Idaho Will Laws

Idaho

Here you will find legal terms and their application by state as this can vary depending on where you live.

Reciprocity - The practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit, especially privileges granted by one country or organization to another. Certain states will limit the extent to which they honor health care directives(reciprocity) from other states, meaning they will only accept them so far as they comply with their own laws. This creates a bit of a legal grey area, however, most times it doesn't become an issue.

State Law Citation and Title

ID ST § 15-2-101 to 15-2-114

Idaho Statutes Title 15, Chapter 2, Part 1 (Intestate Succession)

State Law Statute

39-4501. et seq. Natural Death Act

Specific Powers

Any medical procedure or intervention which utilizes mechanical means to sustain or supplant a vital function serving only to artificially prolong the moment of death and where death is imminent whether or not procedures are utilized; does not include the administration of medication or a medical procedure to alleviate pain

Revocation Duration

A living will is revocable at any time by declarant without regard to competence by:

destruction of the document
by written, signed revocation
by verbal expression of intent to revoke

Transfer Unwilling

Physician may withdraw without civil or criminal liability provided the physician makes a good faith effort to assist the patient in transferring before his/h

Immunity Physician

No civil or criminal liability for a physician acting in accordance with the wishes of the patient as expressed by statutory procedure