54-1417 ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO THE BOARD.
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.