Request information about myself*:

This requires a notarized signature and therefore cannot be made online. You must fill out the printable Public Records Request form, sign it and get it to us using one of the following methods:
Fax it to: 208-334-6558 Attention APS
Mail it to: Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
             Administrative Procedures Section
             P.O. Box 83720
             450 W. State Street, 10th.floor
             Boise, ID 83720-0036
Bring it to: any Idaho Department of Health and Welfare office

Request copies of something other than personal records (such as surveys of assisted living facilities or other Health and Welfare data):

Fill out the Online Public Records Request Form.

Request copies of birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates:

Please visit our Idaho Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics page.

Request information about my child support case:

Please contact Child Support Services:
Call: 800-356-9868 (or 334-2479 in the Boise area)
Email: idcustomerservice@smimail.net
Mail (your child support payments) to: Idaho Child Support Receipting Services
                                                    P.O. Box 70008
                                                    Boise, ID 83707-0108

*When making your request please be very specific: include dates, locations or names of reports if they apply to your request. If you are making a request regarding a family member or client you must include a release signed by that person. Your signature must be notarized if you submit this request by mail or fax, and you will need to have identification if you submit this form to a local Health and Welfare office.

The Idaho Public Records Law Manual by the Idaho Legislature states that “all records maintained by state and local government entities be available for public access and copying.” At the same time, the Legislature recognizes the need to balance the policy of openness against the equally important need for privacy of certain information provided by citizens and businesses that is necessary for the government's business. This balance is contained in Idaho Code §9-338, which states that "all public records in Idaho are open at all reasonable times for inspection except as otherwise expressly provided by statute."

 

Three (3) working days from the time APS receives the request.

If the request cannot be filled within three (3) working days, APS will extend it to ten (10) working days from date of receipt. The requester will be notified if this is the case.

 

If the request involves copying 100 pages or more, there is a cost of 10 cents a page. The requester will be notified of any charges prior to the materials being mailed. If you have questions about Public Records, call 208-334-5564.