Tag: public-comment

  • Be Heard

    BE HEARD BY JULY 3rd! RIGHT NOW THE CITIZENS CAN COMMENT! We have an unprecedented opportunity to have our voices heard on ANY state rule that we have concerns about! State law requires that the public receive notification when a state agency initiates proposed rulemaking procedures and be given an opportunity to comment to that rulemaking. Due to the lack of vote at the end of Legislative Session last year the rules department has published ALL the temporary rules and they must provide us opportunity to comment on them.
    However, COMMENTS CLOSE July 3rd (10 days!). 

    #BeHeardbytheThird 

    Now is the time to have a real and meaningful impact on the 8200+ pages of Idaho Rules and Regulations up for public input. Remember that the Legislature did not automatically approve all the rules at the end of last session. Review how this happened read an overview on page 2>

    It is really that simple to make a difference. Complaining and getting angry with government will not fix government; only involvement and civil communication will.  I hope you get involved in this GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY! – Heather Scott

    There are THOUSANDS upon THOUSANDS of pages of rules. 

    HINT START AT PAGE 1900 
    to find a search using KEY WORDS using CNTL F – find – search keywords

    HFI Concerns with IDAPA RULES…

    IDAPA 16 Department of Health and Welfare Docket 16-0000-1900

    IDAPA 16 Department of Health and Welfare Docket 16-000-1900f

    **You can choose to send public comments on these rules and other areas that cause you concern!
     Don’t limit yourself! 

    You can send numerous emails on various topics. Just be sure to email the appropriate department. All Health and Welfare Concerns: go to dhwrules@dhw.idaho.gov 

    Make the MOST of your time and efforts 

    Be sure to CC your email all the Health and Welfare Committee legislators, your personal legislators <find them here> and Health Freedom Idaho) 

    <COPY/Paste EMAILS Addresses>

    WHAT ABOUT OTHER RULES? 

    There are a lot to choose from, such as the Department of Transportation, Fish and Game, Environmental Quality, Dentistry, Education, Board of Medicine, Idaho Commission on the Arts, Parks and Recreation, State Police, Attorney General and many more.  If you click on the rule you are interested in in the table of contents, it will take you to that section in the document where you can read what the rule says.

    • You do not like the way that the Department of Labor deals with unemployment insurance requirements.
    • You believe that the systems for pardons and parole needs improvement.
    • You do not like the Commission of Libraries condoning promotions of certain political agendas.
    • You believe the Department of Education should allow more charter schools.
    • You believe the requirements to get an occupational license for Sign Language Interpreters is restrictive.
    • You believe the Health and Welfare Department is denying parental choice when it comes to vaccinations.
    • You are tired of Common Core (re-branded as Idaho Core) and its agenda in the schools.

    HINT: Concerned about other department’s rules? You can find the department’s contact information by looking at the document pages 4 – 25 and click the hyperlinked “Notice of Omnibus Rulemaking – Temporary and Proposed Fee Rulemaking” there is a link under each docket. 

    We have this opportunity to make a public comment to the department on every state rule. This has NEVER happened in Idaho before, don’t squander it.

    RESOURCES:

    What’s the difference? Negotiated and Proposed Rules? <see page 8>

    Where did all these rules come from? Here is an index of all the rules https://adminrules.idaho.gov/cindex/16.pdf

  • THEY ASKED TO HEAR FROM YOU!

    THEY ASKED TO HEAR FROM YOU!

    In true Legislative Fashion, there is a meeting called to hear public opinion however the public wasn’t given much notification.
    TOMORROW, Friday Morning Jan 27, 2017 both Health and Welfare Committees from the House and the Senate will be opening the floor for discussion for 2 hours. You have 3 minutes to present your concerns to the committee about health (and welfare) issues. 
    Can’t make it to BOISE and the State Capitol? DON’T LET THAT STOP YOU! 
    You can send a VIDEO MESSAGE to the legislators telling them your concerns! 

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    The 3 Topics that will be the focus of Health Freedom Idaho this session are

    NATUROPATHIC LICENSING
    HEALTH FREEDOM IDAHO POSITION: OPPOSITION
    • Licensing through the state is not necessary, and is not time or cost effective.
    • Licensing restricted to a few accredited schools would stifle and eventually destroy naturopathy in Idaho. This exclusivity would soon drive out competition, new ideas, and new practices that are the lifeblood of our state and country.
    • This would create unemployment for most of the naturopaths in Idaho.
    REPEAL OF “FAITH HEALING” EXEMPTION
    HEALTH FREEDOM IDAHO POSITION: OPPOSITION
    • Removing this exemption is in violation of the constitution. The first amendment states that, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.”
    • Alternative treatment choices by parents for their children should not be criminalized.
    • Parents actively seeking healing and/or treatment for their child in means that differ from the AMA should not be subject to criminal charges of abuse or neglect. A recent Johns Hopkins study shows that medical errors are the 3rd leading cause of death in our nation. There are already specific Idaho statutes in place to protect children from intentional physical abuse.
    IDHW IMMUNIZATION EXEMPTION FORM
    HEALTH FREEDOM IDAHO POSITION: OPPOSITION
    Idaho Statute 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 vaccine registry system
    (IRIS).
    • IDHW REFUSES to accept the legally approved signed parental affidavits forcing schools to deny admission to children. Parents enrolling children in schools and daycare are being forced to complete IDHW’s mandatory immunization form. The form is designed to make parents state they are guilty of medical neglect, denies parents’ legally protected medical privacy, and violates their legally protected right to opt out of the State Registry.
    • Idaho Department of Health and Welfare has imposed IDAPA RULE 16.02.15 (110.02), creating the mandatory IDAHO CERTIFICATE OF IMMUNIZATION EXEMPTION for school and daycare admission.
    • However, the only requirement of parents under Idaho Code is stated in 39-4802(2): to “submit a signed statement to school officials stating an objection on religious or other grounds.” 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).