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Committee moves Emergency Medical Services program toward transfer to Military Division; funding adjustments and staff moves approved for transition
Summary
The committee approved reductions to the Department of Health and Welfare base and approved funding to establish the Emergency Medical Services program in the Military Division, including ongoing funding for a part‑time medical director and one‑time transition costs.
The Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee took steps March 12 to effect a planned transfer of the state Emergency Medical Services (EMS) program from the Department of Health and Welfare to the Idaho Military Division as part of the recently passed House Bill 206.
Frances Lippitt and other analysts explained that the transfer requires reductions in the public health base appropriation and corresponding additions in the Military Division budget. The committee considered motions to reduce the…
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