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Idaho Code § 31-3509 (2026)

Separability. 

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Separability. 

If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter, which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases, 1982–2011 · leading case: St. Luke's Magic Valley Reg'l Med. Ctr., Ltd. v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 248 P.3d 735 (Idaho 2011).
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St. Luke's Magic Valley Reg'l Med. Ctr., Ltd. v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 248 P.3d 735 (Idaho 2011). · cites it 12× “I.C. § 31-3509. The statute specifically provides a list of the sources that the provider is required to bill if the patient qualifies.”
Univ. of Utah Hosp. & Med. Ctr. v. Twin Falls Cnty., 842 P.2d 689 (Idaho 1992). · cites it 8× “We believe the legislature intended this result and point to the statutory protections in favor of counties found at I.C. §§ 31-3509 & 31-3510. Section 31-3509 provides "[i]n the event any payments are thereafter received for charges which have been paid by a county .”
Braun v. Ada Cnty., 643 P.2d 1071 (Idaho 1982). · cites it 8× “I.C. § 31-3509 refers to claims made by hospitals in behalf of the medically indigent.”
Carpenter v. Twin Falls Cnty., 691 P.2d 1190 (Idaho 1984). · cites it 4× “For instance, I.C. § 31-3509 provides that "Hospitals making claims for the hospitalization of medically indigent persons shall make all reasonable efforts to determine liability for the account so incurred from any available insurance or other sources.”
Intermountain Health Care, Inc. v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners of Blaine Cnty., 688 P.2d 260 (Idaho Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 12× “Idaho Code § 31-3509 , as enacted in 1974, required a hospital to make all reasonable effort to collect on an account incurred by a medically indigent person.”
IHC Hospitals, Inc. v. Bd. of Commissioners, 697 P.2d 1150 (Idaho 1985). · cites it 4× “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 available for payment…”
Univ. of Utah Hosp. v. Clerk of Minidoka Cnty., 760 P.2d 1 (Idaho 1988). · cites it 4× “would you have been able to make your payments as they came along? "A.”
Intermountain Health Care, Inc. v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 707 P.2d 410 (Idaho 1985). · cites it 2× “Idaho Code § 31-3509 , as enacted in 1974, required a hospital to make all reasonable efforts to collect on an account incurred by a medically indigent person.”
Idaho Falls Consol. Hospitals, Inc. v. Bingham Cnty. Bd., 642 P.2d 553 (Idaho 1982). · cites it 2× “§ 31-3508 and I.C. § 31-3509. Also, upon payment of charges for hospitalization of medically indigent persons, the county making such payment shall become subrogated to the rights of the hospital and to all rights of the medically indigent person against any third persons who…”
Intermountain Health v. Bd. of Cty. Com'rs, 688 P.2d 260 (Idaho Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 12× “Idaho Code § 31-3509 , as enacted in 1974, required a hospital to make all reasonable effort to collect on an account incurred by a medically indigent person.”
Caldwell Mem'l Hosp. v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 684 P.2d 1010 (Idaho Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 2× “” I.C. § 31-3509. This, however, does not make the time limits of I.”
Univ. of Utah Hosp. v. Jefferson Cnty., 720 P.2d 184 (Idaho 1986). · cites it 4× “§ 31-3509 requires hospitals making claims for medically indigent persons to make reasonable efforts to determine if there are any other available sources of payment before submitting the bill to the county for payment. It further provides that “[i]n the event any payments are…”
— Idaho Code § 31-3509(2) — 1 case
St. Luke's Magic Valley Reg'l Med. Ctr., Ltd. v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 248 P.3d 735 (Idaho 2011). “I.C. § 31-3509. The statute specifically provides a list of the sources that the provider is required to bill if the patient qualifies.”
— Idaho Code § 31-3509(3) — 1 case
St. Luke's Magic Valley Reg'l Med. Ctr., Ltd. v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 248 P.3d 735 (Idaho 2011). “I.C. § 31-3509. The statute specifically provides a list of the sources that the provider is required to bill if the patient qualifies.”
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