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signed · Idaho · Senate Mar 24, 2026

S 1255: HOSPITALIZATION OF MENTALLY ILL – Amends existing law to include tribal health facilities in provisions regarding certain detentions without hearing.

This bill amends Idaho law to include tribal health facilities in the process for emergency detentions of individuals with mental illness. It allows tribal police officers, physicians, or medical staff at tribal health facilities to detain a person without a court order if they are severely disabled due to mental illness or pose an imminent danger to themselves or others. The law requires that such detentions be reviewed by a court within 24 hours, and the person must be held in a medical facility (not a criminal detention unit). This change ensures tribal health facilities can provide the same emergency mental health services as non-tribal hospitals.
Sub-Topics Hospitals Mental Health Tags Tribal Nations