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JFAC considers transfer of Emergency Medical Services to Military Division; several motions pass House but stall in Senate committee
Summary
JFAC debated and partly approved budget motions to move Emergency Medical Services from the Department of Health and Welfare into the Idaho Military Division, but several motions did not receive an affirmative vote in the Senate committee and will be handled further by the Senate.
Committee analysts and members discussed structural changes in EMS funding tied to House Bill 206, which proposes moving the Emergency Medical Services budgeted program from the Department of Health and Welfare to the Idaho Military Division.
Frances Lippitt, budget and policy analyst with Legislative Services, said the Military Division—headed by the Adjutant General—already houses the Office of Emergency Management and public-safety communications functions and could take an operational role for EMS. Staff described the budgetary mechanics: JFAC would need to reduce DHW’s appropriation and create a matching addition in the…
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