2005 Idaho Code - 54-1603 — BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS

                                  TITLE  54
                    PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES
                                  CHAPTER 16
                         NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS
    54-1603.  BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS. (1) There is
hereby created in the department of self-governing agencies a board of
examiners of nursing home administrators, which board shall consist of five
(5) members, and composed of two (2) public or private nursing home
administrators, duly licensed and registered under this act, and three (3)
other members as hereinafter described, except that such members of the
initial board shall be required only to possess the qualifications and be
eligible for licensure as required under this act, one (1) member shall be
selected from any other profession, agency, or institution concerned with the
care of chronically ill and infirm patients; one (1) licensed nurse from the
nursing profession; and one (1) member representative of the public at large;
but no more than two (2) of the members of the board shall be officials or
full-time employees of state or local governments, except that they may be
administrators of publicly owned nursing homes. All members of the board shall
be citizens of the United States or shall have declared their intent to become
citizens of the United States and shall be residents of this state.
    (2)  One (1) member of the initial board shall be appointed for a one (1)
year term of office, two (2) members of the initial board shall be appointed
for a two (2) year term of office, and two (2) members of the initial board
shall be appointed for a three (3) year term of office. Thereafter, the term
of office for each member of the board shall be three (3) years.
    (3) (a)  Appointments to the board shall be made by the governor after
    consultation with the executive board of any organized and generally
    recognized group concerned with nursing home administration. Each member
    of the board shall hold office until his successor is duly appointed and
    qualified. Dismissals shall be by the governor, for reasonable cause.
    (b)  The two (2) nursing home administrators who are members must be
    appointed from a list of three (3) submitted by any organized and
    generally recognized group concerned with nursing home administration.
    (c)  Members of the board shall be compensated as provided by section
    59-509(l), Idaho Code.
    (4)  The board shall elect annually from its membership a chairman and
vice chairman. The board shall hold two (2) or more meetings each year. A
majority of the board membership shall constitute a quorum.
    (5)  The board shall exercise its powers and perform its duties and
functions specified by this act.
    (6)  The board may appoint an executive secretary. He shall be the
executive officer to the board but shall not be a member of the board. He
shall have such powers and shall perform such duties as are prescribed by law
and the rules of the board. A clerk and sufficient deputy clerks to adequately
assist the board and the executive secretary in the keeping of the records and
in the performance of their duties may be appointed by the board. All
employees of the board shall be appointed, and serve in accordance with the
provisions of law.
    (7)  The board may, by written agreement, authorize the bureau of
occupational licenses as agent to act in its interest.