State guide
Idaho Home Care Compliance
All six compliance areas for Idaho home care agencies, each cited to official sources.
Last reviewed: July 24, 2026
Idaho at a glance Idaho is now one of the least-regulated home care states: non-medical home care has never been licensed, and as of July 1, 2025 the Streamlined Facilities Licensing and Inspection Act eliminated state licensure for Medicare-certified home health agencies. Idaho follows the federal floor: $7.25 minimum wage, FLSA-only overtime, no paid sick leave, and state law preempts local minimum wages.
Requirements by category
Health Benefits & ACA → Idaho runs its own exchange (Your Health Idaho), expanded Medicaid in 2020, and has no state benefits mandates. Your Health IdahoYesNo Occupational Health → Idaho ended state licensure of home health agencies effective July 1, 2025 (Streamlined Facilities Licensing and Inspection Act), so there… No specific ruleFrom 1st employee Caregiver Training → Idaho now imposes no state home care licensure at all: under the 2025 Streamlined Facilities Licensing and Inspection Act,… 75 (federal)None (no licensure)12 hrs/yr (federal HHA) Wage & Hour → Idaho follows the federal floor: $7.25 minimum wage, FLSA-only overtime, no paid sick leave, and state law preempts local minimum wages. $7.25FLSA onlyNone Licensure & Survey Readiness → Idaho is now one of the least-regulated home care states: non-medical home care has never been licensed, and as of July 1, 2025 the… ID Dept. of Health & WelfareStreamlined Facilities Licensing…None (non-medical); Medicare… Background Checks → Idaho requires fingerprint-based enhanced background checks through the DHW Criminal History Unit for home health, personal care, and… YesCNA registry; child/adult…
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