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S1102.................................................by HEALTH AND WELFARE
NURSING BOARD - Amends existing law relating to the Board of Nursing to
increase the length of a term of appointment to the board to four years; to
increase the number of consecutive terms that can be served to three years;
and to increase the compensation for members of the board from $35.00 per
day to $50.00 per day.
02/04 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/05 Rpt prt - to Health/Wel
02/17 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/18 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/22 3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1
AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
Crow, Danielson, Darrington, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes,
Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh, Parry,
Richardson, Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner,
Stennett, Thorne, Twiggs, Wheeler, Whitworth
NAYS--None
Absent and excused--Davis
Floor Sponsor - Crow
Title apvd - to House
02/23 House intro - 1st rdg - to Health/Wel
03/17 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/18 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/19 3rd rdg - PASSED - 62-3-5
AYES -- Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe, Bruneel,
Callister, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Crow, Cuddy, Deal, Denney,
Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Gould, Hadley, Hammond,
Hansen(29), Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones, Judd, Kellogg, Kempton,
Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Limbaugh, Linford, Loertscher, Mader, Marley,
McKague, Meyer(Duncan), Montgomery, Mortensen, Moyle, Pischner,
Pomeroy, Reynolds, Ridinger, Ringo, Robison, Sellman, Smylie,
Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stone, Taylor, Tippets, Trail, Watson, Wheeler,
Wood, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
NAYS -- Alltus, Sali, Schaefer
Absent and excused -- Ellsworth, Hansen(23), Smith, Tilman, Williams
Floor Sponsor - Henbest
Title apvd - to Senate - to enrol
03/22 Rpt enrol - Pres signed - Sp signed
03/23 To Governor
03/24 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 310
Effective: 03/24/99
S1102|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session - 1999IN THE SENATE SENATE BILL NO. 1102 BY HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO THE BOARD OF NURSING; AMENDING SECTION 54-1403, IDAHO CODE, TO 3 INCREASE THE LENGTH OF A TERM OF APPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD, TO INCREASE THE 4 NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE TERMS THAT CAN BE SERVED AND TO INCREASE THE COMPEN- 5 SATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; AND 6 DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. 7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 8 SECTION 1. That Section 54-1403, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 9 amended to read as follows: 10 54-1403. BOARD OF NURSING. (1) Appointment, Removal and Term of Office. 11 There is hereby created within the department of self-governing agencies the 12 board of nursing for the state of Idaho composed of nine (9) members appointed 13 by the governor. Membership of the board shall consist of the following: 14 (a)fF ive (5) persons licensed to practice pro- 15 fessional nursing in Idaho, of whom three (3) shall be educated at the 16 associate degree level provided that one (1) of these may be a diploma 17 nurse, and two (2) of whom shall be educated at the baccalaureate, 18 master's or doctoral level; 19 (b)tT wo (2) persons licensed to practice prac- 20 tical nursing in Idaho; 21 (c)oO ne (1) person licensed as an advanced 22 practice nurse; and 23 (d)oO ne (1) person who is a lay person to 24 health care occupations. 25 In making appointments to the board, consideration shall be given to the 26 board's responsibility in areas of education and practice. Members of the 27 board of nursing and of the advisory council for licensed practical nurses 28 holding office under prior law on the effective date of this act shall serve 29 as members of the board created herein until expiration of their respective 30 terms and, as those terms expire or become vacant, the governor shall appoint 31 such other persons as will constitute a complete board as herein prescribed. 32 The two (2) members appointed to reach the full membership provided herein 33 shall be persons licensed to practice professional nursing educated at the 34 associate degree level. Persons may be reappointed to the board so long as 35 they meet the qualifications of the position to which they were originally 36 appointed. In the event that a member has attained an additional degree of 37 education, they may not be reappointed to represent the board position desig- 38 nated for another specific degree of education. Upon expiration of any term or 39 creation of any vacancy, the board shall notify the governor thereof, who then 40 shall make such appointment or fill such vacancy within sixty (60) days. 41 Appointments shall be for terms ofthreefour (4234 ) years except appointments to vacancies which shall be 43 for the unexpired term being filled. No member shall be appointed for more 2 1 thantwothree (23 ) 2 consecutive terms. The governor may remove any member from the 3 board for neglect of any duty required by law or for incompetency or unprofes- 4 sional or dishonorable conduct. 5 (2) Qualifications ofmM embers. No person is 6 qualified for appointment hereunder unless that person is a citizen of the 7 United States and a resident of the state of Idaho. Members required to be 8 licensed hereunder shall not be qualified for appointment to the board unless 9 actively engaged in some field of nursing in Idaho at the time of appointment. 10 No person is qualified for appointment as the lay member of the board if the 11 person or his spouse is licensed in any health occupation; is an employee, 12 officer or agent of or has any financial interest in any health care facility, 13 institution, or association or any insurance company authorized to underwrite 14 health care insurance; or is engaged in the governance and administration of 15 any health care facility, institution or association. 16 (3) Conduct ofbB usiness. The board shall meet 17 at such times as required to conduct the business of the board and shall annu- 18 ally elect from its members a chairman, vice chairman and such other officers 19 as may be desirable. Five (5) members shall constitute a quorum and the vote 20 of a majority of members present at a meeting wherein a quorum is present 21 shall determine the action of the board. Each member of the board shall be 22 compensated as provided by section 59-509(gh ), Idaho 23 Code. 24 SECTION 2. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby 25 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its 26 passage and approval.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
This legislation amends the existing law to increase the per diem
paid to Board members from $35. per day to $50. per day, which is in
addition to reimbursement for expenses related to travel, lodging
and meals. Further, the legislation increases the term of
appointment of Board of Nursing members from 3 years to 4 years with
the opportunity for appointment to three rather than the current two
consecutive terms.
FISCAL NOTE
No impact on the General Fund. No cost to the general public nor
increased cost to licensees. The increase of approximately $1700.00
per year will come from Board of Nursing dedicated funds, and,
because of the Board's available fund balance, will not require a
fee increase to licensees.
Contact: Senator Gordon Crow
332-1330
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