Idaho Bills

Amends existing law to transfer the Emergency Medical Services Bureau to within the Office of Emergency Management, to designate EMS as an essential government service, and to create the Emergency Medical Services Sustainability Fund.

This legislation moves the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Bureau out of the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare and relocates it into the Office of Emergency Management. All existing EMS programs except the Public Health Preparedness and Response Program will be moved effective July 1, 2025. The directors of the Idaho Department of Health & Welfare and the Office of Emergency Management will work together to coordinate the transfer of the EMS Bureau. The Office of Emergency Management will also be responsible for preparing a budget request for EMS functions for fiscal year 2026.