Idaho - Parents Rights USA

Here are the key existing Idaho statutes that give parents the right to direct, consent to, and access their children’s mental health care (with direct links to the law text):

Core medical decision‑making / all health care (includes mental health)

Parents’ Rights in Medical Decision‑Making Act – I.C. § 32‑1015
Text (Idaho Code § 32‑1015):
https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title32/t32ch10/sect32-1015/
This statute (enacted by S.B. 1329, effective July 1, 2024) requires parental consent before furnishing any “health care service” to a minor and gives parents a private right of action if their rights are violated.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]
General consent law recognizing parent’s authority – I.C. § 39‑4504(1)(e)
Text (Idaho Code § 39‑4504):
https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title39/t39ch45/sect39-4504/
This provision affirms that “a parent” may consent to health care for a minor, which applies to mental health treatment as part of “health care services.”^[3]^[1]

Public school / counseling and mental health‑related information

Parental Rights in Education – I.C. § 33‑6001
Text (Idaho Code § 33‑6001):
https://law.justia.com/codes/idaho/title-33/chapter-60/section-33-6001/
This section states that parents are the primary stakeholders in decisions regarding the upbringing and control of their child and requires schools to notify parents of known changes in a student’s mental, emotional, or physical health or well‑being, and to obtain parental permission for certain surveys or screenings addressing mental or psychological issues.^[5]^[6]
Related school implementation (policy reference, not statute) – example district page:
Prior Consent for Medical and Counseling Services – Canyon Ridge High School (explains application of Idaho parental rights law to counseling/mental health services in schools):
https://www.tfsd.org/o/crhs/page/parental-consent ^[7]

Children’s mental health services framework (context for parental role)

These provisions do not all expand parental rights post‑2024, but they are part of the statutory framework governing minors’ mental health treatment and parental involvement:

Children’s Mental Health Services Act – I.C. § 16‑2401 et seq.
Chapter start (Idaho Code § 16‑2401):
https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title16/t16ch24/
Includes provisions on admission and treatment of youths 14–18 for mental illness and addresses notice to parents when a child is admitted for mental health services.^[6]
Voluntary admission of minors for mental illness – I.C. § 66‑318(b)
(Referenced in professional summaries of Idaho minor consent law as the section governing hospitalization for mental illness of minors.)^[4]^[6]
Code browser:
https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title66/t66ch03/

Secondary explanatory resources (for your reference, not primary authority)

Law firm overview of the Parents’ Rights in Medical Decision‑Making Act (useful summary, not the statute itself):
Holland & Hart – “New Limits on Minor Consents in Idaho”^[1]
Provider FAQ on the new parental consent law:
Holland & Hart – “Idaho’s New Parental Consent Law: FAQs”^[3]
Clinic summaries describing application to mental health services (again, not authority, but useful for understanding scope):
Full Circle Health – Understanding Parental Consent ^[2]
Boundary Community Hospital – Idaho’s new parental consent legislation ^[8]

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