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Guides for the people who run the schedule.

Plain-language guides for Idaho CHIS providers, checked against the state's rules and the vendors' own pages. Each one says when it was last checked.

Idaho CHIS rules

What the state's rules mean for the person building the schedule.

Idaho CHIS rulesWhat Idaho's CHIS rules mean for supervision on your scheduleIdaho's CHIS rules require monthly supervision for technicians and specialists, with the child present for the observation. Here is what IDAPA 16.03.26 and the CHIS handbook say, and how to plan your month around it.

Running the schedule

Call-outs, time off and keeping kids with the people they know.

Running the scheduleA technician just called out sick. Now what?A step-by-step plan for the morning a technician calls out: rank the day's sessions, pick a cover who is qualified for the child's authorization, call the families, document it properly, and keep one absence from spreading across the week.Running the scheduleHow do you keep the same technicians with each child?Give each child one primary technician, one or two trained backups and a supervisor who sees them all. Here is what the evidence and Idaho's CHIS rules say, and how to run it day to day.Running the scheduleHow to say yes to time off without leaving a child's session emptyTime off is only a problem when a session is left without a qualified person. Here is a simple policy and a weekly routine that keep approvals and coverage in step.

Choosing tools

What Idaho providers use to schedule, compared from the vendors' own pages.

Choosing toolsWhat Idaho CHIS agencies use to build the scheduleA fair, vendor-sourced look at the scheduling tools small and mid-size Idaho CHIS agencies use, what each is built around, and the questions to ask before you sign.

Privacy and HIPAA

Keeping client information safe in the everyday work of scheduling.

Privacy and HIPAAIs your therapy schedule protected health information?Usually, yes. Here is why a schedule counts as PHI under HIPAA, where schedules tend to leak, and what to ask any vendor that will hold yours.