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- Jurisdiction
- Idaho (Panhandle Health District and Public Health - Idaho North Central District) · Idaho
- Level
- Sector regulator
- Authority
- IDAPA 16.02.09, Crisis Standards of Care for Healthcare Entities
- Issued
- 2021-09-07 Sept. 7, 2021
- Effective
- 2021-09-06/07 (read as 2021-09-06)
- End
- Expanded statewide Sept. 16, 2021; deactivated in stages Nov. 22 and Dec. 20, 2021 (secondary) (read as 2021-09-16)
- In force
- Sept. 6, 2021 to Sept. 16, 2021
- Quarters
- 2021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Health care orders
- Addressees
- hospitals and health care entities in Public Health Districts 1 and 2
- patients
- Functions reached
- SX non-emergency procedures deferred
- IP beds unavailable; conference rooms repurposed
- ED triage
- Collection
- Idaho ID
Operative words
Crisis standards of care activated for the Panhandle Health District and North Central Health District under IDAPA 16.02.09 at the request of Kootenai Health after 'a severe shortage of staffing and available beds'. Director Jeppesen: 'Crisis standards of care is a last resort. It means we have exhausted our resources to the point that our healthcare systems are unable to provide the treatment and care we expect.' Patients may find that 'hospital beds are not available or are in repurposed rooms (such as a conference room) or that needed equipment is not available.'
Enforcement
Activation under administrative rule; governs hospital triage and liability
Notes
Q3 2021 instrument; the Sept. 16, 2021 statewide expansion is documented from IDHW's crisis-standards page (rendering blocked) and Idaho Reports (Sept. 16, 2021) as secondary sources.