TITLE 54

PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES

CHAPTER 59

NATUROPATHIC DOCTOR LICENSING AND NATUROPATH REGISTRATION

54-5903.  BOARD OF NATUROPATHIC HEALTH CARE CREATED — MEMBER APPOINTMENT — TERMS. (1) The Idaho board of naturopathic health care is hereby created in the division of occupational and professional licenses. The board shall consist of five (5) members.

(a)  For the initial board:

(i)   One (1) member shall be a public member;

(ii)  One (1) member shall be either a doctor of osteopathy or a doctor of medicine who is not licensed under this chapter but who is licensed pursuant to chapter 18, title 54, Idaho Code;

(iii) Two (2) members shall be eligible for licensure under this chapter; and

(iv)  One (1) member shall be eligible for registration as a naturopath under this chapter.

(b)  After the initial board:

(i)   One (1) member shall be a public member;

(ii)  One (1) member shall be either a doctor of osteopathy or a doctor of medicine who is not licensed under this chapter but who is licensed pursuant to chapter 18, title 54, Idaho Code;

(iii) Two (2) members shall be licensed under this chapter; and

(iv)  One (1) member shall be registered under this chapter.

(2)  The governor shall appoint all members of the board. Of the initial members, two (2) shall be appointed for four (4) year terms and three (3) shall be appointed for three (3) year terms. After the initial appointments, all terms of appointment shall be for four (4) years. Each member shall serve until a successor is appointed and qualified. No member shall serve more than two (2) consecutive full terms.

(3)  The board shall, within thirty (30) days after its appointment, and at least annually thereafter, hold a meeting and elect a chair and a vice chair and may hold additional meetings at the call of the chair or at the written request of any two (2) members of the board. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum. The vote of a majority of members present at a meeting wherein a quorum is present shall determine the action of the board. The chair and vice chair shall each serve for a two (2) year term. No chair or vice chair may serve more than two (2) consecutive terms.

(4)  In the event of the death, resignation, or removal of any board member before the expiration of the term to which the member is appointed, the vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the same manner as the original appointment.

(5)  Board members shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.

(6)  Each member of the board shall be compensated as provided in section 59-509(p), Idaho Code.

History:

[54-5903, added 2022, ch. 194, sec. 1, p. 637.]