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(1)
The governing board of the catastrophic health care cost program created by
the counties pursuant to a joint exercise of powers agreement, dated October
1, 1984, and serving on June 30, 1991, is hereby continued as such through
December 31, 1992, to complete the affairs of the board, to continue to pay
for those medical costs incurred by participating counties prior to October 1,
1991, until all costs are paid or the moneys in the catastrophic health care
cost account contributed by participating counties are exhausted, and to pay
the balance of such contributions back to the county of origin in the
proportion contributed. County responsibility shall be limited to the first
ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per claim. The remainder of the eligible costs
of the claim shall be paid by the state catastrophic health care cost program.
(2) Commencing October 1, 1991, a catastrophic health care cost program
board is hereby established, and the board shall be the administrator of the
catastrophic health care cost program. This board shall consist of seven (7)
members, with six (6) county commissioners, one (1) from each of the six (6)
districts or regions established by the Idaho association of counties, and one
(1) member appointed by the governor.
(a) The commissioner members shall be elected by the boards of county
commissioners of the member counties of each district or region, with each
board of county commissioners entitled to one (1) vote. The process and
procedures for conducting the election and determining the members shall
be determined by the board itself, except that the election must be
conducted, completed and results certified by December 31 of each year in
which an election for members is conducted. The board recognized in
subsection (1) of this section shall authorize and conduct the election in
1991.
(b) The term of office of a member shall be two (2) years, commencing on
January 1 next following election or appointment, except that for
commissioner members elected in 1991, the commissioner members from
districts or regions 1, 3 and 5 shall serve for a term of one (1) year,
and the commissioner members from districts or regions 2, 4 and 6 shall
serve for a term of two (2) years. Members may be reelected or
reappointed. Election or appointment to fill vacancies shall be for the
balance of the unexpired term.
(c) Members shall be compensated as provided in section 59-509(b), Idaho
Code, from the catastrophic health care cost account.
(d) At the first meeting of the board in January of each year, the board
shall organize by electing a chair, a vice-chair, and such other officers
as desired.
(3) The administrator is authorized to contract with a health insurance
company, group health services organization or other provider of third party
payment for health services authorized to do business in this state, or to
establish a self-insurance fund in order to implement a catastrophic health
care costs program.
The contract shall provide that the health insurance company, group health
service organization or other third party payer, shall, for consideration,
which shall be set by the administrator, assume the risk of providing for
recipients under the catastrophic health care cost provisions of this chapter.
The administrator shall develop rules for a catastrophic health care cost
program after consulting with the counties, organizations representing the
counties, health care providers, and organizations representing health care
providers.
The administrator shall cause a full and complete audit of the financial
statements of the program as required in section 67-450B, Idaho Code.
(4) The administrator shall submit a request to the governor and the
legislature in accordance with the provisions of chapter 35, title 67, Idaho
Code, for an appropriation for the maintenance and operation of the
catastrophic health care program.

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