TITLE 54

PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES

CHAPTER 16

IDAHO BOARD OF LONG-TERM CARE ADMINISTRATORS ACT

54-1604.  IDAHO BOARD OF LONG-TERM CARE ADMINISTRATORS. (1) There is hereby established in the division of occupational and professional licenses the Idaho board of long-term care administrators.

(2)  The board shall oversee both nursing home and residential care facility administrators.

(3)  The board shall consist of five (5) members and shall be composed of one (1) duly licensed nursing home administrator, one (1) duly licensed residential care facility administrator, one (1) member from any other profession, agency, or institution concerned with the care of individuals who are chronically ill or infirm or individuals requiring assistance with daily activities, one (1) licensed nurse from the nursing profession, and one (1) member representative of the public at large. No more than two (2) 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.

(4)  The term of office for each member of the board shall be four (4) years, and all board members shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.

(5)  Appointments to the board shall be made by the governor, who may consider recommendations for appointment from any organized and generally recognized group concerned with long-term care administration and from any individual residing in this state.

(6)  Members of the board shall hold office until the expiration of the term to which the member was appointed and until a successor has been duly appointed.

(7)  Members of the board shall be compensated as provided by section 59-509(p), Idaho Code.

(8)  The board shall elect annually from its membership a chair and vice chair. The board shall hold one (1) or more meetings each year. A majority of the board membership shall constitute a quorum.

(9)  The board shall exercise its powers and perform its duties and functions as specified by this chapter.

(10) The board may, by written agreement, authorize the division of occupational and professional licenses to act in its interest.

History:

[54-1604, added 2025, ch. 98, sec. 3, p. 533.]