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2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 36 - COUNTY HOSPITAL BOARDS › Section 31-3609 - CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND EMPLOYEES.

31-3609. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND EMPLOYEES. The county hospital board shall select and employ a competent chief executive officer whom they shall vest with general managerial powers over the operation of the hospital property, subject to the provisions of this act and subject to the rules and regulations for the conduct of the hospital affairs as formulated by the hospital board and approved by the board of county commissioners, together with such assistant or assistants as the board may find necessary or convenient to the efficient and successful operation of the hospital property. The board shall fix a salary to be paid to the chief executive officer and to any assistant chief executive officer or chief executive officers, and shall be authorized to contract with competent persons for such services for such period as the board may authorize. The chief executive officer shall be responsible for the employment, supervision, direction, assignment and discharge of all operating employee personnel. Payment for such services shall be according to the scale of wages as fixed by the hospital board and in effect at the time. The hospital board shall have the power to change, by increase or decrease, the scale of wages to be paid at any time.
Any suit or action instituted to recover any debt or monies due any county hospital arising out of the operation thereof may be instituted by the chief executive officer of such hospital in his official capacity and in the name of the hospital. The chief executive officer shall account to the county hospital board for all sums so collected.
History:
[31-3609, added 1946 (1st E.S.), ch. 38, sec. 9, p. 75; am. 1955, ch. 102, sec. 1, p. 224; am. 1982, ch. 340, sec. 6, p. 854.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 36 - COUNTY HOSPITAL BOARDS › Section 31-3610 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR OPERATION OF HOSPITAL PROPERTY — HOSPITAL STAFF.

31-3610. RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR OPERATION OF HOSPITAL PROPERTY — HOSPITAL STAFF. The county hospital board shall have power to formulate and adopt such rules and regulations for the conduct and operation of the hospital property as it may deem necessary or convenient for the efficient, economical and successful operation thereof, and which rules and regulations when approved by the board of county commissioners shall be in full force and effect. It shall be the duty of the county hospital board to formulate and adopt such changes, additions, modifications and rescissions of the rules and regulations as it may find or deem necessary or convenient for the efficient, economical and successful operation of the hospital property, which changes, additions, modifications and rescissions when approved by the board of county commissioners shall be in full force and effect.
Such rules and regulations may, as a part thereof, establish a standard or standards upon which persons will be admitted to the hospital staff of physicians and surgeons; provide procedure and requirements for application and admission to such staff; provide procedure and causes for the removal of any person or persons from such staff; provide for the making of, inspection, study and review of reports upon cases which are or have been in the hospital property; and any and all such other matters and things as may be required to bring and keep the hospital property and its operations to the standard required for accrediting and acceptance under the hospital licensure requirements of the state of Idaho and, if the board deems it appropriate, under accreditation standards of the joint commission on the accreditation of hospitals.
History:
[31-3610, added 1946 (1st E.S.), ch. 38, sec. 10, p. 75; am. 1982, ch. 340, sec. 7, p. 855.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 36 - COUNTY HOSPITAL BOARDS › Section 31-3611 - RULES AND REGULATIONS OPEN TO INSPECTION — CERTIFIED COPIES — PERSONS CHARGEABLE WITH KNOWLEDGE.

31-3611. RULES AND REGULATIONS OPEN TO INSPECTION — CERTIFIED COPIES — PERSONS CHARGEABLE WITH KNOWLEDGE. All rules and regulations for the operation of the hospital property which are in effect shall be kept on file in the office of the secretary of the county hospital board, and shall be open to the inspection of any person at any time during regular business hours. Copies certified as full, true and correct shall be furnished to any person upon payment of such fee as may be fixed by the county hospital board. Every officer and employee of the hospital, and every member of the staff of physicians and surgeons shall be responsible for knowledge of and full compliance with such rules and regulations.
History:
[31-3611, added 1946 (1st E.S.), ch. 38, sec. 11, p. 75.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 36 - COUNTY HOSPITAL BOARDS › Section 31-3612 - FISCAL YEAR — RECEIPT OF MONEYS.

31-3612. FISCAL YEAR — RECEIPT OF MONEYS. The fiscal year of the county hospital board shall be from the date fixed by the county hospital board to the same day and month of the next succeeding year. All moneys received by the county hospital board from whatever source shall be paid into the treasury of the county hospital board. Any moneys remaining on hand in such treasury at the end of each fiscal year shall not be paid into the general fund of the county, but shall be retained by the treasurer of the county hospital board and included and used as cash on hand in the budget for hospital operation in the next fiscal year.
History:
[31-3612, added 1946 (1st E.S.), ch. 38, sec. 12, p. 75; am. 1970, ch. 129, sec. 3, p. 303.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 36 - COUNTY HOSPITAL BOARDS › Section 31-3613 - ANNUAL BUDGET — TAX LEVY.

31-3613. ANNUAL BUDGET — TAX LEVY. The county hospital board shall prepare and submit to the board of county commissioners each year a budget for the operation of the hospital property at the time and in the form as provided by law for the preparation and submission of budgets by other county departments. The board of county commissioners shall thereafter approve, or amend or modify such budget as it deems proper, and as approved or amended or modified shall include the same in the county budget. No tax levy for the purpose of this act shall exceed six hundredths percent (.06%) of the market value for assessment purposes on all taxable property in the county. When taxes levied for the purposes of this act have been collected they shall be paid to the treasurer of the county hospital board, without charge for collection, to be used for the purposes authorized by this act.
History:
[31-3613, added 1946 (1st E.S.), ch. 38, sec. 13, p. 75; am. 1961, ch. 176, sec. 2, p. 270; am. 1995, ch. 82, sec. 6, p. 223.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 36 - COUNTY HOSPITAL BOARDS › Section 31-3614 - TAXING UNIT — TAX ANTICIPATION NOTES OR WARRANTS AUTHORIZED.

31-3614. TAXING UNIT — TAX ANTICIPATION NOTES OR WARRANTS AUTHORIZED. Upon the creation and appointment of the county hospital board by the board of county commissioners the county hospital board shall become and be a taxing unit under the provisions of the Idaho budget law, and as such shall be empowered to issue tax anticipation notes or warrants as provided by law for hospital operation.
History:
[31-3614, added 1946 (1st E.S.), ch. 38, sec. 14, p. 75.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 36 - COUNTY HOSPITAL BOARDS › Section 31-3615 - CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT POWERS OF BOARD.

31-3615. CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT POWERS OF BOARD. The county hospital board shall have power to contract for, purchase and pay for all material, equipment, services and supplies necessary or convenient for the efficient, economical and successful operation and maintenance of the county hospital properties. The county hospital board may make expenditures in accordance with the provisions of chapter 28, title 67, Idaho Code. Moreover, the county hospital board which participates with other hospitals as a member of a group purchasing association that engages in a formal competitive bidding process on behalf of member institutions for the purchase of hospital supplies and equipment may utilize that bidding process established by chapter 28, title 67, Idaho Code. For purposes of this subsection, payment for services may include reasonable expenses incident to the hiring or maintaining of hospital staff, chief executive officers, board members or operating employee personnel, to be incurred and paid under rules and regulations adopted and approved as described in section 31-3610, Idaho Code.
History:
[31-3615, added 1946 (1st E.S.), ch. 38, sec. 15, p. 75; am. 1955, ch. 102, sec. 2, p. 224; am. 1975, ch. 91, sec. 1, p. 187; am. 1981, ch. 24, sec. 1, p. 42; am. 1982, ch. 340, sec. 8, p. 856; am. 1983, ch. 26, sec. 1, p. 75; am. 2005, ch. 213, sec. 2, p. 638.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 36 - COUNTY HOSPITAL BOARDS › Section 31-3616 - HOSPITAL SERVICE UPON PREPAYMENT OR ASSURANCE PLAN.

31-3616. HOSPITAL SERVICE UPON PREPAYMENT OR ASSURANCE PLAN. The county hospital board shall have power to contract with persons, associations, corporations or any other bodies engaged in providing for hospital service upon a prepayment or assurance plan, for the rendition of service by the hospital in the future, and under such contracts may accept and credit to the payer any sum or sums of money in prepayment of services to be rendered in the future, but such contracts shall be conditioned upon space and facilities being available in the hospital at the time such services are required. The county hospital board shall have no power to loan or give any money in its possession for hospital purposes to any person, partnership, association, corporation or any other body whatever.
History:
[31-3616, added 1946 (1st E.S.), ch. 38, sec. 16, p. 75; am. 1951, ch. 285, sec. 1, p. 615.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 36 - COUNTY HOSPITAL BOARDS › Section 31-3616A - DISPOSAL OF PERSONAL PROPERTY.

31-3616A. DISPOSAL OF PERSONAL PROPERTY. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 31-808, Idaho Code, county hospital boards may dispose of personal property previously purchased, paid for, or otherwise acquired by the board, so long as any such property to be disposed of has a resale or salvage value not in excess of five thousand dollars ($5,000) and is not a fixture under section 55-101, Idaho Code; provided, that the board shall notify the public of its intent to dispose of any such property prior to sale by publication once in a newspaper of general circulation within the county. Where any such property, regardless of resale or salvage value may, in the board’s judgment, pose a threat to public health or safety if disposed of at public auction, the board is authorized to dispose of it without regard to the provisions of section 31-808, Idaho Code.
History:
[31-3616A, added 1981, ch. 43, sec. 1, p. 66; am. 1982, ch. 340, sec. 9, p. 856.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 36 - COUNTY HOSPITAL BOARDS › Section 31-3617 - LIBERAL INTERPRETATION OF POWERS OF BOARD.

31-3617. LIBERAL INTERPRETATION OF POWERS OF BOARD. The grant of powers in this act contained to county hospital boards and to the duly authorized officers and agents thereof shall be liberally interpreted and construed as a broad and general grant of powers to the end that the operation and administration of county hospital properties may be efficient, economical and successful; the enumeration of certain powers that would be implied without such enumeration shall not be construed as a denial or exclusion of other implied powers necessary for the free and efficient exercise of the powers expressly granted.
History:
[31-3617, added 1946 (1st E.S.), ch. 38, sec. 17, p. 75.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 36 - COUNTY HOSPITAL BOARDS › Section 31-3618 - EXISTING STATUTES NOT AFFECTED.

31-3618. EXISTING STATUTES NOT AFFECTED. This act is not intended and shall not be construed to repeal or amend existing statutes providing for other method or methods of operating county hospitals, but is intended to afford an optional means by which any county may, if it so chooses, by action of its board of county commissioners creating and appointing a county hospital board, operate its hospital properties under such county hospital board as provided in this act.
History:
[31-3618, added 1946 (1st E.S.), ch. 38, sec. 18, p. 75.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 36 - COUNTY HOSPITAL BOARDS › Section 31-3619 - SEPARABILITY.

31-3619. SEPARABILITY. If any section or sections, or part or parts thereof be held to be unconstitutional, or invalid for any other reason, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of the act.
History:
[31-3619, added 1946 (1st E.S.), ch. 38, sec. 19, p. 75.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 36 - COUNTY HOSPITAL BOARDS › Section 31-3620 - ACCOUNTS AND REPORTS OF PERSON IN CHARGE.

31-3620. ACCOUNTS AND REPORTS OF PERSON IN CHARGE. The person in charge of the county hospital shall keep a correct account of all receipts and expenditures in connection therewith and make full and complete reports thereof quarterly to the board of county commissioners. Upon notification by the state controller, all records shall be kept according to the provisions of the uniform accounting manual for local governmental entities authorized under section 67-1075, Idaho Code.
History:
[31-3620, added 1992, ch. 83, sec. 7, p. 266; am. 2021, ch. 89, sec. 12, p. 307.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 37 - JOINT CITY AND COUNTY HOSPITALS › Section 31-3701 - ACQUISITION AND OPERATION AUTHORIZED.

31-3701. ACQUISITION AND OPERATION AUTHORIZED. Any county and city located in such county are hereby authorized to create a joint county-city hospital authority, to jointly purchase, build, maintain and operate hospitals, hospital grounds, nurses homes, superintendent’s quarters and any other necessary buildings and equipment, on such terms and paying for the same in such proportions as such governing bodies of such county and city may determine, and may jointly operate any hospital or hospitals which are separately owned by the county or the city as a joint county-city hospital authority. A joint county-city hospital authority may be created under this chapter by joint agreement approved by resolution of the board of county commissioners of the county and the city council of the city. A joint county-city hospital authority created under this chapter shall be an independent legal entity with the powers set forth in this chapter.
History:
[31-3701, added 1947, ch. 222, sec. 1, p. 534; am. 1995, ch. 221, sec. 1, p. 766.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 37 - JOINT CITY AND COUNTY HOSPITALS › Section 31-3702 - BOND ELECTION.

31-3702. BOND ELECTION. The governing bodies of said county and city, when they deem the welfare of their respective municipalities requires it, and when petitioned thereto by a number of taxpayers, in the case of the city equal to thirty per cent (30%) of the number of persons voting for mayor of said city at the last city election held therein, and in the case of the county, when petitioned thereto by a number of resident taxpayers of such county equal to thirty per cent (30%) of the number of persons voting for the secretary of state of the state of Idaho at the last election preceding the date of such petition, shall submit to the qualified electors of such city or county, as the case may be, at any general election to be held therein, or at an election called therein by the governing bodies of such city or county, subject to the provisions of section 34-106, Idaho Code, the proposition whether the negotiable coupon bonds of such city and/or county to the amount stated in such proposition shall be issued and sold for the purposes mentioned and described in section 31-3701, Idaho Code; Provided, however, in case that either such city or county entering into such contract provided for in section 31-3701, Idaho Code, shall have already voted bonds of such city or county for the purpose of building therein a hospital, such city or county shall be authorized to use the proceeds of such bonds so already voted to pay for its proportionate part of the cost and expense of building, maintaining and operating the facilities provided for in section 31-3701, Idaho Code.
History:
[31-3702, added 1947, ch. 222, sec. 2, p. 534; am. 1995, ch. 118, sec. 36, p. 459.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 37 - JOINT CITY AND COUNTY HOSPITALS › Section 31-3703 - LEASE OR SALE OF HOSPITAL.

31-3703. LEASE OR SALE OF HOSPITAL. Such city and county acting through the respective governing bodies of such municipality and county shall have the right to lease such hospital upon such terms and for such a length of time as they may decide, or to sell the same; provided, however, that no such leasing or sale shall be final or valid unless and until it has been approved by a majority of the qualified electors of such county and city voting on such question at an election called for that purpose, subject to the provisions of section 34-106, Idaho Code.
History:
[31-3703, added 1947, ch. 222, sec. 3, p. 534; am. 1995, ch. 118, sec. 37, p. 459.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 37 - JOINT CITY AND COUNTY HOSPITALS › Section 31-3704 - HOSPITAL BOARD.

31-3704. HOSPITAL BOARD. The management and operation of any hospital which is jointly owned by any county and city in this state may, by resolution of the board of county commissioners of such county and the city council of such city in all cases where both county and city are engaged in the joint operation of such hospital, and in other cases by resolution of either the board of commissioners of the county or the council of the city which is operating such hospital, be delegated to and vested in a board composed of five (5) electors of such county, to be known and designated as the "Hospital Board of ………. County."
The management and operation of any hospital or hospitals jointly owned or jointly operated by a joint county-city hospital authority shall be vested in a board of trustees consisting of not less than five (5) nor more than ten (10) members, as shall be specified in the agreement between the county and city creating such joint county-city hospital authority, which board of trustees shall be appointed and shall be subject to removal in the manner set forth in section 31-3705, Idaho Code.
History:
[31-3704, added 1935, ch. 125, sec. 1, p. 293; am. 1995, ch. 221, sec. 2, p. 766.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 37 - JOINT CITY AND COUNTY HOSPITALS › Section 31-3705 - APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBERS — OFFICERS — MEETINGS.

31-3705. APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBERS — OFFICERS — MEETINGS. In cases where the city and county are jointly operating such hospital, and where a hospital or hospitals are being operated by a joint county-city hospital authority, the members of said hospital board or board of trustees shall be appointed by the board of county commissioners and the city council in such manner as may be agreed between them, and where either county or city is alone operating the jointly owned hospital, by the board of county commissioners of the county or the council of the city which is so operating the same. All members of the board shall be subject to removal at any time by the body appointing them, but unless removed shall hold office until the second Monday in the first month of the hospital’s fiscal year next following the date of their appointment and until their successors are appointed and qualified; provided, that members of the board of trustees of a joint county-city hospital authority may be removed only for conviction of a felony, mental incapacity, failure to attend meetings of the board as required in the bylaws of the board, or other good and sufficient cause.
The officers of the hospital board shall be a president, secretary and treasurer and such other officers as the board shall designate, all of whom shall be elected by such board. The president must be a member of the board but the secretary and treasurer need not be. It shall be the duty of the secretary of the board to keep an accurate and complete record of all acts and proceedings of the board. It shall be the duty of the treasurer to have custody of all funds coming into the custody of the board and he shall perform such other duties as are herein specified, and he shall give bond in such amount as shall be fixed by the board in the same manner and on the same terms and conditions as required for the official bonds of county officers. All officers of the hospital board shall be subject to removal by said board at any time. The hospital board and any of its officers or members may be paid reasonable compensation as shall be authorized by the board and/or council authorized to appoint the members of the board.
Meetings of the hospital board shall be held at such time and place and under such rules and regulations as the board may establish. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and a majority vote of the members present at any meeting properly called shall govern as to all questions coming before the meeting.
History:
[31-3705, added 1935, ch. 125, sec. 2, p. 293; am. 1982, ch. 348, sec. 1, p. 863; am. 1995, ch. 221, sec. 3, p. 766.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 37 - JOINT CITY AND COUNTY HOSPITALS › Section 31-3706 - POWERS OF HOSPITAL BOARD — EXPENSES OF OPERATION.

31-3706. POWERS OF HOSPITAL BOARD — EXPENSES OF OPERATION. All hospital boards, including boards of trustees of joint county-city hospital authorities, so appointed are authorized, subject to such special regulations as may be from time to time imposed by the county commissioners and/or city council appointing said board, or, in the case of joint county-city hospital authorities, as may be provided in the agreement creating such authority:
1. To take entire charge of and run, manage and operate the hospital for which they were appointed.
2. To promulgate such rules and regulations for the management and operation of such hospital and the conduct of its business and the business of the board as they may deem expedient, not inconsistent with law or the special regulations imposed by the county commissioners and/or city council appointing the board, or, in the case of a county-city hospital authority, with the agreement creating such authority.
3. To employ such persons as they may deem necessary for or in the operation of said hospital and/or the conduct of the business of the board, to fix their compensation and to discharge them at pleasure.
4. To collect and receive all funds accruing from the operation of said hospital and all those appropriated or provided for the management, operation and/or conduct thereof by the city and/or county, and all such funds shall be paid over to the hospital board and held and disbursed by it as herein provided.
5. To exercise such other powers as the appointing authority may delegate to the board.
Said hospital board shall allow and pay all expenses for the management, maintenance and operation of said hospital and the expenses of said board from such funds or any other funds in said board’s control, without allowance by either the board of county commissioners or the city council, but no funds in the custody of said hospital board or its treasurer shall be paid out except on order of such hospital board, and said board shall not, without special authorization of the board of county commissioners, create any debt or debts chargeable against the county, nor without special authorization of the city council create any debt or debts chargeable against the city, exceeding in the aggregate the total of the cash in the custody of the hospital board and the appropriations previously made by the city and/or county, available for the payment thereof.
History:
[31-3706, added 1935, ch. 125, sec. 3, p. 293; am. 1995, ch. 221, sec. 4, p. 767.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 37 - JOINT CITY AND COUNTY HOSPITALS › Section 31-3707 - DEPOSIT OF HOSPITAL FUNDS.

31-3707. DEPOSIT OF HOSPITAL FUNDS. No funds coming into the custody of the hospital board under the provisions of this act need be deposited with the treasurer of either the city or county, but the same, including all checks, drafts and other instruments for the payment of money acceptable for deposit in banks, may be deposited in a bank or trust company in accordance with the provisions of the public depository law.
History:
[31-3707, added 1935, ch. 125, sec. 4, p. 293; am. 1969, ch. 255, sec. 1, p. 787.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 37 - JOINT CITY AND COUNTY HOSPITALS › Section 31-3709 - LIABILITY OF DEPOSITORY OR BOARD MEMBER OR OFFICER.

31-3709. LIABILITY OF DEPOSITORY OR BOARD MEMBER OR OFFICER. No bank or trust company accepting such deposits shall have any duty or obligation whatsoever as to the disposition of any funds so deposited by either said board or any member, officer or agent thereof, or by the person designated to check against the same, nor be liable in any respect for the misappropriation, misapplication or wrongful use or disposal thereof by such board or any officer, member or agent thereof, or by any person designated to check against the same, and neither the board nor any member, officer or agent thereof shall be liable either personally or on any bond for the nonpayment by any bank or trust company of funds deposited with it pursuant to and in conformity with the provisions of this act.
History:
[31-3709, added 1935, ch. 125, sec. 6, p. 293.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 37 - JOINT CITY AND COUNTY HOSPITALS › Section 31-3710 - FINANCIAL REPORTS.

31-3710. FINANCIAL REPORTS. The treasurer of every such hospital board shall make an annual financial report and accounting to the board of county commissioners and the city council owning and/or operating such hospital, within thirty (30) days after the acceptance of the annual hospital audit after the close of the fiscal year, which report shall show all moneys received and the source thereof, and all moneys paid out and the purpose thereof, during the period covered by the report, together with the balances remaining on hand and the amount, if any, of the unpaid obligations. The board of every such hospital shall also prepare in its regular course of business unaudited monthly financial reports reflecting the financial operations of the hospital. Every such hospital board shall provide a copy of those monthly reports to the respective governing bodies of such municipality and county.
History:
[31-3710, added 1935, ch. 125, sec. 7, p. 293; am. 1982, ch. 348, sec. 2, p. 863.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 38 - ZONING REGULATIONS › Section 31-3806 - CIVIL ACTION TO ENFORCE.

31-3806. CIVIL ACTION TO ENFORCE. (1) If the owner of the property of the person, firm or corporation filing the subdivision plat or amendment to a subdivision plat or any other plat or map recognized by the city or county for the division of land fails to comply with either subsection (1) or (2) of section 31-3805, Idaho Code, prior to sale of the lots in the subdivision to purchasers, the owner of the property, or the person, firm or corporation filing the subdivision plat or amendment to a subdivision plat or any other plat or map recognized by the city or county for the division of land shall be liable to any purchaser for the costs of the lot’s exclusion plus all assessments due and owing or the actual cost of installation of an irrigation delivery system not to exceed one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) per lot. The purchaser shall have a right to enforce this obligation in a civil action and the purchaser shall have the right to elect exclusion or installation of the system in such action.
(2) Any person, firm or corporation who shall omit, neglect or refuse to provide the purchaser or the irrigation entity within whose boundaries the land is located, a copy of the disclosure statement required by subsection (2) of section 31-3805, Idaho Code:
(a) Shall be liable to the purchaser as provided in subsection (1) of this section.
(b) Shall be liable to the irrigation entity for its reasonable expense, including employee time, of locating the purchaser and providing the information required in the form and for advising affected purchasers of the lack of a water delivery system and for any assessments on the property that are past due at the time of discovery of the violation. The irrigation entity affected shall have a right to claim such expenses in a civil action.
(3) In any civil action filed under subsection (1) or (2) of this section, the prevailing party shall be awarded its reasonable costs and attorney’s fees. The purchaser and irrigation entity shall have two (2) years from the date of discovery of the violation to initiate any legal action.
History:
[31-3806, added 1990, ch. 365, sec. 3, p. 998; am. 1996, ch. 51, sec. 2, p. 153; am. 1996, ch. 399, sec. 2, p. 1332; am. 1997, ch. 148, sec. 2, p. 425.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 39 - AMBULANCE SERVICE › Section 31-3901 - AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH AMBULANCE SERVICE — SPECIAL LEVY.

31-3901. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH AMBULANCE SERVICE — SPECIAL LEVY. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the boards of county commissioners in the several counties are hereby authorized, whenever existing ambulance service is not reasonably available to the inhabitants of the county or any portion thereof, to procure an ambulance and pay for the same out of any funds available and to establish an ambulance service to serve the areas that do not have an existing ambulance service reasonably available, both within and outside the cities and villages in their respective counties, and to levy a special tax not to exceed two-hundredths percent (.02%) of the market value for assessment purposes on all taxable property within the county to support the same. Providing ambulance service is a governmental function.
(2) A county that provides ambulance service pursuant to subsection (1) of this section prior to July 1, 2020, may continue to operate under the authority of this section. However, no board of county commissioners may exercise the powers granted under this section for the first time on and after July 1, 2020.
History:
[31-3901, added 1963, ch. 278, sec. 1, p. 712; am. 1965, ch. 61, sec. 1, p. 96; am. 1967, ch. 147, sec. 1, p. 333; am. 1976, ch. 289, sec. 1, p. 996; am. 1995, ch. 82, sec. 7, p. 223; am. 2020, ch. 209, sec. 1, p. 603.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 39 - AMBULANCE SERVICE › Section 31-3902 - COUNTY TREASURERS TO ESTABLISH AMBULANCE SERVICE FUND.

31-3902. COUNTY TREASURERS TO ESTABLISH AMBULANCE SERVICE FUND. The county treasurer of each county in which an ambulance service has been established pursuant to section 31-3901, Idaho Code, prior to July 1, 2020, shall establish a fund to be designated as the ambulance service fund and used exclusively for the purposes of section 31-3901, Idaho Code.
History:
[31-3902, added 1963, ch. 278, sec. 2, p. 712; am. 2020, ch. 209, sec. 2, p. 603.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 39 - AMBULANCE SERVICE › Section 31-3903 - AMBULANCE SERVICE — POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

31-3903. AMBULANCE SERVICE — POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. (1) The board of county commissioners shall determine the manner in which said ambulance service shall be operated and is empowered to make expenditures from the ambulance service fund for the purchase or lease of real property and the construction of buildings necessary in connection with said service, to acquire necessary equipment for the operation and maintenance of said service, and to pay necessary salaries.
(2) A county that provides ambulance service pursuant to section 31-3901, Idaho Code, prior to July 1, 2020, may continue to operate under the authority of this section. However, no board of county commissioners may exercise the powers granted under this section for the first time on and after July 1, 2020.
History:
[31-3903, added 1963, ch. 278, sec. 3, p. 712; am. 2020, ch. 209, sec. 3, p. 604.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 39 - AMBULANCE SERVICE › Section 31-3904 - AMBULANCE SERVICE — FEES.

31-3904. AMBULANCE SERVICE — FEES. (1) The board of county commissioners shall adopt a schedule of fees to be charged for the use of ambulance service provided under the authority of section 31-3901, Idaho Code. All such fees shall be collected, accounted for and paid to the county treasurer for deposit in the ambulance service fund and shall be used to pay expenses as incurred in the maintenance and operation of said ambulance service.
(2) A county that provides ambulance service pursuant to section 31-3901, Idaho Code, prior to July 1, 2020, may continue to operate under the authority of this section. However, no board of county commissioners may exercise the powers granted under this section for the first time on and after July 1, 2020.
History:
[31-3904, added 1963, ch. 278, sec. 4, p. 712; am. 2020, ch. 209, sec. 4, p. 604.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 39 - AMBULANCE SERVICE › Section 31-3905 - AMBULANCE SERVICE — OPERATION DEPENDENT UPON RESOLUTION OF EACH CITY — RIGHT TO TAX UNAFFECTED BY NONSERVICE.

31-3905. AMBULANCE SERVICE — OPERATION DEPENDENT UPON RESOLUTION OF EACH CITY — RIGHT TO TAX UNAFFECTED BY NONSERVICE. All cities and villages within the county, upon resolution duly passed and approved and presented to the board of county commissioners, may authorize said ambulance service to operate within the boundaries of said city or village, but the failure of any such governing body to authorize said ambulance service to operate within the limits of said village or city shall not affect the right of the board of county commissioners to levy the tax authorized under section 31-3901, Idaho Code.
History:
[31-3905, added 1963, ch. 278, sec. 5, p. 712; am. 2020, ch. 209, sec. 5, p. 604.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 39 - AMBULANCE SERVICE › Section 31-3906 - AMBULANCE SERVICE — COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.

31-3906. AMBULANCE SERVICE — COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. The board of county commissioners of any county wherein such ambulance service has been established pursuant to section 31-3901, Idaho Code, prior to July 1, 2020, is authorized, in its discretion and under such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate, to enter into a cooperative agreement with adjacent counties or fire protection districts and for private individuals and corporations to provide ambulance service for such county or counties or a portion thereof. All cost of said service shall be apportioned equitably among the participating counties and fire protection districts, as determined by their respective boards of commissioners.
History:
[31-3906, added 1963, ch. 278, sec. 6, p. 712; am. 1967, ch. 147, sec. 2, p. 333; am. 2020, ch. 183, sec. 2, p. 574; am. 2020, ch. 209, sec. 6, p. 604.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 39 - AMBULANCE SERVICE › Section 31-3907 - AMBULANCE SERVICE — TERMINATION OF.

31-3907. AMBULANCE SERVICE — TERMINATION OF. Any county having adopted and established an ambulance service pursuant to section 31-3901, Idaho Code, prior to July 1, 2020, may terminate the same for good cause by the adoption of a resolution by the board of county commissioners. Upon the termination of said ambulance service, all vehicles and property not necessary for other county purposes shall be sold and the proceeds therefrom paid to the county treasurer to be deposited in the general fund of the county. All moneys on deposit in the ambulance service fund shall be transferred to the general fund of the county. Provided, however, in the event that an ambulance service district formed pursuant to section 31-3911, Idaho Code, is succeeding the terminated ambulance service by the county, then the board of county commissioners may adopt a resolution providing that the vehicles and property shall instead be transferred to the new ambulance service district.
History:
[31-3907, added 1963, ch. 278, sec. 7, p. 712; am. 2020, ch. 209, sec. 7, p. 605.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 39 - AMBULANCE SERVICE › Section 31-3908A - EXEMPTIONS FROM TAXATION.

31-3908A. EXEMPTIONS FROM TAXATION. The board of county commissioners, upon application, may, by an ordinance enacted by not later than the second Monday of July, exempt all or a portion of the unimproved real property within the district from taxation, and may exempt all or a portion of the taxable personal property within the district from taxation. Any ordinance of the board of county commissioners granting an exemption from taxation under the provisions of this section must provide that each category of property is treated uniformly. Notice of intent to adopt an ordinance which exempts unimproved real property shall be provided to property owners of record in substantially the same manner as required in section 67-6511(2)(b), Idaho Code, as if the ordinance were making a zoning district boundary change.
History:
[31-3908A, added 1996, ch. 152, sec. 1, p. 492; am. 2013, ch. 216, sec. 5, p. 510.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 39 - AMBULANCE SERVICE › Section 31-3909 - IMMUNITY OF AMBULANCE ATTENDANT.

31-3909. IMMUNITY OF AMBULANCE ATTENDANT. No action shall lie or be maintained for civil damages in any court of this state against any person or persons, or group of persons, including ambulance attendants employed by an ambulance service district, who offers and administers first aid, emergency medical attention or community health emergency medical services as a part of his normal duty as an ambulance attendant to any person or persons utilizing the services and facilities of an ambulance service district, unless it can be shown that the person or persons offering or administering first aid or emergency medical attention is guilty of gross negligence in the care or treatment offered or administered, or has treated them in a grossly negligent manner. The immunity described herein shall cease upon delivery of the injured or treated person to either a generally recognized hospital for treatment of ill or injured persons, or upon assumption of treatment in the office or facility of any person undertaking to treat said ill or injured person or persons.
History:
[31-3909, added 1976, ch. 289, sec. 3, p. 998; am. 2015, ch. 157, sec. 2, p. 550.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 39 - AMBULANCE SERVICE › Section 31-3910 - CONSENT FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT.

31-3910. CONSENT FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT. The authorization or refusal of consent for emergency medical treatment under chapter 39, title 31, Idaho Code, shall be governed by chapter 45, title 39, Idaho Code.
History:
[31-3910, added 1976, ch. 318, sec. 2, p. 1089; am. 2005, ch. 120, sec. 4, p. 390.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 39 - AMBULANCE SERVICE › Section 31-3913 - ORGANIZATION OF BOARD — MEETINGS — OFFICERS — OFFICIAL BONDS.

31-3913. ORGANIZATION OF BOARD — MEETINGS — OFFICERS — OFFICIAL BONDS. (1) Immediately after qualifying, the board of ambulance service commissioners shall meet and organize as a board and, at that time and whenever thereafter vacancies in the respective offices may occur, they shall elect a president from their number and shall appoint a secretary and treasurer, who may also be from their number, all of whom shall hold office at the pleasure of the board or for terms fixed by the board. The offices of secretary and treasurer may be filled by the same person. Certified copies of all such appointments, under the hand of each of the commissioners, shall be forthwith filed with the clerk of the board of county commissioners and with the tax collector of the county.
(2) As soon as practicable after the organization of the first board of ambulance service district commissioners, and thereafter when deemed expedient or necessary, the board shall designate a day and hour on which regular meetings shall be held and a place for the holding thereof, which shall be within the district. Regular meetings shall be held at least quarterly. The minutes of all meetings must show what bills are submitted, considered, allowed, or rejected. The secretary shall make a list of all bills presented, showing to whom payable, for what service or material, when and where used, the amount claimed, allowed or disallowed. Such list shall be acted on by the board. All meetings of the board must be public, and a majority shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. All ambulance service districts shall meet the financial audit filing requirements as provided in section 67-450B, Idaho Code. All meetings of ambulance service boards shall be noticed and run in accordance with the open meetings law provided for in chapter 2, title 74, Idaho Code. All records of ambulance service districts shall be available to the public in accordance with the provisions of public records law as provided for in chapter 1, title 74, Idaho Code.
(3) The officers of the district shall take and file with the secretary an oath for faithful performance of the duties of the respective offices. The treasurer shall, on his appointment, execute and file with the secretary an official bond in compliance with section 41-2604, Idaho Code, in such an amount as may be fixed by the ambulance service board but in no case less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
History:
[31-3913, added 2020, ch. 209, sec. 11, p. 610.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 39 - AMBULANCE SERVICE › Section 31-3914 - CORPORATE POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF AMBULANCE SERVICE COMMISSIONERS.

31-3914. CORPORATE POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF AMBULANCE SERVICE COMMISSIONERS. A board of ambulance service commissioners shall have discretionary powers to manage and conduct the business and affairs of the district. The discretionary powers shall include but not be limited to the following:
(1) To sue and be sued;
(2) To purchase, hold, sell, and convey real property, make such contracts, and purchase, hold, sell, and dispose of such personal property as may be necessary or convenient for the purposes of this chapter;
(3) To levy and apply such taxes for purposes under its exclusive jurisdiction as are authorized by law and to approve the annual district budget by resolution of the board;
(4) To make and execute all necessary contracts;
(5) To adopt such rules and resolutions as may be necessary to carry out its duties and responsibilities;
(6) To hire, pay, promote, discipline, and terminate district employees, contractors, and agents, or to delegate such powers;
(7) To set compensation and benefit levels for employees, commissioners, contractors, and agents; and
(8) To charge and collect reasonable fees for services provided to residents of the ambulance service district or city, in accordance with the provisions of sections 63-1311 and 63-1311A, Idaho Code.
History:
[31-3914, added 2020, ch. 209, sec. 12, p. 611.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 39 - AMBULANCE SERVICE › Section 31-3915 - LEVY — ELECTION.

31-3915. LEVY — ELECTION. (1) Each year, immediately prior to the annual county levy of taxes, the board of commissioners of each ambulance service district organized under section 31-3911, Idaho Code, may levy a tax upon all the taxable property within the boundaries of such district sufficient to defray the cost of equipping and maintaining the district in the amount of four-hundredths percent (.04%) of market value for assessment purposes, to be used for the purposes of this chapter and for no other purpose. The levy shall be made by resolution entered upon the minutes of the board of commissioners of the ambulance service district, and it shall be the duty of the secretary of the district, immediately after entry of the resolution in the minutes, to transmit to the county auditor and the county assessor certified copies of the resolution providing for such levy. Said taxes shall be collected as provided by section 63-812, Idaho Code.
(2) The board of commissioners of an ambulance service district organized under section 31-3911, Idaho Code, may submit to the electors within the district the question of whether the levy authorized in subsection (1) of this section may be increased to a levy not to exceed six-hundredths percent (.06%) of market value for assessment purposes upon all taxable property within the district for the purposes of the district, if approved by a minimum of two-thirds (2/3) of the qualified electors of the district voting at an election called for that purpose and held on the May or November dates provided in section 34-106, Idaho Code.
History:
[31-3915, added 2020, ch. 209, sec. 13, p. 611.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 39 - AMBULANCE SERVICE › Section 31-3916 - DUTIES OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

31-3916. DUTIES OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. The board of county commissioners, at the time of making the annual county levies, shall make a levy upon all the taxable property not exempt from taxation within each district within the county in the same amount as the levy made by the board of commissioners of each ambulance service district and shall certify such levy or levies to the county auditor, and said auditor shall extend such levy on the rolls of the county, as other county taxes are extended; such special taxes so levied shall constitute a lien upon the property so assessed and shall be due and payable at the same time and in all respects are to be collected in the same manner as the state and county taxes, except that the tax collector must keep a separate list thereof and must list said tax in his receipt to the taxpayers and must pay to the county treasurer as he pays other taxes, specify to the treasurer what taxes they are and take a separate receipt therefor, and keep separate accounts thereof.
History:
[31-3916, added 2020, ch. 209, sec. 14, p. 612.]