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PRIMARY CARE PRECEPTORS – Adds to existing law to provide for continuing education credits for certain primary care preceptors.
Sponsored By: HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE
Signed by Governor
PRIMARY CARE PRECEPTORS
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Doctors and physician assistants earn mentoring credits
Beginning July 1, 2025, Idaho physicians and physician assistants must track and report rural student mentoring hours at license renewal. Qualifying primary care mentoring is unpaid and provides at least 180 hours of personal instruction, training, and supervision per calendar year. Students must attend accredited Idaho institutions and seek graduate degrees in osteopathy or physician assistant studies. Mentors earn renewal recognition for at least 360 qualifying hours during the two years before renewal. The Board of Medicine determines the form: continuing medical education credits or other recognition. The work must occur in a primary care health professional shortage area or medically underserved area under Idaho law.
Nurses earn renewal credit for rural mentoring
Beginning July 1, 2025, Idaho primary care nurses must track and report rural student mentoring hours at license renewal. Qualifying mentoring is unpaid and provides at least 180 hours of personal instruction, training, and supervision per calendar year. Students must attend accredited Idaho institutions and seek graduate nursing degrees in fields covered by Idaho nursing licenses. Nurses earn renewal credit for at least 360 qualifying hours during the two years before renewal. The Board of Nursing determines the form: continuing education credits, required practice hours, or other recognition. The work must occur in a primary care health professional shortage area or medically underserved area under Idaho law.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
Camille Blaylock
Republican • Senate
Josh Wheeler
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/20/2025
Senate Floor Vote
Yes: 35 • No: 0
House vote • 3/10/2025
House Floor Vote
Yes: 66 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Reported Signed by Governor on March 28, 2025 Session Law Chapter 195 Effective: 07/01/2025
3/31/2025Delivered to Governor at 2:53 p.m. on March 24, 2025
3/25/2025Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
3/24/2025SenateSigned by President; returned to House
3/24/2025SenateReceived from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
3/24/2025SenateReported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
3/21/2025HouseReturned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
3/20/2025HouseRead third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0
3/20/2025SenateRead second time; filed for Third Reading
3/19/2025SenateReported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
3/18/2025SenateIntroduced, read first time; referred to: Health & Welfare
3/11/2025SenateReceived from the House passed; filed for first reading
3/11/2025SenateRules Suspended: Ayes 62 Nays 3 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – PASSED - 66-0-4
3/10/2025HouseRead second time; Filed for Third Reading
3/10/2025HouseReported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
3/7/2025HouseReported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare
2/17/2025HouseIntroduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
2/14/2025House
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