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Family Caregiver Pay Map · Idaho · Verified October 19, 2026

Idaho: Who Can Be a Paid Family Caregiver Under Medicaid

Idaho pays relatives and friends as personal assistants employed through a Personal Assistance Agency, or with the agency as fiscal intermediary and the participant as employer, under state-plan personal care and the Aged and Disabled waiver; by rule the provider cannot be the spouse or the parent of a minor, and the temporary family personal care exception is being withdrawn.

Spouse
No
Adult child / other relatives
Yes
Friends / neighbors
Yes
Parent of a minor child
No

Who can be paid: Adult children, siblings, other relatives, friends and neighbors employed through a Personal Assistance Agency; never a spouse or the parent of a minor child.

The Home Care Agency is a free enrollment matching service — not a home care agency, not a Medicaid plan, and not a government agency. This research is educational. Eligibility, authorized hours and payment are always determined by the state program and, where applicable, the managed care plan.

The programs behind the answer

Aged and Disabled waiver

Administered by Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Division of Medicaid.

  • Who employs the caregiver: Agency or self-directed
  • Waitlist: Capped enrollment
  • Providers are employees of a Personal Assistance Agency, or the agency acts as fiscal intermediary with the participant as employer of fact; applicants after the waiver maximum go on a waiting list

State plan Personal Care Services

Administered by Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Division of Medicaid.

  • Who employs the caregiver: Agency employs the caregiver
  • Waitlist: No waitlist
  • Type: State plan entitlement (serves everyone who qualifies)
  • Personal assistant employed by a Personal Assistance Agency

How to apply in Idaho

We do not yet have partner agencies in Idaho. Start with the program's administering agency — Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Division of Medicaid — using the official sources below; the state determines eligibility and enrolls participants.

Official sources

Facts on this page were last reviewed October 19, 2026 against the sources above. Program rules change; confirm with the program before making decisions. Method: how the Pay Map is verified.

Questions

Questions About Paid Family Caregiving in Idaho

Can a spouse be paid to care for their husband or wife in Idaho?
No. Idaho's rules exclude the spouse from being the paid caregiver; other family members usually can be.
Who can be the paid caregiver in Idaho?
Adult children, siblings, other relatives, friends and neighbors employed through a Personal Assistance Agency; never a spouse or the parent of a minor child.
Is there a waitlist for Medicaid home care in Idaho?
Aged and Disabled waiver: capped enrollment (Providers are employees of a Personal Assistance Agency, or the agency acts as fiscal intermediary with the participant as employer of fact; applicants after the waiver maximum go on a waiting list). State plan Personal Care Services: no waitlist (Personal assistant employed by a Personal Assistance Agency).
Who decides eligibility?
The state program, never The Home Care Agency. The Home Care Agency is a free enrollment matching service — not a home care agency, not a Medicaid plan, and not a government agency. This research is educational. Eligibility, authorized hours and payment are always determined by the state program and, where applicable, the managed care plan.