idaho Code § 31-3407 states that “[sjervices rendered in an emergency are defined as those reasonably necessary to alleviate illness or injury which if untreated is likely to cause death or serious disability.”
Shobe v. Ada Cnty. Bd. of Com'rs, 944 P.2d 715 (Idaho 1997). “They resided at B & B in Idaho County. Both parties cite I.”
Powers v. Canyon Cnty., 703 P.2d 1342 (Idaho 1985). “) I.C. § 31-3407. The board must then consider the application with the findings and apply the statutory eligibility standard to determine if the person is “indigent” and entitled to benefits.”
Univ. of Utah Med. Ctr. v. Bonneville Cnty., 529 P.2d 1304 (Idaho 1974). “The County Commissioners are authorized by I.C. § 31-3407 to pay necessary medical expenses of indigent persons, but before payment can be authorized a certificate of need must be obtained from the magistrate's court or the clerk of the Board of County Commissioners.”
Salinas v. Canyon Cnty., 786 P.2d 611 (Idaho Ct. App. 1990). “I.C. § 31-3407. Nothing in the record suggests that Reyes did not take immediate steps to secure a second medical opinion regarding her condition.”
Univ. of Utah Hosp. v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 745 P.2d 1062 (Idaho Ct. App. 1987). “I.C. § 31-3407. If the board of county commissioners fails to notify an applicant in writing of the action taken on an application, that application is deemed approved.”
Univ. of Utah Hosp. & Med. Ctr. v. Bethke, 611 P.2d 1030 (Idaho 1980). “I.C. § 31-3407. Under I.C. § 31-3508, the county responsible for payment was required to pay “regular hospital charges for hospitalization of a medically indigent person to the hospital rendering such services.”
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