2005 Idaho Code - 54-1410 — NURSE EMERITUS LICENSE

                                  TITLE  54
                    PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES
                                  CHAPTER 14
                                    NURSES
    54-1410.  NURSE EMERITUS LICENSE. (1) Any licensee in good standing, who
desires to retire for any length of time from the practice of nursing in this
state, shall submit a request in writing, surrender the current license, and
pay the required fee; thereafter the current license shall be placed on
inactive status and an emeritus status license issued.
    (2)  An emeritus status license shall be renewed biennially following
submission of a renewal application and fee.
    (3)  Fees are nonrefundable and cannot be prorated.
    (4)  An emeritus status license does not entitle the holder to practice
nursing in the state of Idaho, except that:
    (a)  A registered nurse with an emeritus status license may use the title
    "registered nurse," or the abbreviation "RN"; and
    (b)  A practical nurse with an emeritus status license may use the title
    "licensed practical nurse," or the abbreviation "LPN"; and
    (c)  An advanced practice professional nurse with an emeritus status
    license may use an appropriate title or designation as set forth in
    section 54-1402(1), Idaho Code.
    (5)  The board may reinstate a license with emeritus status to a license
with active status upon payment of the required reinstatement fee, submission
of a satisfactory reinstatement application and proof of current competency to
practice.
    (6)  If the emeritus status license is allowed to lapse, the licensee
shall not hold himself out by the designation "RN" or "LPN," or by any other
title or designation.
    (7)  When disciplinary proceedings have been initiated against a licensee
with emeritus status, the license shall not be reinstated until the
proceedings have been completed.