Idaho State Statutes - Idaho Attorney Directory

As used in this act:
1. "State" means the state of Idaho or any office, department, agency,
authority, commission, board, institution, hospital, college, university or
other instrumentality thereof.
2. "Political subdivision" means any county, city, municipal corporation,
health district, school district, irrigation district, an operating agent of
irrigation districts whose board consists of directors of its member
districts, special improvement or taxing district, or any other political
subdivision or public corporation. As used in this act, the terms "county" and
"city" also mean state licensed hospitals and attached nursing homes
established by counties pursuant to chapter 36, title 31, Idaho Code, or
jointly by cities and counties pursuant to chapter 37, title 31, Idaho Code.
3. "Governmental entity" means and includes the state and political
subdivisions as herein defined.
4. "Employee" means an officer, board member, commissioner, executive,
employee, or servant of a governmental entity, including elected or appointed
officials, and persons acting on behalf of the governmental entity in any
official capacity, temporarily or permanently in the service of the
governmental entity, whether with or without compensation, but the term
employee shall not mean a person or other legal entity while acting in the
capacity of an independent contractor under contract to the governmental
entity to which this act applies in the event of a claim.
5. "Bodily injury" means any bodily injury, sickness, disease or death
sustained by any person and caused by an occurrence.
6. "Property damage" means injury or destruction to tangible property
caused by an occurrence.
7. "Claim" means any written demand to recover money damages from a
governmental entity or its employee which any person is legally entitled to
recover under this act as compensation for the negligent or otherwise wrongful
act or omission of a governmental entity or its employee when acting within
the course or scope of his employment.

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