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LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE
BILL
NO.
578
BY
HEALTH
AND
WELFARE
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
INCARCERATED
JUVENILES
TRANSITION
SERVICES;
AMENDING
CHAPTER
2
22,
TITLE
56,
IDAHO
CODE,
BY
THE
ADDITION
OF
A
NEW
SECTION
56
-
2208,
IDAHO
3
CODE,
TO
PROVIDE
LEGISLATIVE
APPROVAL
FOR
A
STATE
PLAN
AMENDMENT
RE
-
4
GARDING
INCARCERATED
JUVENILES
TRANSITION
SERVICES;
AND
DECLARING
AN
5
EMERGENCY.
6
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
7
SECTION
1.
That
Chapter
22,
Title
56,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
8
hereby
amended
by
the
addition
thereto
of
a
NEW
SECTION
,
to
be
known
and
des
-
9
ignated
as
Section
56
-
2208,
Idaho
Code,
and
to
read
as
follows:
10
56
-
2208.
LEGISLATIVE
APPROVAL
-
-
INCARCERATED
JUVENILES
TRANSITION
1
1
SERVICES.
(1)
Pursuant
to
section
1902
of
the
social
security
act,
the
de
-
12
partment
of
health
and
welfare
is
authorized
to
seek
and
shall
submit
a
state
13
plan
amendment
by
July
1,
2026,
that
makes
the
services
authorized
in
this
14
section
available
for
eligible
juveniles
who
are
within
thirty
(30)
days
of
15
the
date
they
are
scheduled
to
be
released
from
a
correctional
facility,
as
16
that
term
is
defined
by
section
18
-
101A,
Idaho
Code,
following
adjudication.
17
Services
for
eligible
juveniles
shall
include:
18
(a)
Any
screening
or
diagnostic
service
that
meets
reasonable
stan
-
19
dards
of
medical,
behavioral
health,
or
dental
practices,
as
determined
20
by
the
state,
or
as
indicated
as
medically
necessary;
and
21
(b)
Targeted
case
management
services,
including
referrals
for
appro
-
22
priate
care
and
services
available
in
the
geographic
region
of
the
home
23
or
residence
of
such
eligible
juvenile,
where
feasible,
under
the
state
24
plan
or
waiver
of
such
plan.
25
(2)
This
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
authorize
services
beyond
26
those
that
are
required
by
section
1902
of
the
social
security
act
for
eligi
-
27
ble
juveniles
on
or
before
July
1,
2026.
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(3)
The
services
included
in
any
state
plan
submitted
pursuant
to
this
29
section
shall
not
commence
before
July
1,
2027,
and
are
subject
to
legisla
-
30
tive
appropriation.
31
SECTION
2.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
32
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
its
33
passage
and
approval.
34