2005 Idaho Code - 54-1404 — BOARD OF NURSING -- POWERS AND DUTIES

                                  TITLE  54
                    PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES
                                  CHAPTER 14
                                    NURSES
    54-1404.  BOARD OF NURSING -- POWERS AND DUTIES. The board shall have all
powers and duties necessary and incident to regulation of nursing and to
enforcement of this act, including but not limited to, the power and duty:
    (1)  To license qualified persons for practice of nursing in Idaho; to
renew licenses; to limit, restrict, amend, deny, suspend or revoke licenses;
and to accept the voluntary surrender of a license;
    (2)  To establish standards, criteria, conditions and requirements for
licensure and to investigate and determine eligibility and qualifications for
licensure, and to administer examinations for licensure;
    (3)  To establish standards of conduct and practice and to regulate the
use of titles, abbreviations and designations for the practice of nursing;
    (4)  To establish standards, criteria, and requirements for curricula for
nursing education programs and to evaluate, survey, review and approve nursing
education programs subject to the provisions of section 54-1406, Idaho Code;
    (5)  To evaluate continuing competency of persons licensed pursuant to
this act and to develop standards which will advance the competency of
licensees in accordance with developing scientific understanding and methods
relating to the practice of nursing;
    (6)  To receive and collect license and renewal fees assessed pursuant to
this act and to assess, receive and collect additional reasonable fees for the
administration of examinations, investigations and evaluations of applicants,
issuance of temporary licenses, duplication and verification of records,
surveying and evaluating nursing education programs, and administrative fines
not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for each count or separate offense of
practicing nursing without current licensure, to be deposited in the state
board of nursing account in the manner provided by this act;
    (7)  To employ personnel necessary to administer this act and rules
promulgated pursuant to this act and perform such other duties as the board
may require. Such personnel shall include an executive director, who shall be
currently licensed to practice professional nursing in Idaho and who shall not
be a member of the board;
    (8)  To maintain a record of board proceedings, annually report to the
governor and maintain a public register of names and addresses of licensed
nurses;
    (9)  To enter into interstate compacts, contracts or agreements to
facilitate the practice and regulation of nursing in this state;
    (10) To make, adopt and publish rules pursuant to chapter 52, title 67,
Idaho Code, as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions and
purposes of this act.