Kootenai County approves tax-exempt status for Kootenai Health parcels
May 12, 2026 | Kootenai County, Idaho
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Kootenai County commissioners on April 8 approved tax-exempt status for multiple parcels submitted by Kootenai Health and a related foundation, after staff and the applicant clarified property ownership and current uses.
The approval came during a regular hearing on the county’s tax-exempt application process. Joel Hansel, representing Kootenai Health, told the board the application covered roughly 30 parcels and that one parcel identified as AI 13803 had been conveyed to a third party (referred to in the record as Glacier) and should be removed from Kootenai Health’s filing. Hansel also said the building at 2195 North Iron Court is now being used as the Center for Nursing Excellence.
The application packet submitted under item code 63-602 included an IRS determination letter confirming 501(c)(3) status and descriptions of how each parcel is used for charitable, health-related services. "The application demonstrates that the organizations formed and operated for charitable purposes," Hansel said, adding that the materials provided responded to documentation changes required by a recent statutory amendment affecting hospital properties.
A commissioner noted a statutory change (referred to in the record as item code 63-602D) that requires the board to verify hospital properties are being used consistent with the exemption. The commissioner asked Kootenai Health to return next year with updates on any further property changes since the affidavit was filed on April 8, 2026, and asked staff to update county records to reflect the conveyed parcel’s removal.
Commissioners also confirmed that the foundation’s application falls under a separate exemption statute (referred to in the record as 632) and that the foundation filing was unchanged from the prior year and would proceed automatically.
A motion to approve the tax-exempt status for the listed parcels under item code 63-602 was made and seconded; the chair declared the motion approved based on the statute. The transcript does not record a roll-call vote or named mover/second.
The board then returned to the public comment portion of the meeting; no substantive public remarks were recorded in the provided excerpt.
The approval came during a regular hearing on the county’s tax-exempt application process. Joel Hansel, representing Kootenai Health, told the board the application covered roughly 30 parcels and that one parcel identified as AI 13803 had been conveyed to a third party (referred to in the record as Glacier) and should be removed from Kootenai Health’s filing. Hansel also said the building at 2195 North Iron Court is now being used as the Center for Nursing Excellence.
The application packet submitted under item code 63-602 included an IRS determination letter confirming 501(c)(3) status and descriptions of how each parcel is used for charitable, health-related services. "The application demonstrates that the organizations formed and operated for charitable purposes," Hansel said, adding that the materials provided responded to documentation changes required by a recent statutory amendment affecting hospital properties.
A commissioner noted a statutory change (referred to in the record as item code 63-602D) that requires the board to verify hospital properties are being used consistent with the exemption. The commissioner asked Kootenai Health to return next year with updates on any further property changes since the affidavit was filed on April 8, 2026, and asked staff to update county records to reflect the conveyed parcel’s removal.
Commissioners also confirmed that the foundation’s application falls under a separate exemption statute (referred to in the record as 632) and that the foundation filing was unchanged from the prior year and would proceed automatically.
A motion to approve the tax-exempt status for the listed parcels under item code 63-602 was made and seconded; the chair declared the motion approved based on the statute. The transcript does not record a roll-call vote or named mover/second.
The board then returned to the public comment portion of the meeting; no substantive public remarks were recorded in the provided excerpt.
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