Section 39-4701 – SHORT TITLE.
39-4701. SHORT TITLE. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Yellow Dot Motor Vehicle Medical Information Act." History: [39-4701, added 2020, ch. 283, sec. 1, p. 824.]
Section 39-4702 – LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
39-4702. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the Legislature to establish a yellow dot program to assist: (1) Drivers and passengers who participate in the program; (2) Emergency medical responders in reporting critical medical information in the event of a motor vehicle accident or a medical emergency involving a participant’s vehicle; and (3) Peace […]
Section 39-4703 – DEFINITIONS.
39-4703. DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter: (1) "Accident" means any event that results in an unintended injury or property damage attributable directly or indirectly to the motion of a motor vehicle or its load, a snowmobile, or special mobile equipment. (2) "Department" means the department of health and welfare. (3) "Driver" means every person […]
Section 39-4704 – AUTHORIZATION AND FUNDING.
39-4704. AUTHORIZATION AND FUNDING. (1) The department is authorized to develop and assist in the implementation of the yellow dot program. (2) The department may accept donations and grants from any source, including eligible federal safety funds, to pay the expenses the department in the development and implementation of the yellow dot program. History: [39-4704, […]
Section 39-4705 – PUBLICIZING PROGRAM.
39-4705. PUBLICIZING PROGRAM. The department shall take reasonable measures to publicize the yellow dot program to potential participants, law enforcement officers, and emergency medical responders. In publicizing the yellow dot program, the department may cooperate with local law enforcement agencies, fire departments, emergency medical services agencies, the department of veterans affairs, and other governmental agencies. […]
Section 39-4706 – STANDARD MEDICAL INFORMATION FORM.
39-4706. STANDARD MEDICAL INFORMATION FORM. (1) The department is authorized to create a standard medical information form providing space for each participant to supply, at a minimum, the following information: (a) The participant’s name; (b) A photograph of the participant; (c) Two (2) emergency contacts identified by the participant and their contact information; (d) The […]
Section 39-4707 – DISTRIBUTION OF PROGRAM MATERIALS.
39-4707. DISTRIBUTION OF PROGRAM MATERIALS. (1) The department may provide for, assist in, or authorize the printing of the standard medical information form as provided in section 39-4706, Idaho Code, and assembling of a yellow dot folder containing the medical information form and a yellow dot decal with an adhesive backing. (2) Upon request, the […]
Section 39-4708 – MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS OR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
39-4708. MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS OR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. (1) If a driver or passenger of a motor vehicle becomes involved in a motor vehicle accident or emergency situation and a yellow dot decal is affixed to the vehicle, an emergency medical responder or other responder at the scene is authorized to search the vehicle for a […]
Section 39-4709 – LIABILITY.
39-4709. LIABILITY. Except for wanton or willful conduct, no emergency medical responder or other responder, nor any employer of an emergency medical responder or other responder, shall incur any liability if the emergency medical responder or other responder is unable to make contact, in good faith, with an emergency contact person or disseminates or fails […]
Section 39-4710 – PRESENCE OF A YELLOW DOT ON A MOTOR VEHICLE SHALL NOT PROVIDE PROBABLE CAUSE.
39-4710. PRESENCE OF A YELLOW DOT ON A MOTOR VEHICLE SHALL NOT PROVIDE PROBABLE CAUSE. Nothing in this chapter shall provide a peace officer with probable cause or other legal authority to stop a motor vehicle. Except for the limited authority provided in section 39-4708, Idaho Code, nothing in this chapter shall provide a peace […]