Idaho governor blocks implementation of federal health care law

[JURIST] Idaho Governor CL "Butch" Otter (R) [official website] issued an executive order on Wednesday prohibiting implementation of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) [HR 3590 materials] in the state. Executive Order 2011-03 [text] bars "every executive branch department, agency and institution of the State" from establishing any program or rule that would implement provisions of the law, from accepting any federal funding tied to the law, and from assisting federal employees with its implementation. Otter cited…