2005 Idaho Code - 54-1417 — ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO THE BOARD

                                  TITLE  54
                    PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES
                                  CHAPTER 14
                                    NURSES
    54-1417.  ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO THE BOARD. There is hereby created and
established an advisory committee to the board on issues related to the
advanced practice of nursing of certified nurse midwives, clinical nurse
specialists and nurse practitioners.
    (1)  The committee shall consist of five (5) members: two (2) persons
licensed to practice advanced practice nursing in the state of Idaho appointed
by the board of nursing; two (2) persons licensed to practice medicine in the
state of Idaho appointed by the board of nursing from a list of nominees
supplied by the board of medicine; and one (1) person licensed to practice
pharmacy in the state of Idaho appointed by the board of nursing from a list
of nominees supplied by the board of pharmacy. Each member shall serve a term
of two (2) years to expire on June 30 in the last year of the member's term,
provided that the board may appoint three (3) of the original committee
members, one (1) advance practice nurse, one (1) physician and one (1)
pharmacist to a one (1) time three (3) year term.
    (2)  The committee shall meet quarterly or at such times as may be
determined by the committee or the board to be necessary.
    (3)  The committee shall (a) respond to questions posed by the board or
board staff regarding advanced practice nursing; (b) consider nonroutine
applications for advanced practice nursing licenses and make recommendations
to the board; (c) review complaints against advanced practice nurses and make
recommendations to the board; (d) consider applications for prescriptive
authority and make recommendations to the board; and (e) recommend to the
board the scope of practice of advanced practice nurses, using national
standards as a guideline.
    (4)  The committee's recommendations, using national standards as a
guideline, may be adopted, rejected or modified by the board, provided that
the board shall not expand the scope of practice or prescriptive authority of
an advanced practice nurse beyond that recommended by the advisory committee.