# Idaho Code § 56-202: 56-202 DUTIES OF DIRECTOR OF STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE

> Idaho · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T56_C2_S56-202

## Section

- **Citation:** Idaho Code § 56-202
- **Heading:** 56-202 DUTIES OF DIRECTOR OF STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 56 / Chapter 2 / Section 56-202

## Text

56-202. Duties of director of state department of health and welfare. The director of the state department of health and welfare shall:

(a) Administer public assistance and social services to eligible people;

(b) Promulgate, adopt and enforce such rules and such methods of administration as may be necessary or proper to carry out the provisions of title 56, Idaho Code, except as provided in section 56-203A, Idaho Code;

(c) Conduct research and compile statistics relating to public welfare;

(d) Prepare for the governor and legislature an annual report of activities and expenditures; make such reports in such form and containing such information as the federal government may from time to time require; and comply with such provisions as the federal government may from time to time find necessary to assure the correctness and verification of such reports;

(e) Cooperate with the federal government through its appropriate agency or instrumentality in establishing, extending, and strengthening services for the protection and care of homeless, dependent, and neglected children, and children in danger of becoming delinquent; and to undertake other services for children authorized by law;

(f) Cooperate with the federal government through its appropriate agency or instrumentality in establishing and maintaining a comprehensive system of in-home services as defined in section 67-5006, Idaho Code, designed to assist older persons, as defined in section 67-5006, Idaho Code, of Idaho to continue living in an independent and dignified home environment and to undertake other services for older persons as authorized by law;

(g) Exercise the opt out provision in section 115 of the personal responsibility and work opportunity reconciliation act of 1996, P.L. 104-193. Consistent with this, the department may provide food stamps and services funded under title 4A (including cash assistance, TANF supportive services and at risk payments) to a person who has been convicted of a felony involving a controlled substance as defined in chapter 27, title 37, Idaho Code, if they comply with the terms of a withheld judgment, probation or parole.

History:

[56-202, added 1941, ch. 181, sec. 2, p. 379; am. 1945, ch. 109, sec. 2, p. 165; am. 1967, ch. 373, sec. 14, p. 1071; am. 1976, ch. 9, sec. 6, p. 28; am. 1980, ch. 325, sec. 10, p. 832; am. 1982, ch. 155, sec. 1, p. 421; am. 1996, ch. 50, sec. 2, p. 148; am. 2000, ch. 198, sec. 1, p. 489; am. 2004, ch. 257, sec. 1, p. 732.]

## Nearby sections

- [Idaho Code § 56-201 56-201 DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T56_C2_S56-201.md)
- [Idaho Code § 56-202 56-202 DUTIES OF DIRECTOR OF STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T56_C2_S56-202.md)
- [Idaho Code § 56-203 56-203 POWERS OF STATE DEPARTMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T56_C2_S56-203.md)
- [Idaho Code § 56-203A 56-203A AUTHORITY OF DEPARTMENT TO ENFORCE CHILD SUPPORT — SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T56_C2_S56-203A.md)
- [Idaho Code § 56-203B 56-203B PAYMENT OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE FOR CHILD CONSTITUTES DEBT TO DEPARTMENT BY PARENTS — LIMITATIONS — DEPARTMENT SUBROGATED TO RIGHTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T56_C2_S56-203B.md)
- [Idaho Code § 56-203C 56-203C POWERS OF DEPARTMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T56_C2_S56-203C.md)
- [Idaho Code § 56-203D 56-203D SET-OFF PROCEDURE FOR CHILD SUPPORT DEBT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T56_C2_S56-203D.md)
- [Idaho Code § 56-203E 56-203E LOTTERY PRIZE SET-OFF PROCEDURE FOR SUPPORT DEBT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T56_C2_S56-203E.md)
- [Idaho Code § 56-203F 56-203F REGISTRATION OF FOREIGN SUPPORT ORDERS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T56_C2_S56-203F.md)
- [Idaho Code § 56-204A 56-204A SERVICES FOR CHILDREN.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T56_C2_S56-204A.md)
- [Idaho Code § 56-204B 56-204B TEMPORARY SHELTER CARE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T56_C2_S56-204B.md)
- [Idaho Code § 56-205 56-205 ISSUANCE OF SNAP BENEFITS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T56_C2_S56-205.md)
- [Idaho Code § 56-205A 56-205A SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM INTEGRITY MEASURES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T56_C2_S56-205A.md)
- [Idaho Code § 56-207 56-207 OLD-AGE ASSISTANCE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T56_C2_S56-207.md)

---

Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T56_C2_S56-202. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.