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2023 Idaho Code › Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Chapter 13 - HOSPITAL LICENSES AND INSPECTION › Section 39-1325C - EFFECT OF DISSOLUTION.

39-1325C. EFFECT OF DISSOLUTION. (1) A dissolved hospital district continues its existence under the supervision of the board or boards of county commissioners of the county or counties in which the district is located, but may not carry on any business except that appropriate to wind up and liquidate its business and affairs, including the power to levy property taxes pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(2) The disposition of such property shall be governed by the provisions of section 63-4105, Idaho Code.
(3) Upon completion of winding up and liquidating the district’s business and affairs, the commissioners shall enter a final order terminating the district and shall notify in writing the social security administrator at the Idaho state controller’s office within ninety (90) days of the dissolution.
History:
[39-1325C, added 2004, ch. 263, sec. 2, p. 743.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Chapter 13 - HOSPITAL LICENSES AND INSPECTION › Section 39-1326 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF DISTRICT — QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS.

39-1326. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF DISTRICT — QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS. The board of trustees of such hospital district shall consist of seven (7) residents of the district who shall be elected or appointed as herein provided. Immediately following the establishment of a hospital district, the commissioners in the county in which the same is established shall appoint the seven (7) members of the first board, three (3) members to act until the first biennial election, two (2) until the second biennial election, and two (2) until the third biennial election, all of whom shall serve until the election and qualification of their successors. Upon a unanimous vote, the board of trustees may also appoint not more than two (2) additional members to serve as trustees for the purpose of obtaining necessary and specialized skills as determined by the board of trustees to assist board deliberations and decision-making. Members who are appointed by the board shall serve for a term not to exceed six (6) years. Such appointed board members shall serve at the pleasure of the board and may be removed with or without cause by a majority vote of the elected members of the board. Appointed board members shall have the same duties, oaths and obligations as elected board members; provided however, that an appointed board member shall not be entitled to vote on any decision to levy a tax pursuant to this chapter.
No person shall be qualified to serve as a trustee of a district organized under the provisions of this chapter unless he or she is a resident of the hospital district and a qualified elector of the state of Idaho. A trustee may not be an employee of, or have an ownership interest or investment in, another ambulatory surgery center, hospital, or health system.
History:
[39-1326, added 1965, ch. 173, sec. 9, p. 340; am. 1973, ch. 99, sec. 1, p. 168; am. 2016, ch. 287, sec. 1, p. 790; am. 2021, ch. 46, sec. 2, p. 130.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Chapter 13 - HOSPITAL LICENSES AND INSPECTION › Section 39-1327 - OATHS AND BONDS OF BOARD MEMBERS.

39-1327. OATHS AND BONDS OF BOARD MEMBERS. Whenever a district has been declared duly organized the members of the board shall qualify by filing with the clerk of the board of county commissioners their oaths of office, and corporate surety bonds at the expense of the district in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) each, the form thereof to be fixed and approved by the board of county commissioners conditioned for the faithful performance of their duties as trustees.
History:
[39-1327, added 1965, ch. 173, sec. 10, p. 340.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Chapter 13 - HOSPITAL LICENSES AND INSPECTION › Section 39-1328 - ORGANIZATION OF BOARD — SEAL — DUTIES OF TREASURER — COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS — FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

39-1328. ORGANIZATION OF BOARD — SEAL — DUTIES OF TREASURER — COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS — FINANCIAL STATEMENT. After taking oath and filing bonds, the board shall choose one (1) of its members as chairman of the board and president of the district, and shall elect a secretary and treasurer of the board and of the district who may or may not be members of the board. The secretary and treasurer may be one (1) person. Such board shall adopt a seal and the secretary shall keep in a well bound book a record of all its proceedings, minutes of all meetings, certificates, contracts, bonds given by employees and all corporate acts which shall be open to inspection by all owners of real property in the district as well as to all other interested parties.
The treasurer shall keep strict and accurate accounts of all moneys received by and disbursed for and on behalf of the district in permanent records. He shall file with the board of trustees of the district, at the expense of the district, a corporate fidelity bond in an amount to be fixed by the board of trustees, in any case not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties of his office.
Each member of the board may receive as compensation for his services, a sum not in excess of six hundred dollars ($600) per annum, payable monthly. Such annual sum shall be fixed by the board, by resolution adopted by majority vote, at a regular monthly meeting in advance of the fiscal year in which it is to become effective. In addition, each member of the board shall receive the amount of his actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his official duties as authorized by the board of trustees. No member of the board shall receive any compensation as an employee of the district or otherwise, other than that herein provided, and no member of the board shall be interested in any contract or transaction with the district except in his official representative capacity.
It shall be the duty of the board of trustees to cause an audit to be made of all financial affairs of the district during each fiscal year which audit shall be made within one hundred twenty (120) days following the end of the fiscal year. A financial statement shall be certified by the person making such audit, which shall be published in the newspaper of general circulation in the district in one (1) issue not more than thirty (30) days following the audit; such audit shall be made by registered accountant or certified public accountant, who is not otherwise employed by the district.
The court having jurisdiction of the district shall have the power to remove directors for cause shown on petition, notice and hearing.
History:
[39-1328, added 1965, ch. 173, sec. 11, p. 340; am. 1977, ch. 101, sec. 1, p. 215; am. 1981, ch. 100, sec. 1, p. 147.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Chapter 13 - HOSPITAL LICENSES AND INSPECTION › Section 39-1329 - MEETINGS — QUORUM — VACANCIES.

39-1329. MEETINGS — QUORUM — VACANCIES. The board shall meet regularly once each month at a time and place to be designated by the board. Special meetings may be held as often as the needs of the district require on notice to each member of the board. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum at any meeting. Any vacancy of an elected member on the board shall be filled by the remaining members or member of the board, the appointee to act until the next biennial election, when the vacancy shall be filled by election. If the board shall fail, neglect or refuse to fill any vacancy within ninety (90) days after the same occurs, the board of county commissioners of the county in which said district is situated shall fill such vacancy. In the case of a vacancy on the board of an appointed member, a majority of the board shall determine whether to fill the vacant position.
History:
[39-1329, added 1965, ch. 173, sec. 12, p. 340; am. 2016, ch. 287, sec. 2, p. 791; am. 2021, ch. 46, sec. 3, p. 130.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Chapter 13 - HOSPITAL LICENSES AND INSPECTION › Section 39-1331 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD.

39-1331. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD. For and on behalf of the district the board shall have the following powers:
a. To have and use a corporate seal.
b. To have perpetual existence.
c. To sue and be sued and be a party to suits, actions and proceedings.
d. To purchase, acquire, dispose of and encumber real and personal property and hold lands, buildings, and all types of property, make such contracts and purchases, acquire and hold such personal property as may be necessary or convenient for its purposes, provided, however, that before any real property of such district may be sold, notice thereof must be given by publication in a legal newspaper of general circulation in the county where such district is situated for three (3) consecutive weekly issues.
e. In addition to the other means providing revenue for such districts as herein provided, the board shall have the power and authority to levy and collect ad valorem taxes on and against all taxable property within the district, as hereinafter provided.
f. To borrow money and incur indebtedness and evidence the same by certificates, notes or debentures, and to issue bonds in accordance with the provisions of this act.
g. To refund any bonded indebtedness of the district without an election, provided, however, that the obligations of the district shall not be increased by any refund of bonded indebtedness. Otherwise the terms and conditions of refunding bonds shall be substantially the same as those of an original issue of bonds.
h. To have the management, control and supervision of all the business and affairs of the district, and the construction, installation, operation and maintenance of district improvements therein or therefor.
i. To hire and retain agents, employees, engineers and attorneys.
j. To have and exercise the power of eminent domain in manner provided by law for the condemnation of private property for public use; to take any property necessary to the exercise of the powers herein granted.
k. To adopt and amend by-laws not in conflict with the constitution and laws of the state for carrying on business, objects and affairs of the board and of the district.
l. To have and exercise all rights and powers necessary or incidental to, or implied from the specific powers granted herein, including the charging of reasonable rates for services rendered to patients of said hospital or medical clinic. Such specific powers shall not be considered as a limitation upon any power necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes and intent of this act.
History:
[39-1331, added 1965, ch. 173, sec. 14, p. 340; am. 1976, ch. 132, sec. 3, p. 498.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Chapter 13 - HOSPITAL LICENSES AND INSPECTION › Section 39-1332 - ANNUAL STATEMENT OF VALUATION OF TAXABLE PROPERTY.

39-1332. ANNUAL STATEMENT OF VALUATION OF TAXABLE PROPERTY. On or before the third Monday in July of each year the county auditor shall deliver to the secretary of each hospital district within the county a statement showing the aggregate valuation of all the taxable property in such district, and thereafter the district board shall levy the taxes herein provided for.
History:
[39-1332, added 1965, ch. 173, sec. 15, p. 340; am. 2012, ch. 38, sec. 2, p. 115.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Chapter 13 - HOSPITAL LICENSES AND INSPECTION › Section 39-1333 - LEVY AND COLLECTION OF TAXES — INITIAL FINANCING.

39-1333. LEVY AND COLLECTION OF TAXES — INITIAL FINANCING. To levy and collect taxes, as herein provided, the board shall, in each year, determine the amount of money necessary to be raised by taxation, taking into consideration other sources of revenue of the district, and shall fix a rate of levy, which when levied upon every dollar of assessed valuation of taxable property within the district, and with other revenues, will raise the amount required by the district annually to supply funds to pay for expenses of organization, purchase of necessary equipment, operation, maintenance and upkeep of the works and equipment of the district, provided, however, that said levy shall not exceed six hundredths percent (.06%) of market value for assessment purposes of all taxable property within the district for the purposes hereinbefore set forth, and provided further, that no levy shall be made in excess of four hundredths percent (.04%) of market value for assessment purposes for the purposes set forth in this section, unless the board of trustees of the district shall grant a public hearing, after notice of the time, place and purpose of said hearing has been published in a newspaper of general circulation in the district. Provided, that in the first year after organization, the board of a district may, for the purpose of organization, to finance general preliminary expenses of the district or for any other purpose of the hospital district law, and before making a tax levy, incur an indebtedness not exceeding in the aggregate a sum equal to three tenths percent (.3%) of market value for assessment purposes of all real and personal property within the district. To repay any such organizational indebtedness incurred, on or after March 21, 1985, the board shall have authority to levy and collect an additional tax not to exceed one tenth percent (.1%) of market value for assessment purposes of all taxable property within the district. Such additional levy shall not be used for any purpose other than repayment of the organizational indebtedness and interest thereon. Such additional levy may be imposed until the organizational indebtedness and interest thereon is paid in full.
History:
[39-1333, added 1965, ch. 173, sec. 16, p. 340; am. 1985, ch. 243, sec. 1, p. 574; am. 1988, ch. 177, sec. 1, p. 310; am. 1996, ch. 208, sec. 20, p. 676.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Chapter 13 - HOSPITAL LICENSES AND INSPECTION › Section 39-1334 - ADDITIONAL TAX LEVIES.

39-1334. ADDITIONAL TAX LEVIES. (a) If it becomes necessary and expedient so to do, it shall be lawful for the board to levy additional taxes and collect revenue for the purpose of creating a reserve sinking fund for the purpose of accumulating moneys with which to add new buildings or necessary equipment, and to provide extensions of and betterments to the improvements of the district, and for such purposes may levy an additional tax not to exceed two hundredths of one percent (.02%) of the market value for assessment purposes on all taxable property in the district.
(b) If the board finds it necessary to maintain the solvency of a facility or facilities, the board is authorized to levy additional taxes and collect revenue in excess of the limitations prescribed by section 39-1333, Idaho Code, for the sole purpose of retiring current or past due obligations accruing where operating expenses for such a facility or facilities have exceeded all available sources of revenue in the fiscal year preceding the anticipated date of levy; provided, that any such additional levy shall be authorized only if approved by two-thirds (2/3) of the qualified electors of the district voting at an election called and conducted in the manner specified in sections 39-1339 through 39-1342, Idaho Code.
History:
[39-1334, added 1965, ch. 173, sec. 17, p. 340; am. 1981, ch. 66, sec. 1, p. 96; am. 1995, ch. 82, sec. 16, p. 227; am. 1995, ch. 118, sec. 52, p. 470; am. 1996, ch. 322, sec. 35, p. 1064.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Chapter 13 - HOSPITAL LICENSES AND INSPECTION › Section 39-1335 - TAX LEVY TO PAY INTEREST ON BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.

39-1335. TAX LEVY TO PAY INTEREST ON BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. In addition to the taxes hereinbefore provided for, the said board shall have the authority to levy and collect taxes as herein provided in each year sufficient to promptly pay in full, when due, all interest on the principal of bond and other obligations of the district authorized as provided by sections 39-1338 and 39-1339 of this act.
History:
[39-1335, added 1965, ch. 173, sec. 18, p. 340.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Chapter 13 - HOSPITAL LICENSES AND INSPECTION › Section 39-1336 - MATURING INDEBTEDNESS A CONSIDERATION IN ANNUAL LEVIES.

39-1336. MATURING INDEBTEDNESS A CONSIDERATION IN ANNUAL LEVIES. The board in certifying annual levies as herein provided, shall take into account maturing indebtedness for the ensuing year as provided in its contracts, maturing bonds, and interest on bonds and deficiencies and defaults of prior years, and shall make ample provision for the payment thereof.
History:
[39-1336, added 1965, ch. 173, sec. 19, p. 340.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Chapter 13 - HOSPITAL LICENSES AND INSPECTION › Section 39-1337 - TAX RATE — CERTIFICATION — LEVY AND COLLECTION.

39-1337. TAX RATE — CERTIFICATION — LEVY AND COLLECTION. The board shall, on or before the first day of September of each year, certify to the board of commissioners the rate so fixed with corrections that at the time and in the manner required by law for levying taxes for county purposes such board of county commissioners shall levy such taxes upon the assessed valuation of all taxable property within the district, in addition to such other taxes as may be levied by such board of county commissioners at the rate so fixed and determined. It shall be the duty of the body having authority to levy taxes within each county to levy the taxes provided in this act, and it shall be the duty of all officials charged with the duty of collecting taxes to collect such taxes at the time and in the manner and form and with like interest and penalties as other taxes are collected, and when collected, to pay the same to the district ordering its levy and collection, and the payment of such collection shall be made monthly to the treasurer of the district and paid into the depository thereof, to the credit of the district.
History:
[39-1337, added 1965, ch. 173, sec. 20, p. 340; am. 1971, ch. 13, sec. 3, p. 24.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Chapter 13 - HOSPITAL LICENSES AND INSPECTION › Section 39-1338 - BOND ISSUES AUTHORIZED — FORM AND TERMS.

39-1338. BOND ISSUES AUTHORIZED — FORM AND TERMS. To carry out the purposes of this act and to pay the necessary expenses of the district, the board is hereby authorized to issue negotiable coupon bonds of the district. Bonds shall bear interest payable semiannually, and shall be due and payable serially either annually or semiannually, commencing not later than three (3) years from the date of issuance. The form and terms of said bonds, including provisions for their payment and redemption, shall be determined by the board. If the board so determines, such bonds may be redeemable prior to maturity, upon payment of a premium not exceeding three per cent (3%) of the net principal thereof. Said bonds shall be executed in the name of, and on behalf of, the district and signed by the chairman of the board with the seal of the district affixed thereto, and attested by the secretary of the board. Said bonds shall be in such denominations as the board shall determine, and the bonds and coupons thereto attached shall be payable to bearer. Interest coupons shall bear the original or facsimile signature of the chairman of the board. In all other respects, said bonds shall be issued, sold and paid in accordance with the provisions of chapter 2, title 57, Idaho Code, known as the "Municipal Bond Law" of the state of Idaho.
History:
[39-1338, added 1965, ch. 173, sec. 21, p. 340; am. 1971, ch. 12, sec. 1, p. 23; am. 1981, ch. 55, sec. 1, p. 85.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Chapter 13 - HOSPITAL LICENSES AND INSPECTION › Section 39-1340 - NOTICES OF ELECTION ON PROPOSED INDEBTEDNESS.

39-1340. NOTICES OF ELECTION ON PROPOSED INDEBTEDNESS. When such election is ordered to be held, subject to the provisions of section 34-106, Idaho Code, the board shall direct the county clerk as provided in section 34-1406, Idaho Code, to give notice by publication once not less than twelve (12) days prior to the election and a second time not less than five (5) days prior to the election published in one (1) or more newspapers within the district, if a newspaper is published therein. Said notices shall recite the action of the board in deciding to bond the district, the purpose thereof and the amount of the bonds supposed to be issued, the estimated costs of the works or improvements as the case may be, the amount of principal of the indebtedness to be incurred therefor, and the maximum rate of interest to be paid on such indebtedness, and shall also specify the date of the election and the time during which the polls shall be open. Notices shall also list the polling places.
History:
[39-1340, added 1965, ch. 173, sec. 23, p. 340; am. 1995, ch. 118, sec. 54, p. 472; am. 2009, ch. 341, sec. 69, p. 1038.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Chapter 13 - HOSPITAL LICENSES AND INSPECTION › Section 39-1341 - CONDUCT OF ELECTION FOR PROPOSED INDEBTEDNESS.

39-1341. CONDUCT OF ELECTION FOR PROPOSED INDEBTEDNESS. The county clerk shall conduct the election in a manner prescribed by law in title 34, Idaho Code. The returns thereof shall be canvassed and the results thereof shall be declared by the board of county commissioners.
History:
[39-1341, added 1965, ch. 173, sec. 24, p. 340; am. 2009, ch. 341, sec. 70, p. 1038.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Chapter 13 - HOSPITAL LICENSES AND INSPECTION › Section 39-1342 - INDEBTEDNESS INCURRED UPON FAVORABLE VOTE — RESUBMISSION OF PROPOSITION NOT RECEIVED FAVORABLY.

39-1342. INDEBTEDNESS INCURRED UPON FAVORABLE VOTE — RESUBMISSION OF PROPOSITION NOT RECEIVED FAVORABLY. In the event that it shall appear from said returns that two-thirds (2/3) of the qualified electors of the district voting at such election shall have voted in favor of such proposition or any proposition submitted hereunder at such election, the district shall thereupon be authorized to incur such indebtedness or obligations, enter into such contract or issue and sell bonds of the district, as the case may be, all for the purpose or purposes, and object or objects provided for in the propositions submitted hereunder and in the resolution therefor and in the amount so provided at a rate of interest not exceeding the rate of interest recited in such resolution. The submission of the proposition of incurring such obligation or bonded or other indebtedness at such an election shall not prevent or prohibit submission of the same, or other propositions, at subsequent election or elections called for such purpose at any time, held subject to the provisions of section 34-106, Idaho Code.
History:
[39-1342, added 1965, ch. 173, sec. 25, p. 340; am. 1971, ch. 25, sec. 5, p. 61; am. 1995, ch. 118, sec. 55, p. 472.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Chapter 13 - HOSPITAL LICENSES AND INSPECTION › Section 39-1343 - OFFICIALS AND SURETIES LIABLE ON BOND.

39-1343. OFFICIALS AND SURETIES LIABLE ON BOND. All county officers entrusted with the assessment, collection, paying over or custody of taxes of any hospital district within the county, and their sureties, shall be liable upon their official bonds for the faithful performance of their duties in the assessment, collection and safe keeping of such hospital district taxes.
History:
[39-1343, added 1965, ch. 173, sec. 26, p. 340.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Chapter 13 - HOSPITAL LICENSES AND INSPECTION › Section 39-1344 - TAXES LEVIED A LIEN — COLLECTION.

39-1344. TAXES LEVIED A LIEN — COLLECTION. All taxes levied by hospital districts, shall become a lien upon the property so assessed from the date of such assessment, and shall be due and payable at the time state and county taxes are due and payable and in all respects are to be collected in the same way, except that the assessor must keep a separate list or assessment roll therefor.
History:
[39-1344, added 1965, ch. 173, sec. 27, p. 340.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Chapter 13 - HOSPITAL LICENSES AND INSPECTION › Section 39-1345 - DUE AND DELINQUENT DATES OF TAXES ASSESSED.

39-1345. DUE AND DELINQUENT DATES OF TAXES ASSESSED. All hospital district taxes levied and assessed under the provisions of this act shall become due and delinquent and shall attach to and become a lien on the real property assessed at the same time as state and county taxes. All the provisions of the Idaho Code governing and assessing and collecting state and county taxes are hereby made applicable to the assessment and collection of said hospital district taxes wherever the same are not inconsistent with the provisions of this act.
History:
[39-1345, added 1965, ch. 173, sec. 28, p. 340.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Chapter 13 - HOSPITAL LICENSES AND INSPECTION › Section 39-1346 - TREASURER OF HOSPITAL DISTRICT — DUTIES.

39-1346. TREASURER OF HOSPITAL DISTRICT — DUTIES. It is hereby made the duty of the treasurer of the hospital district to keep account with such district, to place to the credit of such district all moneys received by him from the collector of taxes, or from any other officer charged with the collection of taxes as the proceeds of taxes levied by the hospital board or from any other sources and of all other moneys belonging to such district and to pay over all moneys belonging to the district by legally drawn warrants or orders of the district officer entitled to draw the same.
History:
[39-1346, added 1965, ch. 173, sec. 29, p. 340.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Chapter 13 - HOSPITAL LICENSES AND INSPECTION › Section 39-1346B - TREASURER OF HOSPITAL — INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS.

39-1346B. TREASURER OF HOSPITAL — INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS. It shall be the duty of the treasurer of a hospital district to invest idle moneys of such hospital. Such investment of idle moneys shall be limited to investments that carry an A rating or better by a commonly known rating service and that are authorized by the legislature for the state treasurer pursuant to sections 67-1210 and 67-1210A, Idaho Code.
History:
[39-1346B, added 2015, ch. 206, sec. 1, p. 634.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Chapter 13 - HOSPITAL LICENSES AND INSPECTION › Section 39-1347 - WARRANTS AND DRAFTS — PAYMENT.

39-1347. WARRANTS AND DRAFTS — PAYMENT. The secretary shall countersign all drafts and warrants on the district treasury, and no payment of district funds shall be made except on draft or warrant countersigned by him. He shall not countersign any such draft or warrant until he has found that payment has been legally authorized; that the money therefor has been duly appropriated and that such appropriation has not been exhausted.
Such warrants shall be drawn by, and countersigned upon the order of the president of the hospital board, or, in his absence, the other member of the board; but no drafts or warrants shall be drawn, except upon the appropriation of the board, nor in excess of the moneys actually in the district treasury; except that warrants may be issued in anticipation of the collection of taxes, but not in excess of seventy-five per cent (75%) of the amount of the levy therefor, nor shall any warrants be issued nor indebtedness incurred in anticipation of such levy.
When a warrant is presented for payment, if there is money in the treasury for the purpose, the treasurer must pay the same and write on the face thereof, "paid", the date of payment and sign his name thereto.
History:
[39-1347, added 1965, ch. 173, sec. 30, p. 340.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Chapter 13 - HOSPITAL LICENSES AND INSPECTION › Section 39-1348 - WARRANTS — INABILITY TO PAY — INDORSEMENT.

39-1348. WARRANTS — INABILITY TO PAY — INDORSEMENT. When any warrant is presented to the district treasurer for payment, and the same is not paid for want of funds, the treasurer must endorse on the back of said warrant, "not paid for want of funds," and shall write thereon the day of presentation and sign his name thereto, and warrants so endorsed by the treasurer shall draw interest at a rate established by the board of the hospital district from the date of endorsement until paid.
History:
[39-1348, added 1965, ch. 173, sec. 31, p. 340; am. 1980, ch. 61, sec. 6, p. 121.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Chapter 13 - HOSPITAL LICENSES AND INSPECTION › Section 39-1349 - BULLETIN BOARD — NOTICES POSTED FOR PRESENTATION OF DISTRICT WARRANTS.

39-1349. BULLETIN BOARD — NOTICES POSTED FOR PRESENTATION OF DISTRICT WARRANTS. The district treasurer shall provide himself, at the expense of the district, with a bulletin board, across the top of which shall be printed or inscribed the words "…. hospital district warrant bulletin." It shall be the duty of the treasurer to keep such bulletin board conspicuously, securely and permanently in place in his office, and thereupon to place in a manner which will insure continuous notice of not less than sixty (60) days, all notices issued by him, whether written or printed, calling for the presentation of district warrants for payment.
History:
[39-1349, added 1965, ch. 173, sec. 32, p. 340.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Chapter 13 - HOSPITAL LICENSES AND INSPECTION › Section 39-1350 - NOTICE WARRANTS WILL BE PAID ON PRESENTATION.

39-1350. NOTICE WARRANTS WILL BE PAID ON PRESENTATION. Whenever there is an amount to the credit of the district fund, as shown by the books of the treasurer, sufficient to pay the warrant or warrants next entitled to payment therefrom, the treasurer shall immediately place in his office, as provided in the preceding section, a notice that such warrant or warrants will be paid on presentation, stating therein the number and series of any such warrants; and the treasurer shall thereupon send, by mail, to the record holder of such warrant, in case such holder shall have left with the treasurer his address for that purpose, notice that such warrant will be paid on presentation.
History:
[39-1350, added 1965, ch. 173, sec. 33, p. 340.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Chapter 13 - HOSPITAL LICENSES AND INSPECTION › Section 39-1351 - INTEREST ON WARRANTS — CESSATION THIRTY DAYS FROM POSTING NOTICE.

39-1351. INTEREST ON WARRANTS — CESSATION THIRTY DAYS FROM POSTING NOTICE. Interest on any warrant shall cease on the expiration of thirty (30) days from the time of posting of the notice provided for in the last preceding section; and for all sums which may be paid by the treasurer, as interest on any warrant or warrants, after the expiration of thirty (30) days from the earliest date at which there were sufficient funds with which to have called and paid the same, such treasurer and his sureties shall be liable upon his official bond.
History:
[39-1351, added 1965, ch. 173, sec. 34, p. 340.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Chapter 13 - HOSPITAL LICENSES AND INSPECTION › Section 39-1352 - NOTATION OF INTEREST AMOUNT ON WARRANT.

39-1352. NOTATION OF INTEREST AMOUNT ON WARRANT. When the treasurer pays any warrant on which any interest is due, he must note on the warrant the amount of interest paid thereon and enter on his account the amount of such interest distinct from the principal.
History:
[39-1352, added 1965, ch. 173, sec. 35, p. 340.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Chapter 13 - HOSPITAL LICENSES AND INSPECTION › Section 39-1353 - POWER TO ISSUE AND SELL TAX ANTICIPATION NOTES OR BONDS.

39-1353. POWER TO ISSUE AND SELL TAX ANTICIPATION NOTES OR BONDS. Hospital districts created and existing under this chapter shall have the further power to issue and sell tax anticipation notes or bonds in the manner, and for the purposes and to the extent authorized by chapter 31 of title 63 of Idaho Code.
History:
[39-1353, added 1965, ch. 173, sec. 36, p. 340.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Chapter 13 - HOSPITAL LICENSES AND INSPECTION › Section 39-1353a - PRACTICE OF MEDICINE NOT AUTHORIZED.

39-1353a. PRACTICE OF MEDICINE NOT AUTHORIZED. Anything to the contrary hereinabove notwithstanding, this act shall not be construed to permit or authorize any hospital district or hospital therein in the state of Idaho directly or indirectly to engage in the practice of medicine as defined in chapter 18, title 54, Idaho Code, which privilege is reserved exclusively to persons licensed for that purpose pursuant to chapter 18, title 54, Idaho Code.
History:
[I.C., sec. 39-1353a, as added by 1976, ch. 132, sec. 5, p. 500.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Chapter 13 - HOSPITAL LICENSES AND INSPECTION › Section 39-1354 - ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY NOT HAVING A TAX SUPPORTED HOSPITAL — PETITIONS AND SIGNATURES — ELECTION.

39-1354. ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY NOT HAVING A TAX SUPPORTED HOSPITAL — PETITIONS AND SIGNATURES — ELECTION. (1) Any area contiguous to a hospital district which does not support another tax supported hospital may become annexed to the district by petition and election.
(2) A petition for annexation shall comply with the requirements of section 39-1320, Idaho Code, in the area seeking to become annexed to the hospital district. A true copy of the petition shall be transmitted to the board of trustees of the district, and to the board of county commissioners in each county affected. The board of trustees of the hospital district may approve or disapprove such petition, and shall give notice of its decision to the board of county commissioners in each county affected.
(3) When it has received notice of approval of the board of trustees of the district, the board of county commissioners in the county or counties in which the petition arose shall enter its order calling for an election on the question. The election shall be held in the area proposed to be annexed. Notice of the election shall be given, the election shall be conducted, and the returns thereof canvassed as provided in sections 39-1323, 39-1324 and 39-1325, Idaho Code. The ballot shall bear the question: "Shall …. become part of the …. hospital district …. Yes" and "Shall …. become part of the …. hospital district …. No" each followed by a box in which the voter may express his choice by marking a cross. The proposal shall be deemed approved only if the majority of the votes cast is in the affirmative.
(4) If the proposal has been approved at the election, the board of county commissioners in each county in which the district is located following annexation shall enter its order amending the boundaries of the district, and a copy shall be transmitted to the board of trustees of the hospital district. Annexation shall be effective as of the date of the last such order entered.
(5) Such other notices as may be required by law shall be filed by the board of trustees of the hospital district with the state tax commission within ten (10) days of the effective date of the change, including a legal description and map of the altered boundaries.
(6) Addition of new territory to an existing hospital district shall not be considered an initial establishment. The existing board of trustees shall continue to serve for the term for which elected. When a vacancy occurs, appointment shall be made as provided in section 39-1326, Idaho Code.
History:
[39-1354, added 1993, ch. 137, sec. 3, p. 339.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Chapter 13 - HOSPITAL LICENSES AND INSPECTION › Section 39-1355 - EXISTING TAX SUPPORTED HOSPITALS MAY CONSOLIDATE.

39-1355. EXISTING TAX SUPPORTED HOSPITALS MAY CONSOLIDATE. The ownership and operation of any municipal, city/county, county, district, or tax supported community hospital or medical clinic may be consolidated with an established hospital district by majority vote of the qualified electors of the established hospital district and of the political subdivision having jurisdiction over such other tax supported hospital according to procedure set forth in section 39-1354, Idaho Code. A true copy of the petition and the established hospital district board’s notice of approval or disapproval shall be sent to the governing body of the political subdivision having jurisdiction over a petitioning hospital. A true copy of that petition shall, at the same time, be sent to the governing body of the nonpetitioning hospital. When the notice carries the approval of the boards, or other governing bodies of both hospitals, that governing body shall conduct the election and give notice of the results to the hospital district board and the relevant boards of county commissioners as provided in section 39-1354, Idaho Code. As a result of any such consolidation, the boundaries of the hospital district remaining after consolidation shall be expanded to include the political subdivision which previously had jurisdiction over the consolidated hospital or medical clinic.
History:
[39-1355, added 1993, ch. 137, sec. 4, p. 339.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Chapter 13 - HOSPITAL LICENSES AND INSPECTION › Section 39-1356 - EQUALIZATION OF LEVY BETWEEN CONSOLIDATING HOSPITALS.

39-1356. EQUALIZATION OF LEVY BETWEEN CONSOLIDATING HOSPITALS. (1) When two (2) districts’ hospitals or medical clinics have agreed to consolidate, the tax levies of the two (2) hospitals will be equalized in the following manner: the certified budget figures from ad valorem taxes of the district will be added together. The resulting figure will provide the base budget amount for the new consolidated district. In any such consolidation, the existing bonded debt of any district or districts shall not become the obligation of the proposed consolidated hospital district. The debt shall remain an obligation of the property which incurred the indebtedness.
History:
[39-1356, added 1993, ch. 137, sec. 5, p. 340.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Chapter 13 - HOSPITAL LICENSES AND INSPECTION › Section 39-1358 - DISTRICT HOSPITAL PROPERTY — LEASE OR SALE.

39-1358. DISTRICT HOSPITAL PROPERTY — LEASE OR SALE. A hospital district acting through its board of trustees shall have the right to convey or lease hospital district real property, facilities, and the personal property and equipment therein upon such terms and for such length of time as the board of trustees may decide. However, no such lease or sale, except those leases entered into between a hospital district and the Idaho health facilities authority as provided in section 39-1339, Idaho Code, shall be final or valid unless and until it has been approved by a majority of the qualified electors of the district voting on such question at an election held subject to the provisions of title 34, Idaho Code.
History:
[39-1358, added 2022, ch. 180, sec. 1, p. 584.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Chapter 13 - HOSPITAL LICENSES AND INSPECTION › Section 39-1359 - CONVEYANCE OF HOSPITAL DISTRICT PROPERTY TO NONPROFIT CORPORATION.

39-1359. CONVEYANCE OF HOSPITAL DISTRICT PROPERTY TO NONPROFIT CORPORATION. (1) As an alternative to the procedure set forth in section 39-1358, Idaho Code, the board of trustees of a hospital district may convey or lease hospital district real property, facilities, and the personal property and equipment therein subject to the following conditions:
(a) The conveyance or lease shall be to a nonprofit corporation;
(b) No lease term shall exceed ninety-nine (99) years;
(c) The governing body of the nonprofit corporation must be composed initially of the incumbent trustees of the hospital district board of trustees as individuals;
(d) The articles of incorporation must provide for a membership of the corporation that is:
(i) Broadly representative of the public it serves; or
(ii) A single nonprofit corporate member having articles of incorporation that provide for a membership of the corporation that is broadly representative of the public it serves. The articles must further provide for the selection of the governing body by the membership of the corporation or exclusively by a parent corporation that is a corporate member, with voting power, and not by the governing body itself, except to fill a vacancy for an unexpired term. The articles must further provide that no member of the governing body shall serve more than two (2) consecutive three (3) year terms;
(e) The nonprofit corporation must provide care for indigent patients and receive any person falling sick or maimed within the hospital district;
(f) The conveyance or lease agreement must provide for the transfer of patients, staff, and employees and for the continuing administration of any trusts or bequests or maintenance of records pertaining to the existing hospital district; and
(g) The conveyance or lease agreement shall provide for a price that is either of the following:
(i) The acceptance of all assets and assumption of all liabilities; or
(ii) Such other price to which the hospital district board of trustees and the nonprofit corporation agree.
(2) If any hospital that has been conveyed pursuant to this section ceases to be used as a nonprofit hospital, then the hospital so conveyed shall revert to the ownership of the hospital district, unless the premises so conveyed are sold and the proceeds used to erect or enlarge another nonprofit hospital. If any hospital that has been leased pursuant to this section ceases to be used as a nonprofit hospital, then the lease shall terminate.
History:
[39-1359, added 2022, ch. 180, sec. 2, p. 584.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Chapter 13 - HOSPITAL LICENSES AND INSPECTION › Section 39-1390 - REPORTS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES OF CERTAIN TYPES OF INJURIES.

39-1390. REPORTS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES OF CERTAIN TYPES OF INJURIES. (1) As soon as treatment permits, any person operating a hospital or other medical treatment facility, or any physician, resident on a hospital staff, intern, physician assistant, nurse or emergency medical technician, shall notify the local law enforcement agency of that jurisdiction upon the treatment of or request for treatment of a person when the reporting person has reason to believe that the person treated or requesting treatment has received:
(a) Any injury inflicted by means of a firearm; or
(b) Any injury indicating that the person may be a victim of a criminal offense.
(2) The report provided to the law enforcement agency pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall include the name and address of the injured person, the character and extent of the person’s injuries, and the medical basis for making the report. Provided however, that when an adult injured person is being seen for the purposes of administration of an anonymous sexual assault evidence kit pursuant to section 67-2919, Idaho Code, the name, address, and any other personally identifying information of the adult injured person shall not be included in the report.
(3) Any person operating a medical facility, or any physician, resident on a hospital staff, intern, physician assistant, nurse or emergency medical technician, shall be held harmless from any civil liability for reasonable compliance with the provisions of this section.
History:
[39-1390, added 1991, ch. 167, sec. 1, p. 407; am. 1995, ch. 169, sec. 1, p. 652; am. 2019, ch. 280, sec. 1, p. 817.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Chapter 13 - HOSPITAL LICENSES AND INSPECTION › Section 39-1391 - EMERGENCY TREATMENT WITHOUT ADMISSION — LIABILITY.

39-1391. EMERGENCY TREATMENT WITHOUT ADMISSION — LIABILITY. Any hospital licensed in this state may provide to any person appearing or represented to be seriously sick or injured, without admission of such person to the hospital and without the immediate presence of a licensed physician and surgeon, such emergency treatment and care or, if such hospital does not maintain and operate an emergency department, such first aid services and care as may be indicated, considering the facilities and personnel available. Neither any hospital nor its agents or employees providing such services, pursuant to standby orders duly promulgated by the medical staff of said hospital, shall be deemed, by so doing, to be engaged in the practice of medicine, nor shall any such hospital, its agents or employees, or any physician be held liable in any civil action arising out of the furnishing of such services and care, in the absence of gross negligence under the existing circumstances.
History:
[39-1391, added 1973, ch. 82, sec. 1, p. 130.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Chapter 13 - HOSPITAL LICENSES AND INSPECTION › Section 39-1391a - EMERGENCY TREATMENT NOT TO CONSTITUTE ADMISSION.

39-1391a. EMERGENCY TREATMENT NOT TO CONSTITUTE ADMISSION. The furnishing of emergency or first aid services and care as permitted by section 39-1391 shall not in and of itself constitute admission to such hospital of the person receiving such services and care, nor shall such hospital, its employees, or any physician be subject to civil suit for abandonment or failure to provide care if, upon examination by a licensed physician and surgeon, it is determined by such physician, in the good faith exercise of his professional judgment, that the admission of any person receiving or presented for such services and care is not advisable or required.
History:
[39-1391a, added 1973, ch. 82, sec. 2, p. 130.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Chapter 13 - HOSPITAL LICENSES AND INSPECTION › Section 39-1391b - EMERGENCY TREATMENT BY HOSPITAL NOT REQUIRED — DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED.

39-1391b. EMERGENCY TREATMENT BY HOSPITAL NOT REQUIRED — DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED. Nothing in this act shall be deemed to require any hospital to provide facilities or personnel for the furnishing of such emergency or first aid services and care or to furnish such services and care, without admission by a licensed physician and surgeon, to any person who may request the same; provided, however, that emergency or first aid services and care shall not be refused to any person by reason of race, creed, national origin or financial ability to pay therefor.
History:
[39-1391b, added 1973, ch. 82, sec. 3, p. 130.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Chapter 13 - HOSPITAL LICENSES AND INSPECTION › Section 39-1391c - IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL LIABILITY.

39-1391c. IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL LIABILITY. Any licensed physician and surgeon shall be conclusively presumed to be qualified to undertake and to furnish any emergency medical or surgical care and treatment, regardless of the specialty training or skills which might otherwise be preferred for care and treatment of the particular patient, whenever, in the good faith judgment of such physician and surgeon, the condition and best interests of the patient require such physician and surgeon to undertake such care and treatment, and, in the absence of gross negligence under the existing circumstances, no physician so proceeding nor any hospital where such care and treatment is provided shall be held liable in any civil action arising out of the furnishing of such emergency care and treatment.
Nothing in this act shall be deemed to require any physician to undertake to or to furnish medical care and treatment, whether on an emergency basis or otherwise, to any person requesting or presented for such care and treatment, nor shall any such physician be held liable in any civil action by reason of his refraining from the furnishing of such care and treatment or referring the same to a specialist or other physician believed by him to be more uniquely or appropriately experienced and qualified. Neither shall any physician responding to any request for emergency care be held liable in any civil action by reason of failure to so respond with any greater promptness than may be reasonably required or expected, under the existing circumstances, of physicians and surgeons practicing in the particular community where such care and treatment is to be furnished.
History:
[39-1391c, added 1973, ch. 82, sec. 4, p. 130.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Chapter 13 - HOSPITAL LICENSES AND INSPECTION › Section 39-1392 - STATEMENT OF POLICY.

39-1392. STATEMENT OF POLICY. To encourage research, discipline and medical study by certain health care organizations for the purposes of reducing morbidity and mortality, enforcing and improving the standards of medical practice in the state of Idaho, certain records of such health care organizations shall be confidential and privileged as set forth in this chapter.
History:
[39-1392, added 1973, ch. 265, sec. 1, p. 545; am. 1997, ch. 171, sec. 1, p. 486.]