This chapter is enacted pursuant to the authority granted by Idaho constitution article 12, section 2; Idaho Code 31-714, 31-828 and 31-866, title 31, chapter 39 and 67-2326 through 67-2333. This authority is subject to the provisions contained in Idaho Code 56-1011 through 56-1018B, and any valid regulations enacted pursuant thereto.
Through these grants of authority, the board, in its capacity as the governing board of the county ambulance district, has the authority to establish KCEMSS, to oversee and regulate the provision of EMS services by medical service providers within the county, to assist medical service providers by levying taxes and supplying funds as necessary to enable provision of essential EMS services; and to provide for safety and promote the health and welfare of the citizens of, and visitors to, the county by whatever additional means the board may deem appropriate. (Ord. 345, 1-11-2005)