ZLC Center trainee reported they gave approval to an adjacent sector for an aircraft to enter their sector below the Minimum IFR Altitude.
Synopsis
ZLC Center trainee reported they gave approval to an adjacent sector for an aircraft to enter their sector below the Minimum IFR Altitude.
Narrative
I was getting briefed to take over sector 17/66 for my first session of the day. The controller briefing me was getting a landline call from ZMP but didn't answer since he was giving a position relief briefing. Another controller answered the call for us. When I finally took over the sector; the controller that answered the landline briefly mentioned that the call was for an IFR nonradar handoff from ZMP 23 (south) and the aircraft would contact me at the boundary. I was slightly busy with cleaning up the sector when he told me this; so I thought everything with that aircraft (Aircraft X I believe) was taken care of. I coast tracked the data block so it would follow his route and moved on. I kept coming back to see if the aircraft had come back on radar and eventually it did; so I tracked it to the target and immediately the Minimum Safe Altitude Warning (MSAW) alert started flashing on his data block (FDB). I realized he had entered a 065 MIA box at 060 feet. I tried to tell him to climb to 065 but no response as radios are bad in that area; especially that low. I got a relay from an Aircraft Y who successfully told Aircraft X to climb to 065. I then gave Aircraft X a low altitude alert and told him to report reaching 065. He heard this transmission and a minute or two later reported level at 065.It has always been a habit for me to double check routes/altitudes of aircraft at lower altitudes to avoid this exact situation. Unfortunately today I had a lapse in judgement and trusted that things were taken care of when I took over the sector; since it's also a habit of mine to leave the relieving controller with a mostly clean sector and no conflictions to handle. I should have double checked Aircraft X and called ZMP back immediately to climb the aircraft at least to the MIA. When the relieving controller wasn't answering the call I should have made it a point to go back to why ZMP was calling in the first place. I could have called them back myself and told them that someone else had answered the call and to repeat what it was about. I know for a fact that if I had called them back myself I would have checked the aircraft's route/altitude and seen the issue; as that is muscle memory for me when answering landline calls especially regarding nonradar aircraft. I think I did everything I could when I finally realized the problem; I just should have obviously caught it sooner.From now on if anyone else answers a call meant for me I'm just going to call back and have them repeat it. Playing telephone with other controllers in such a serious career field is obviously ineffective and can cause major issues. I also need to remember to always double check mine and other controllers work because everyone misses things sometimes. I will put even more attention to aircraft routes/altitudes to make sure they meet the MIAs and prevent this from happening again.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.