Author: Health Freedom Idaho

  • Buying Hemp Seeds Hearts at Costco in Idaho, Makes You (and Costco) Criminals?

    Buying Hemp Seeds Hearts at Costco in Idaho, Makes You (and Costco) Criminals?

    Trying to understand how H577 use and possession of Cannabidiol Oil (CBD) will affect your ability to purchase hemp products? John Green makes the Costco connection in this well written article. H577 will be heard in the House Health and Welfare Committee likely next week. We urge this committee to vote NO on H577 as it does not further health freedom in Idaho. The real problem seems to be the poorly written and confusing wording of the Idaho version of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act. An Act that is as misunderstood by our Law Enforcement professionals, as by the citizenry at large. The terms, relevant to the discussion of the legality of CBD include Cannabis, Marijuana,Hemp, CBD and Tetrahydrocannabinols (THC).Hemp and CBD do not appear in, and are not defined by the Idaho iteration of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act. This bill will effectively make already legal and attainable CBD only available through prescription.

    UPDATE: H 577 is being held in committee by Chairman Heider and will not progress for further public review or legislative vote.
    Read more about that:

    We heard Sen. Heider loud and clear through those closed doors: The people be damned

    Read more here: http://www.idahostatesman.com/opinion/bill-manny/article204029989.html#storylink=cpy

    Be sure to send your comments to the Health and Welfare committee to vote NO ON H577. A bill that will effectively make already legal and attainable CBD only available through prescription.

    Email Blasts to Health & Welfare

    fwood@house.idaho.gov, kpacker@house.idaho.gov, cperry@house.idaho.gov, jvanderwoude@house.idaho.gov, eredman@house.idaho.gov,
    mblanksma@house.idaho.gov, khanks@house.idaho.gov,
    bzollinger@house.idaho.gov, mkingsley@house.idaho.gov, jwagoner@house.idaho.gov, schew@house.idaho.gov, irubel@house.idaho.gov

    THE COSTCO CONNECTION:OR, DOES BUYING DELICIOUS, NUTRITIOUS HEMP SEED HEARTS AT A COSTCO IN IDAHO MAKE YOU (AND COSTCO) A CRIMINAL?
    By: John Green, B.S., J.D.

    That CBD Oil is good medicine is hardly debatable. Certainly, from at least 2010, scientists and medical professionals had come to a certain and realistic understanding ofthe unique medical benefits of Cannabinoids (CBD Oil).

    The “bottom line” of medical and scientific consensus with regard to CBD is that“…Overall, Cannabinoids have exhibited significant potential to be used as novel anti inflammatory agents and specific targeting of CB2 receptors holds the promise of mediating immuno suppressive effects without exerting psychotropic side effects. …”(Emphasis added)

    From the same medical documentation, it is apparent that, in fact, CBD reduces orprevents the psychotropic effect of THC.

    “Executive summary:

    • Cannabinoids, the active components of Cannabis sativa, and endogenous cannabinoids mediate their effects through activation of specific cannabinoid receptors known as cannabinoid receptor 1 and 2 (CB1 and CB2).
    • The cannabinoid system has been shown both in vivo and in vitro to be involvedin regulating the immune system through its immunomodulatory properties.
    • Cannabinoids suppress inflammatory response and subsequently attenuate disease symptoms. This property of cannabinoids is mediated through multiplepathways such as induction of apoptosis in activated immune cells, suppression of cytokines and chemokines at inflammatory sites and up regulation of FoxP3+ regulatory T cells.
    • Cannabinoids have been tested in several experimental models of autoimmune disorders such as multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, colitis and hepatitis and have been shown to protect the host from the pathogenesis through induction of multiple anti-inflammatory pathways.
    • Cannabinoids may also be beneficial in certain types of cancers that are triggered by chronic inflammation. In such instances, cannabinoids can either directly inhibit tumor growth or suppress inflammation and tumor angio genesis.”See: Executive Summary from: Cannabinoids as novel anti- inflammatory drugs

    SOURCE: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2828614/

    Marijuana and anything containing any THC (synthetic or naturally occurring) are,according to the Idaho UCSA, a Schedule I substance, which means they have the highest level of criminal penalty attached to their possession or sale. They have been declared to be “Hallucinogenic Substances”, by the Legislature or, more importantly, by Congress.

    Are Hemp products, “Hallucinogenic”? Of course not!

    It is clear, from the plain meaning of the statute, that Hemp Seed Hearts are NOT, “Marijuana” and neither would Hemp derived CBD be legally classified as “Marijuana” unless it contained synthetic THC, or more than a trace amount of naturally occurring THC.

    …

    (According to the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.)Idaho has adopted The Uniform Controlled Substances Act. It was drafted by the United States Department of Justice in 1969 and promulgated by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws while the federal Controlled Substances Act was being drafted. Modeled after the federal Act, the uniform act established a drug scheduling system. Every state has adopted the uniform act.

    It should be noted, “…State authorities must designate, reschedule, or delete substances whenever notified of such federal action unless they invoke an elaborate notice-and-hearing procedure to resist the federal ruling”. Thus, the Uniform Act completes a top-down system of control in which drug policy originates through the international legislative process of treaty making and United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs scheduling decisions and is automatically implemented through Controlled Substances Act provisions requiring federal scheduling of internationally controlled drugs, and Uniform Controlled Substances Act provisions requiring state scheduling of federally controlled drugs.

    Aside from the fact that its adoption constitutes a total usurpation of the Citizens of Idaho’s Sovereign Authority, the CSA, is just another brick in the “New World Order” of international efforts to subvert the Constitutional Republic that is The United States of America.

    However, with regard to CBD and Hemp products in general, relying on our “Rule of Law” and the legal principal of stare decisis, Health Freedom Advocates, in Idaho must surely prevail on this important issue.

    Idaho has adopted the UCSA, in toto, and surrendered to Congress the authority to Schedule certain substances according to the standards that have been developed for that Act. The decision in Hemp Industries Ass’n v. DEA, 357 F.3d 1012, 1018 (9th Cir.2004), stands as precedent within the 9th Circuit and since, for the purposes of the UCSA,the issue with regard to Hemp products is settled and Congress controls the scheme of Drug Scheduling in conformity with that Act, the issue seems resolved for Idaho as well,since the Legislature has made no attempt to deviate from the federal scheme.

    Hemp products, CBD Oil and Hemp Seed Hearts, are not contemplated nor prohibited by the UCSA, despite, in some instances, trace amounts of naturally occurring THC.

    Idahoans should be free to continue enjoying their healthy, nutritious, Hemp Seed Hearts they have purchased at Costco and their inflammation reducing, health improving, Hemp derived CBD Oil, without worrying about the risk of being forced to pose for a Mug Shot!
    (Costco won’t be going to jail after all, it seems!)

    Read John Greens complete public testimony HERE


    BTW, my health freedom loving friends, John Green is running for Idaho Legislative Dist 2 Seat B as Representative Eric Redman is not re-running for election. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have another health freedom lover in the House of Representatives?

  • Online Idaho Liberty Candidate Town Hall Feb 27

    Online Idaho Liberty Candidate Town Hall Feb 27

    Online Idaho Liberty Candidate Town Hall Feb 27, 2018 6:00 PM its an online Town Hall event. You don’t even have to leave your living rooms. Join Idahoans across the state as we interact with 7 new liberty candidates stepping up to run for office this election cycle. Ask the important questions that matter to you and learn more about each candidate before the Republican primary election on May 15th.

    in Pacific Time (US and Canada)

    REGISTER @ http://idaholibertywebinar.com/

  • Alternatives to Psychiatric Drugs

    Alternatives to Psychiatric Drugs

    In the U.S. alone, nearly 80 million people are taking psychiatric drugs, including 8.5 million children, with more than 1 million between the ages of zero to five (source: IMS Health Health Vector One National database). The issue of informed consent is practically non-existent in the field of mental health, as patients are not accurately informed of the documented risks of psychiatric drugs which carry 286 drug regulatory warnings, 278 studies, and over 400,000 adverse reaction reports filed with the U.S. FDA.

    Number of Children on psychiatric drugs in the United States

    0-1 Years 274,804
    2-3 Years 370,778
    4-5 Years 500,948

    6-12 Years 4,130,340
    13-17 Years 3,617,593

    The American Psychiatric Association, the American Medical Association and the National Institute of Mental Health all admit that there are no medical tests to confirm mental disorders as “disease,” but do nothing to counter the false idea that these are biological/medical conditions when in fact, diagnosis is simply done by a checklist of behaviors.

    This is not to say that children cannot experience emotional or behavioral difficulties (see alternative non-drug solutions), but these diagnosis of mental disorder are not the same as diagnosis of verifiable diseases or medical conditions. There are no genetic tests, brain scans, X-Ray or any scientifically proven test to verify mental disorders as disease, requiring dangerous drugs to “treat” them.`

    Patients are prescribed medications to treat symptoms and yet they are not informed of the serious side effects. The side effects of these anti anxiety, antidepressant and anti psychotic drugs are linked to heart attacks, psychosis, suicidal ideation, diabetes, stroke, mania and sudden death. As if that weren’t bad enough, there’s also the fact that many of the high-profile public shootings in recent years were perpetrated by young people on such drugs, so not only do kids have the risk of dying when they take these medications, but they could also take out a whole classroom or movie theater with them.

    In fact, at least 36 school shootings and/or school-related acts of violence have been committed by those taking or withdrawing from psychiatric drugs resulting in 172 wounded and 80 killed. (source) Despite 27 international drug regulatory warnings on psychiatric drugs citing effects of mania, hostility, violence and even homicidal idealization, and dozens of high profile shootings/killings tied to psychiatric drug use, there has yet to be a federal investigation on the link between psychiatric drugs and acts of senseless violence. See full list in this article

    In a study of thirty-one drugs that are disproportionately linked to reports of violence toward others, five of the top ten are antidepressants. These are Prozac, Paxil, Luvox, Effexor and Pristiq. Two other drugs that are for treating ADHD are also in the top ten which means these are being given to children who could then become violent. One could conclude from this study alone that antidepressants cause both suicidal thoughts and violent behavior. This is a prescription for mass shootings.

    No one can talk their way out of explaining how a person who is previously non-violent and given antidepressants suddenly becomes violent or suicidal. There are multiple cases of children who have committed suicide days after starting to take an antidepressant.

    Fortunately, there are numerous, non-drug, non-harmful safer alternatives to giving kids mind-altering medications.

    Psychiatric medications affect a child’s brain chemistry and could impact their development in irreversible ways, so it’s important for doctors and parents alike to reserve them as an absolute last resort. Some degree of anxiety is normal in children as they start to understand the way the world works. Life is full of ups and downs, and children who learn coping strategies when they’re young will have a valuable skill that can serve them well throughout their lifetime. There are lots of good coping mechanisms that can help children with depression, anxiety, and those who have been labeled with ADHD.
    Please note: The information in these pages is passed on to you as is. By noting the information, we are making no medical recommendations, nor are we implying any warranty on the products or services as they are presented by the authors. We recommend and encourage you to seek out information to make the appropriate decision for your child or student.

    • Change of diet has been successful to help children with anxiety, manic depressive episodes and even rages. This includes
      • Anti-inflammatory herbs and nutrients
        • Supplements/ eating foods high in B6 and Zinc, Magnesium, Omega Oils
      • Elimination of wheat, dairy and food chemicals such as colors and preservatives
    • Dr. Weil – This bestselling author and renowned M.D. opens doors to other means of addressing ADD and ADHD symptoms.
    • Naturopathic care
    • Chiropractic Care
    • Homeopathy
    • www.brainbalancecenters.com – Holistic view of your child & non-medical approach
    • Tapping is free and effective!
      https://www.facebook.com/TappingSolutionFoundation/videos/786950801494963/
    • Meditation, yoga and

    RESOURCES:

    INFORMED CONSENT:

    If drugs are recommended for your child, print off summaries of international drug warnings/studies on whatever type of drug is being recommended and provide this to the doctor/psychiatrist recommending drugs and ask if they are aware of the international studies and warnings on these drug risks (unfortunately, many doctors get their information on drugs safety from Pharmaceutical representatives)

    For ADHD Drug Warnings and Studies click here

    For ANTIDEPRESSANT Drug Warnings and Studies click here

    For ANTIPSYCHOTIC Drug Warnings and Studies click here

    For ANTIANXIETY Drug Warnings and Studies click here

    Or to find studies and warnings on specific brand name drugs such as Ritalin, Paxil, Adderall, Concerta, Zoloft, Risperdal, simply type in name of the drug in CCHR’s Psychiatric Drug Side Effects Search Engine here

  • H 464 Gov Otter’s Insurance Company Bail Out Targets Chronically Ill

    H 464 Gov Otter’s Insurance Company Bail Out Targets Chronically Ill

    H 464 Gov Otter’s Insurance Company Bail Out plans to move 2,000 chronically ill people from private insurance to Medicaid.
    Learn More at https://hfi2.designbyparrish.com/h464-targets-chronically-ill

    How does this save the government money???

    See if you can follow the logic…when they move the chronically ill from private insurance to Medicaid it will cut down on the subsidies. How will they move all of these people to Medicaid? They will just refuse to renew the person’s subsidy if they don’t move to Medicaid.
    How will changing doctors, reduction of treatment options affect these individuals with chronic conditions? Are you (or a loved one) going to be affected? Do you know someone with breast cancer, autism, Child Metabolic & Endocrine disorders, Multiple Sclerosis, Toxic Neuropathy, Chornoic Hepatitis, Lung Cancer, Brain Cancer…and other chronic/critical illnesses
    Contact Idaho Legislators and tell them to VOTE NO on H464

    This content originally appeared on [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHe50RDVu-8).

  • Eliminate Glyphosate Petition

    #EliminateGlyphosate in Idaho! Glyphosate herbicides or Monsanto’s RoundUp weed killer, the most widely used herbicide in history, has recently been proven to cause serious harm to life. Plus, it’s not just the glyphosate! Inert ingredients are more toxic and NOT tested for long term safety.

    SIGN THE PETITION TO BAN GLYPHOSATE FROM IDAHO

    • Glyphosate has contaminated our planet, and is now found in our children’s urine, mother’s milk, our bloodstreams, and our food and water.
    • In 2015 the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) of the World Health Organization found that glyphosate “is a probable human carcinogen”.
    • In July of 2017 the California State Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) added glyphosate to its prop 65 list of known carcinogens.
    • In October of 2017, after over 1 million Europeans requested a ban, 72% of the Members of the European Parliament voted to BAN glyphosate and EU Member states have refused to renew the license.
    • Four countries have banned glyphosate: Malta, Sri Lanka, The Netherlands, and Argentina.
    • Many U.S. school districts and cities have already discontinued the use of glyphosate.

    Glyphosate causes cancer

    Glyphosate herbicides have also been found to be linked to various cancers specifically lymphoma, are endocrine disruptors, neurotoxic, and a cause of liver disease. Global studies show that we are routinely exposed to dangerous levels of glyphosate.

    Over 1000 Americans are currently suing Monsanto, the manufacturer of glyphosate herbicides, for non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. The Department of Justice is investigating Monsanto for corruption, cover-ups, and collusion with the EPA in relation to the carcinogenic effects of glyphosate.

    Millions of citizens in (your state) come in contact with glyphosate daily. The American Academy of Pediatrics has stated that our children are the most vulnerable to pesticides. Thus, we need to take action to protect the future of our state.

    Please join the Moms Across America, Organic Consumers Association, Institute for Responsible Technology, Thinking Moms Revolution, and thousands of others in ridding our state of glyphosate by signing the petition below:

    SIGN THE PETITION

    Learn More About the Dangers of Glyphosate:

    Round Up Toxicity: It’s NOT just the carcinogen glyphosate | Toxins and our Kids | #EliminateGlyphosate Starts locally | Glyphosate Residue FREE Foods for your family

  • Let Health Freedom Reign: Donate to Our Fundraiser to Protect Your Right to Choose & Informed Consent! VIDEO

    Let Health Freedom Reign: Donate to Our Fundraiser to Protect Your Right to Choose & Informed Consent! VIDEO

    Freedom lovers: We need your help to promote awareness and education about health freedom and and Informed Consent! Do you know what’s in the food products you buy? What about personal care and cleaning products? PLEASE DONATE HERE!

    Do you know what’s in the air you breathe, water you drink, and the soil your food is grown in? Do you believe you have a right to know this information, and to have clean, safe environment? WE DO!!

    What about drugs and vaccines on the market; do these have risks, and what are they, relative to any “benefits” of using them?

    Do medical and science professionals promoting these products provide patients and consumers with truthful information about side-effects of these products? Are there any conflicts of interest within agencies, organizations or individuals who recommend the use of any of these potentially hazardous products?

    Health Freedom Idaho wants to ensure consumers information and transparency to enable educated choices. Our mission is to continue to work to make certain that you have those rights and information, and that policies and laws do not interfere with your right to know and choose. Please donate to ensure we can continue in our mission to keep your family and future healthy and safe!

    ***WE ARE CURRENTLY IN 2018 LEGISLATIVE SEASON. HEALTH FREEDOM IDAHO MEMBERS ARE WORKING TIRELESSLY TO CAMPAIGN FOR YOUR RIGHTS WITH THE LEGISLATURE TO ENSURE YOUR RIGHT TO CHOOSE, INFORMED CONSENT, TRANSPARENCY, AND TRUTH!***

    PLEASE DONATE HERE!

    The numbers:

    Our children are so very sick!

    1 in 36 children in America now have autism.

    80 percent of them are boys (that’s 1 in 28).

    The National Health Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) released a new report featuring the parent survey rates of developmental disabilities including autism (1.) This report should raise serious concern. Here is what the report found. While the CDC claims the rate of autism dropped to 1 in 68 from 1 in 45 a few years back, NCHS data suggests they were lying all along.

    “The previous 2014 survey demonstrated the rate of autism at 1 in 45 (2.24% of the U.S. population.) In 2015, this has risen slightly to 1 in 43. This 2016 survey shows the highest rate ever recorded – 1 in 36 children (2.76%).”

    At what point do we wake up and demand our regulatory bodies begin real scientific inquiry to confirm what hundreds of thousands of parents tragically already know is true?? Vaccines contain human DNA, once added to the ‘vaccine schedule’. Read more here.

    DONATE HERE TO HELP US PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS AND YOUR CHILDREN!

    1 in 36

    At what point do we as a nation stand up for the health of our children?

    1 in 6 have learning disabilities

    1 in 12 have asthma

    1 in 10 have ADHD

    1 in 13 have food allergies

    1 in 20 have seizures

    1 in 36 have autism

    1 in 42 boys have autism

    HALF of our children have a chronic illness or are overweight.

    Read more here at Health Freedom Idaho on statistics and reasons why science and medicine have failed our children!

    PLEASE DONATE TO OUR FUNDRAISER AND LET FREEDOM REIGN!

  • 15% of the chemicals in our personal care have NOT been tested for safety

    15% of the chemicals in our personal care have NOT been tested for safety

    The science is there. The awareness is not. Let’s talk. This Johnson & Johnson product right here is rated a 10 for carcinogenicity, developmental & reproductive toxicity, and ranks high for allergies & immunotoxocities. We’re bathing babies in cancer causing products and killing their fertility. There is NO ONE testing these products for safety before they go to the shelves. Less than 15% of the chemicals in our personal care and cleaning products have been tested for safety. We think if a product is on a store shelf then it must be safe, right!? Surely, they wouldn’t allow chemicals that cause cancer in products we use on our babies, right!? Wrong! #KNOWBETTER #DOBETTER

    This app is ThinkDirty available for Android and Apple products.

    We also use EWG homeguide to research products BEFORE we go shopping so we know what to look for or ask for if we don’t see it on the shelf.

    RESOURCES:

    New Chemicals: Sell First. Test later?

  • Regulating THC in CBD Oil

    Regulating THC in CBD Oil

    Cannabidiol (CBD) is a non-intoxicating compound found in both marijuana and hemp. It’s one of numerous natural plant cannabinoids. https://healthfreedomidaho.org/cbd-oil-from-hemp Confusion about regulations regarding the THC in hemp products abounds. Read John Green’s public testimony about hemp, THC and current regulations here.

    FEDERAL REGULATION

    From a regulatory standpoint, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has federal oversight over the marketplace. https://www.fda.gov/newsevents/publichealthfocus/ucm421168.htm#enforcement In February 2015 and again in 2016, the FDA sent out warning letters to a handful of CBD companies. The letters focused on CBD content that didn’t match product labeling and improper medical claims made on websites. Lab analysis revealed some consumer products had a fraction of CBD claimed on the label. The FDA is doing its job and the free market is working.

    THC is weighed and measured at the beginning of the process from the dry flower. https://hightimes.com/culture/home-testing-for-thc-potency-is-a-viable-option/

    IDAHO REGULATION

    Idaho has a current law regarding CBD https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title37/t37ch27/sect37-2701/ and the Idaho Attorney General incorrectly interprets this law to mean that products that contain any amount of the THC at all are illegal in the state of ID. As you can see, Idaho statute is UNENFORCEABLE.

    Idaho Attorney John Green is running for Idaho Legislative District Seat B. He wrote a stellar paper regarding the legality of CBD.
    Read that Here.

    His suggested changes to the bill as it was presented:

    If you want to know the theoretical maximum percent dry weight value for the THC content of your product, then look for a product with proper labeling information. This value should appear as “total THC” or something similar, and should be calculated as follows:

    Total Potential THC = (0.877 * %THCA) + %THC

    This is the theoretical maximum amount of THC present in your product. It accounts for the weight difference between THCA and THC, and assumes 100% conversion of THCA into THC. But the conversion efficiency may not be 100%, which is why this is a maximum estimate. The real amount of THC available for your consumption will probably be lower than this number. Estimating exactly how much lower is tricky because, as we explored, it depends on the details of your consumption method. And of course, all of this depends on having a cannabis product that has been honestly and accurately measured. It’s entirely possible that certain cannabis products on the market today have not been accurately tested, and the numbers on the label may be inflated https://www.leafly.com/news/science-tech/how-to-assess-thc-cbd-levels-in-cannabis-strains-products

    A very common question is “Will eating hemp foods show up positive for THC on a drug test?”.

    According to the research studies available, the answer to this question is a resounding NO! Regular consumption or use of commercially made hemp foods (such as seeds, cooking oil, cereals, milk, granola) or hemp products (lotions, shampoos, lip balms, etc.) will not show a positive result for THC on a drug test.

    https://www.leafly.com/news/cannabis-101/will-hemp-test-positive-on-drug-tests

    The unintended consequences could be devastating for Idaho citizens. https://hfi2.designbyparrish.com/cbd-oil-hb410-and-unintended-consequences

    What Happened to the CBD oil bill in the Idaho Legislature in 2018?

    • H 410 was modified to eliminate the tracking database for CBD oil so it received a new bill number H 577. The change in bill did not remove all the unintended consequences.
    • Trying to understand how H577 use and possession of Cannabidiol Oil (CBD) will affect your ability to purchase hemp products? John Green makes the Costco connection in this well written article.
    • H577 was heard in the House Health and Welfare Committee and passed. It moved to the Senate side to be heard by the Senate Health and Welfare Committee.
    • March 2018, the bill is being held in the Senate Health and Welfare Committee by Chairman Heider. When Senators motioned for the bill to be heard they were called into the Senator’s office for a private meeting.

      We heard Sen. Heider loud and clear through those closed doors: The people be damned.

      Read more here: http://www.idahostatesman.com/opinion/bill-manny/article204029989.html#storylink=cpy

    • Its expected that the CBD oil bill will remain drawered and unheard this year.
  • H 494 a step in the right direction

    H 494 a step in the right direction

    H 494 will require providers inform parents that their child’s vaccination records will be entered into the tri-state database system. Most parents are not aware that the IRIS database exists and that they have the option to have their children’s confidential medical information expunged from the system by contacting the Health and Welfare Department after EACH doctor’s visit or school/daycare enrollment. HFI hopes to see IRIS a completely OPT IN system as it was in years past, however this is a step in the right direction.

    IRIS is used to assimilate the medical information regarding our child’s vaccinations (or lack thereof) without the knowledge or consent of a parent or guardians. We know from the problems many parents have reported that many parents have no idea that IRIS (the Idaho Immunization Registry) even exists, no idea that their children’s information is being entered into the system, no idea that the registry is voluntary and that they may opt out completely yet Idaho Code 39-4803 explicitly states that the registry is voluntary.

    IDHW sends out a paper shortly after your child is born saying that they are enrolled into IRIS, but you receive that about a month after they are born and in the mix of all the other paperwork you get at the hospital or from 3rd parties after a child is born, it doesn’t stick out as anything important unless you already know what you’re looking at.

    The Health Department requires an online registration to OPT OUT of their system.

    While you can ask for your information to be removed from the system, it can and will, be entered back in at anytime by authorized users (doctor, schools, daycare). Your children’s medical information is likely in the database RIGHT NOW. You must OPT OUT to have your information removed from the IRIS database. However, once your information is shared within the government tracking database, authorized 3rd parties can take the information and use it as they wish. While you can opt out of IRIS and purge your child’s information from their IRIS system, you are unable to purge it from the third party systems once it has been accessed.

    This is wrong, and a violation of privacy.

    Do you think our tracking system should be something you can OPT IN to if you wish rather than being forced in?

    H494 adds a layer of protection for the parents of Idaho by requiring parent’s signature that they have been notified that their children have been enrolled into IRIS. While you tell the legislators VOTE YES this might be a good opportunity to tell the legislators to make the immunization tracking system require parental consent BEFORE adding your children to a government database. The statute already states its a voluntary tracking system. Let legislator’s know we need more than another piece of paper to sign at the doctor’s office! True Informed consent would be IRIS OPT IN!

    Email Blasts to Health & Welfare

    fwood@house.idaho.gov, kpacker@house.idaho.gov, cperry@house.idaho.gov, jvanderwoude@house.idaho.gov, eredman@house.idaho.gov, mblanksma@house.idaho.gov, khanks@house.idaho.gov, bzollinger@house.idaho.gov, mkingsley@house.idaho.gov, jwagoner@house.idaho.gov, schew@house.idaho.gov, irubel@house.idaho.gov

    Committee Members

    Chair- Fred Wood – (208) 332-1074

    Vice Chair – Kelley Packer – (208) 332-1045

    Christy Perry – (208) 332-1044

    John Vander Woude – (208) 332-1037

    Eric Redman – (208) 332-1070

    Megan Blanksma – (208) 332-1054

    Karey Hanks – (208) 332-1056Mike Kingsley (208) 332-1133

    Jarom Wagoner (208) 332-1052

    Brian Zollinger – (208) 332-1073

    Sue Chew (208) 332-1049
    Ilana Rubel (208) 332-1034

    YOUR REPRESENTATIVES FOR 2018
    Email each group of Representatives separately to avoid the spam filters.

    REPRESENTATIVES GROUP 1

    pamador@house.idaho.gov , nanderson@house.idaho.gov, randerst@house.idaho.gov , armstrong@house.idaho.gov, vbar@house.idaho.gov , sbedke@house.idaho.gov, mbell@house.idaho.gov, mblanksma@house.idaho.gov, jboyle@house.idaho.gov, vburtenshaw@house.idaho.gov,

    REPRESENTATIVES GROUP 2

    gchaney@house.idaho.gov , dcheatham@house.idaho.gov, schew@house.idaho.gov , clow@house.idaho.gov, gcollins@house.idaho.gov , bcrane@house.idaho.gov , tdayley@house.idaho.gov , gdemordaunt@house.idaho.gov, sdixon@house.idaho.gov, behardt@house.idaho.gov ,

    REPRESENTATIVES GROUP 3

    merpelding@house.idaho.gov, jgannon@house.idaho.gov , tgestrin@house.idaho.gov , mgibbs@house.idaho.gov , pgiddings@house.idaho.gov , khanks@house.idaho.gov , sharris@house.idaho.gov , shartgen@house.idaho.gov , jholtzclaw@house.idaho.gov , WendyHorman@house.idaho.gov ,

    REPRESENTATIVES GROUP 4

    pjordan@house.idaho.gov, ckauffman@house.idaho.gov , rkerby@house.idaho.gov , pking@house.idaho.gov , mkingsley@house.idaho.gov, hkloc@house.idaho.gov , tloertscher@house.idaho.gov, lluker@house.idaho.gov, lmalek@house.idaho.gov, dmanwaring@house.idaho.gov,

    REPRESENTATIVES GROUP 5

    jmccrostie@house.idaho.gov, pmcdonald@house.idaho.gov, rmendive@house.idaho.gov , smiller@house.idaho.govjmonks@house.idaho.gov, dmoon@house.idaho.gov, mmoyle@house.idaho.gov, nater@house.idaho.gov , kpacker@house.idaho.gov , jpalmer@house.idaho.gov,

    REPRESENTATIVES GROUP 6

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    HISTORY OF IRIS:

    -IRIS was originally created to allow parents a centralized place to “store” their children’s vaccination records in case they lost their hard copies, and it would be easily accessible to parents, other legal guardians, child care providers, and health care workers if the parents allowed them access to it.

    -IRIS was also an opt-in program originally, so when a parent went in for a well child check, they could sign a waiver (along with the HIPAA form) that allowed their doctor to put their child’s vaccination information into IRIS (because it is private health information, protected by HIPAA). *we need to return to this type of system to protect our children’s privacy.

    -In 2012, IRIS became an opt-out program because doctors complained that the one extra page of paperwork was “too much work”. Now most parents don’t even know their children’s PHI is in IRIS. They can technically opt out by submitting a written statement to IDHW, but it doesn’t function that seemlessly.

    -In 2015, provisions were made to allow 3rd parties access to our children’s vaccination records by omitting the section that previously required records to be expunged from 3rd parties as well when parents opted out of IRIS.

    DANGERS:

    • Because it is an opt-out program, the majority of parents do not know their children’s information is in IRIS. IDHW sends out a paper shortly after your child is born saying that they are enrolled into IRIS, but you receive that about a month after they are born and in the mix of all the other paperwork you get at the hospital or from 3rd parties after a child is born, it doesn’t stick out as anything important unless you already know what you’re looking at.
    • Currently, personal medical records will be on file with IDHW until you opt out (and DHW states that it may take up to 2 weeks for you to opt out officially and your records be expunged from H&W)
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    • Your medical information will be given to third parties that DO NOT have to expunge your information, nor do these 3rd parties have to disclose to you that they HAVE your medical information (now, there are 3rd parties, but they are named in the current statute, whereas 2 years ago they were not in the original bill).

    Particularly since this is done without one’s consent, or even knowledge, it is a violation of HIPAA. Once you opt out, the burden is on you to ensure that H&W has actually expunged that info (and remember, other 3rd parties do not have to). This is not just any time you go to the doctor for vaccinations. This is every single time you go to a pharmacist, an ER, an urgent care, to get a mammogram, etc. It is hospital policy to ask patients about vaccination status every time they go in, and there is pressure to give you a flu shot and a DTaP booster every time you go in for any kind of injury, especially when you don’t remember when you last received them, even if you are sick (many hospitals even require pressure to be put on those who have immune disorders). This is wrong, and dangerous. “Intent” of the law doesn’t matter so much as the possibility for the law to be misused against the people. Not to mention the inherent violations of privacy written into this particular one.

    MORE ABOUT IRIS

    IRIS OPT OUT –

    HB 91: Invasion of Privacy (IRIS) last year they tried to expand the mandatory tracking to adults. The House voted it down stating reasons of privacy.

  • Health Dept Advises Schools to Fill Out Vaccine Exemption Form for Parents Who Refuse

    Health Dept Advises Schools to Fill Out Vaccine Exemption Form for Parents Who Refuse

    A closer look at S 1227 the Immunization Exemption Form. The contradictory IDAPA rule confuses the schools into believing that the parental right to an immunization exemption is contingent on Health Department’s acceptance of their completed form. The statute is clear a parent’s right to invoke vaccine exemptions for their children is NOT DEPENDENT on a form provided by the Health Department. The schools however, are being told during training from the Health and Welfare Department that not only is the form required, the schools are encouraged to complete the form on the parents behalf.

    We need to require that the administrative policy adheres with statute. Regardless of your opinion on the efficacy of vaccines it is unacceptable to allow the department of health to mandate a discriminatory form for school and daycare enrollment that violates the intent of the law, invades privacy and is potentially self incriminating.

    Idaho statute 39–4802(2) permits a parent/guardian:

    1. The right to choose whether to vaccinate their child.

    2. The right to choose to participate or decline participation in the state registry system (IRIS)

    3. The right to opt out without explanation of objection.

    AND most importantly – the right to opt out of vaccinations with a single sentence parental statement without completing a form.

    It is ludicrous to be handed a statement from anyone else, much less a government department, and told that you have to sign your name to it. If you hand me a statement that YOU have prepared and told me to sign it I would say “NO, this is not MY signed statement!”

    Once you sign this document is it now legally binding and it’s not even the actual intended statement of the parent.

    The Health Department’s Immunization form forces families to waive the right to privacy, violate their legally protected right to opt out of the state registry and provide the state an explanation for their reasoning to opt out of vaccines.

    The state–prescribed form, based on IDAPA 16.02.15, is in violation of code 39–4802 and 39–4804. The form developed by IDHW falls far outside the scope of Idaho code 39–1118(2) and 39-4802(2).

    Now, you might say, “Have you seen the new form? They have taken the offensive language out of it.” The Dept has changed that form on Feb 2017 and again on Oct 2017.

    Still this form continues to request extraneous information that is not required by statute in order for a parent to invoke their vaccine exemption. The school administrators are being told by the Health Department to fill out this information even after the parents refused to do so. Allowing the Health Department to continue to supersede the statute with the administrative rule gives them a misplaced authority to change the form, demand additional information, and continue to cause confusion and outright discrimination at enrollment.

    On August 17 2017 Idaho Health and Welfare hosted a training seminar for schools regarding vaccine reporting. This is the Idaho Provider Immunization Education lead by Mezzelle Moore is the Immunization Outreach and Assessment Coordinator for the Idaho Immunization Program. At the 45 minute mark of the presentation, during the question and answer session, Ms Moore is asked what to do if a parent refuses to fill out the form.

    She says and I quote, “I know that has come up recently in some outlets and here’s the deal with that so IDAPA requires the school to have that form on file. You’ve got a parent doesn’t want to sign that… you can try and fill that out as best you can. It’s really IDAPA that’s requiring that form…so the form should be on file whether or not they don’t want to sign it.” <LINK TO QUOTE: https://youtu.be/c1zdRKj3sYU?t=45m2s >

    The schools already have access to the child’s immunization records through the tracking system IRIS, and if the parent has opted out of IRIS disclosures tell me how the school admin can possibly know which vaccines the child has or has not received. I am appalled that the school is being encouraged to fill out a form that has my signature on it without my consent. Do you, the parent, feel this falls in line with the definition of forgery?

    Idaho Code 18-3203 . OFFERING FALSE OR FORGED INSTRUMENT FOR RECORD. Every person who knowingly procures or offers any false or forged instrument to be filed, registered or recorded in any public office within this state, which instrument, if genuine, might be filed, or registered, or recorded under any law of this state, or of the United States, is guilty of a felony.

    Contact the Senators and ask them to please pass SB 1227. It is imperative for the protection of parental authority and also the protection of children’s health information. #S1227 ”

    Chair – Lee Heider- (208) 332-1347 lheider@senate.idaho.gov
    Vice Chair – Mary Souza – (208) 332-1322 msouza@senate.idaho.gov
    Fred S Martin – (208) 332-1407 fmartin@senate.idaho.gov
    Abby Lee – (208) 332-1325 alee@senate.idaho.gov
    Mark Harris – (208) 332-1429 mharris@senate.idaho.gov
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    Dan Foreman – (208) 332-1405 dforeman@senate.idaho.gov
    Maryanne Jordan – (208) 332-1352 mjordan@senate.idaho.gov
    Antony L. Tony Potts (208) 332-1313 tpotts@senate.idaho.gov

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