As of July 1, 2025, Idaho law requires CDH to verify the lawful presence of those applying for public benefits through our agency.

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As of July 1, 2025, Idaho law requires CDH to verify the lawful presence of those applying for public benefits through our agency.

The programs impacted by this change are:

WIC applicants who are not on Medicaid, SNAP, or TAFI
Clinic services for which a sliding scale is used
Licenses and permits for food establishments
Licenses and permits for septic onsite, pumper and installer services

You can review the policy here and then complete the form below to verify your lawful presence online or you can visit one of our CDH offices to confirm in person.

Lawful Presence Online Forms: English | Spanish

WIC: English | Spanish

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Central District Board of Health returns to near-monthly meeting schedule for 2021; meetings to be held virtually with online streaming and in-person viewing room available

by Trent Young on January 5, 2021

Ada County, Idaho — The Central District Board of Health has set and posted its calendar year 2021 meeting schedule which will include eight regular business meetings. Meetings will be held on the third Friday of the month and start at 8:30 am with the first meeting of the year on Friday, January 15. The Board will no longer meet weekly as they have been most weeks since early July 2020 in response to COVID-19, however a special meeting can be called by any Board member at any time.
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