Title 39 — HEALTH AND SAFETY

39-401. Legislative intent. (1) The various health districts, as provided for in this chapter, are not: (a) A single department of state government unto themselves; (b) A part of any of the twenty (20) departments of state government authorized by section 20, article IV, Idaho co…

39-408. Establishment of districts. There is hereby established within the state of Idaho seven (7) public health districts more particularly defined as follows: District No. 1 shall include the counties of Boundary, Bonner, Kootenai, Benewah and Shoshone; District No. 2 shall in…

39-409. District health departments — Establishment — Services. There is hereby created and established in each of the above described public health districts a district health department, hereinafter referred to as the district health department. The district health department s…

39-410. District board of health — Establishment. There is hereby created and established in each of the public health districts a district board of health, hereinafter referred to as the district board, which shall be vested with the authority, control, and supervision of the di…

39-411. Composition of district board — Qualifications of members — Appointment and removal — Terms — selection of officers — board of trustees of district boards of health. (1) For those districts comprised of: (a) Fewer than eight (8) counties, the district board of health shal…

39-412. Meetings of the district board — Compensation of members. The district board shall hold such meetings as may be necessary for the orderly conduct of its business and such meetings may be called upon seventy-two (72) hours’ notice by the chairman or a majority of the membe…

39-413. District health director — Appointment — Powers and duties. A district health director shall be appointed by the district board and shall receive compensation as determined by the district board. The director shall have and exercise the following powers and duties in addi…

39-414. Powers and duties of district board. The district board of health shall have and may exercise the following powers and duties: (1) To administer and enforce all state and district health laws, regulations, and standards. (2) To undertake only those actions that are necess…

39-414A. Audit of health district finances. It shall be the duty of each district board of health to cause to be made a full and complete audit of all the financial transactions of the health district no less frequently than every two (2) years. Such audit shall be in accordance …

39-415. Quarantine. The district board shall have the same authority, responsibility, powers, and duties in relation to the right of quarantine within the public health district as does the state.

39-416. Rules adopted by district board — Procedure. (1) The district board by the affirmative vote of a majority of its members may adopt, amend or rescind rules and standards as it deems necessary to carry out the purposes and provisions of this act. (2) Every rule or standard …

39-417. Hearings by district board — Oaths — Witnesses — Subpoenas. (1) Any person, association, public or private agency, corporation, or the district director alleging a violation of this act, the rules promulgated thereunder, or any matter within the jurisdiction of the distri…

39-418. Judicial review of district board’s determination — Exclusive procedure. (1) Judicial review of a final determination of the district board may be secured by any person adversely affected thereby by filing a petition for review as prescribed by chapter 52, title 67, Idaho…

39-419. Violation of public health laws — Misdemeanor — Civil liability for expense — infraction. (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully violate, disobey, or disregard the provisions of the public health laws or the terms of any lawful notice, order, standard, rule,…

39-420. Civil actions by district board — Enforcement of act — Abatement of nuisances. The district board in its name shall commence and maintain all proper and necessary civil actions and proceedings to enforce the provisions of this act and the preservation and protection of th…

39-421. Special counsel of district board. The district board is hereby authorized to engage special counsel to defend it and the members in all action and proceedings brought against it or them with respect to their official duties hereunder. In addition, such special counsel ma…

39-422. Public health district fund — Establishment — Divisions — Fiscal officer — Expenditures. (1) There is hereby authorized and established in the state treasury a special fund to be known as the public health district fund for which the state treasurer shall be custodian. Wi…

39-423. Budget committee of public health district. The chairmen of the boards of county commissioners located within the public health district are hereby constituted as the budget committee of the public health district. The district board will submit to the budget committee by…

39-424. Cost of maintenance of district — Apportionment to member counties. The manner of apportioning the contributions of the counties as part of the budget of the health district, created pursuant to section 39-423, Idaho Code, shall be as follows: (1) Seventy percent (70%) of…

39-424A. additional county aid to districts — procedures. (1) Beginning on January 1, 2022, and each year thereafter, the various boards of county commissioners shall be responsible for providing additional annual aid to the public health districts. The amount of such additional …

39-425. state aid to districts — Procedures. (1) The legislature may authorize or grant additional funds to the various public health districts for selected projects. (2) The liability of the state of Idaho to the public health districts and the public health district fund and it…

39-426. Public employees retirement system. All public health districts shall budget sufficient funds to allow for participation in the Idaho public employees retirement system as created by chapter 13, title 59, Idaho Code.