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Committee moves to restructure EMS; several transfer motions sent to Senate after split votes
Summary
JFAC debated and approved motions on March 12 to move Idaho’s Emergency Medical Services program from the Department of Health and Welfare to the Military Division, directing several budget and transition items that were transmitted for further Senate consideration after split committee votes.
Lawmakers on March 12 took steps to restructure Idaho’s emergency medical services (EMS) by approving language and budgetary motions tied to House Bill 206 that would transfer the EMS program from the Department of Health and Welfare to the Military Division.
What the committee considered: analysts told members the Military Division — led by the adjutant general and housing the Office of Emergency Management — already operates related emergency functions (backup dispatch, hazardous‑materials response, rural EMS) and that moving EMS could give the program a more operational, mission‑oriented structure. Frances Lippitt, budget and policy analyst with Legislative Services, said…
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