Idaho Code

Idaho Code § 31-3408 (2026)

Eligibility. 

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Eligibility. 

Pursuant to this chapter, eligibility for nonmedical assistance shall be based on the documentation of county residence, completion of an application and interview, except as provided in section 31-3410, Idaho Code. Failure to comply shall result in a denial of the requested assistance. Notwithstanding any other eligibility factors, no county shall be obligated to provide nonmedical services to persons who have become ineligible for cash assistance by exhaustion of lifetime limits for such benefits or by noncompliance with their personal responsibility contract as defined by rules of the department of health and welfare.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1974–1988 · leading case: Univ. of Utah Hosp. v. Clerk of Minidoka Cnty., 760 P.2d 1 (Idaho 1988).
Univ. of Utah Hosp. v. Clerk of Minidoka Cnty., 760 P.2d 1 (Idaho 1988). · cites it 4× “I.C. § 31-3408. In such circumstances, the hospital is bound by the same forty-five and thirty-day time limits.”
Powers v. Canyon Cnty., 703 P.2d 1342 (Idaho 1985). · cites it 2× “I.C. § 31-3408. It then becomes the duty of the clerk of the Board of County Commissioners to “immediately investigate” and file a statement of findings with the board.”
Intermountain Health Care, Inc. v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners of Blaine Cnty., 688 P.2d 260 (Idaho Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 2× “I.C. § 31-3408. Idaho Code § 31-3505 , in turn, gives the applicant the right to a hearing before the board and to judicial review.”
Caldwell Mem'l Hosp. v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 684 P.2d 1010 (Idaho Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 4× “This notice requirement does not, however, extend the time given hospitals for filing an application.”
Univ. of Utah Med. Ctr. v. Bonneville Cnty., 529 P.2d 1304 (Idaho 1974). · cites it 8× “" The appellant is permitted under I.C. § 31-3408 to apply for the certificate on behalf of Potter and Strong if they are unable to fulfill the requirements because of their illness.”
Univ. of Utah Hosp. v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 745 P.2d 1062 (Idaho Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 2× “I.C. § 31-3408. With certain exceptions inapplicable to the instant case, a county may not allow any claim for payment until an application has been filed and approved.”
Intermountain Health v. Bd. of Cty. Com'rs, 688 P.2d 260 (Idaho Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 2× “I.C. § 31-3408. Idaho Code § 31-3505 , in turn, gives the applicant the right to a hearing before the board and to judicial review.”
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