2005 Idaho Code - 54-4402 — AGREEMENTS WITH PEER ASSISTANCE ENTITIES

                                  TITLE  54
                    PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES
                                  CHAPTER 44
                      PEER ASSISTANCE ENTITY AGREEMENTS
    54-4402.  AGREEMENTS WITH PEER ASSISTANCE ENTITIES. (1) The board may
enter into agreements with peer assistance entities to undertake those
functions and responsibilities specified in the agreements which assist the
board in performing its duties, implementing disciplinary actions or
sanctions, and in addressing potential or confirmed problems of chemical
dependency and/or impairment, psychological impairment, and mental or physical
impairment affecting board licentiates.
    (2)  To fund the activities of a peer assistance entity as specified and
undertaken under an agreement, the board may annually allocate to the entity a
portion of each licentiate registration, certification or licensure fee, or
any portion of additional funds available to the board from other sources.
    (3)  In addition to any other fees or professional dues imposed by the
board, the board may make a peer assistance special assessment of not more
than fifty dollars ($50.00) per year to fund the activities of a peer
assistance entity. If a board has a statutorily established limit on the
amount of professional dues or fees it can assess its licensees, the peer
assistance special assessment shall not be included in the total amount of
professional dues or fees assessed by a board for such statutory limitation
purposes.
    (4)  Pursuant to chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code, the board may adopt
rules and regulations necessary for the administration of a peer assistance
entity program.