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Committee considers transfer of Emergency Medical Services to Military Division; motions advanced to Senate after split votes
Summary
JFAC examined a legislative plan to move Idaho's Emergency Medical Services program from the Department of Health and Welfare to the Military Division (House Bill 206). Committee debate emphasized operational fit but several committee motions did not secure an affirmative Senate committee vote and were forwarded to the Senate for resolution.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on March 12 considered budget and appropriation actions required to move the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) program from the Department of Health and Welfare to the Idaho Military Division, a transfer proposed in House Bill 206.
Analysts explained the rationale: the Military Division's Office of Emergency Management already oversees backup dispatch, hazardous-materials responses and rural EMS work that aligns with the operational mission being proposed for the EMS program. The transfer includes moving program staff, federal dollars and certain preparedness funds into the Military Division's new EMS budgeted…
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