# Idaho Code § 46-904: 46-904 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES — MEDICAL DIRECTOR

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## Section

- **Citation:** Idaho Code § 46-904
- **Heading:** 46-904 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES — MEDICAL DIRECTOR
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 46 / Chapter 9 / Section 46-904

## Text

46-904. emergency medical services — medical director. (1) Consistent with provisions of this chapter, there is hereby established within the division an emergency medical services program. The adjutant general, as administrator of the division, shall supervise and administer the emergency medical services program and shall hire or cause to be hired the necessary personnel responsible for administering it. The responsibilities of the emergency medical services program shall include but are not limited to assisting qualified entities in providing first aid emergency medical services and providing transportation of the sick and injured. The division is authorized to establish regulations regarding the administration of emergency medical services, licensing, and certification in Idaho and to issue emergency medical services certifications, licenses, and permits.

(2) The division shall adopt standards concerning the administration of this chapter, including criteria for educational programs, certification and licensure of personnel, certification of EMS instructors, licensure of ambulance, air medical and nontransport services, manufacturing standards for ambulances and nontransport vehicles, criteria for the use of air medical services by licensed EMS personnel at emergency scenes, establishment of fees for training, inspections, and licensure, appropriate requirements for renewal of licensure of personnel and agencies, and the management of complaints, investigations, and license actions against licensed EMS personnel and agencies. Additionally, in consultation with the medical director, the division shall develop guidelines, standards, and procedures for reducing exposure to pathogens from human blood, tissue, or fluids. Such guidelines, standards, and procedures shall be made available to all law enforcement personnel, all emergency medical services personnel and agencies, and such other emergency personnel who request such information.

(3) By employment or contract, the division shall retain the services of a physician licensed in the state of Idaho with experience in emergency medicine to serve as medical director. The medical director shall not be the person hired by the adjutant general to administer the emergency medical services program. The medical director shall:

(a) Advise program leadership on standards for scope of practice and the required level of medical supervision by a physician for personnel and agencies licensed under this chapter;

(b) Advise program leadership on disciplinary actions against licensed personnel and agencies; and

(c) Carry out any other function assigned to him in law or at the request of program leadership.

History:

[46-904, added 2025, ch. 94, sec. 2, p. 444.]

## Nearby sections

- [Idaho Code § 46-901 46-901 SHORT TITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T46_C9_S46-901.md)
- [Idaho Code § 46-902 46-902 LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE — CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T46_C9_S46-902.md)
- [Idaho Code § 46-903 46-903 DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T46_C9_S46-903.md)
- [Idaho Code § 46-904 46-904 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES — MEDICAL DIRECTOR.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T46_C9_S46-904.md)
- [Idaho Code § 46-905 46-905 USE AND DISTRIBUTION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FUNDS — COUNTY ACCOUNTABILITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T46_C9_S46-905.md)
- [Idaho Code § 46-906 46-906 RECOGNITION OF EMS PERSONNEL LICENSURE INTERSTATE COMPACT (REPLICA).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T46_C9_S46-906.md)
- [Idaho Code § 46-907 46-907 AUTHORIZED ACTIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T46_C9_S46-907.md)
- [Idaho Code § 46-908 46-908 LIABILITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T46_C9_S46-908.md)
- [Idaho Code § 46-909 46-909 FAILURE TO OBTAIN CONSENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T46_C9_S46-909.md)
- [Idaho Code § 46-910 46-910 AGENCY MINIMUM STANDARDS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T46_C9_S46-910.md)
- [Idaho Code § 46-911 46-911 PERSONNEL AND AGENCIES LICENSURE ACTIONS — GROUNDS — PROCEDURE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T46_C9_S46-911.md)
- [Idaho Code § 46-912 46-912 RULES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T46_C9_S46-912.md)
- [Idaho Code § 46-913 46-913 PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T46_C9_S46-913.md)
- [Idaho Code § 46-914 46-914 IDAHO TIME SENSITIVE EMERGENCY SYSTEM OF CARE — STATEMENT OF INTENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T46_C9_S46-914.md)

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