The Idaho Board of Health and Welfare will hold its regularly scheduled quarterly meeting on Thursday, Nov. 12, in Boise and via WebEx.
Agenda highlights include presentations on administrative rules under the board’s purview, a presentation on the impact of Medicaid expansion and the pandemic on behavioral health, an update on COVID-19, and an update from DHW Director Dave Jeppesen, among other items.
Meeting details:
Time: 8 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. MT
Date: Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020
Where: WebEx: 1-415-655-0003, Meeting number 801 163 561, Password 96328827 In accordance with title 74, chapter 2, limited in-person attendance is available in Room 3A, 450 West State St., Boise.
The Board of Health and Welfare helps guide the department as it promotes and protects the public health and well-being of Idaho residents. The board is a rulemaking and advisory body that can adopt, amend, or repeal rules and standards of the department. Executive and administrative powers of the department belong solely to the director of the department. Learn more about the Board of Health and Welfare.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare is dedicated to strengthening the health, safety, and independence of Idahoans. Learn more at healthandwelfare.idaho.gov.
Media contact:
Niki Forbing-Orr, public information manager
208-334-0668
Niki.Forbing-Orr@dhw.idaho.gov