Title 67 — STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS

67-9401. Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Occupational Licensing Reform Act."

67-9402. DECLARATION OF POLICY. The Idaho legislature, recognizing a need for occupational licensing reform, declares it to be the policy of the state to adopt a comprehensive and proactive approach to reducing occupational licensing constraints and barriers. Pursuant to this pol…

67-9403. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Honorable conditions" means an honorable discharge or a general discharge "under honorable conditions." (2) "Licensing authority" means any agency, bureau, commission, department, division, or professional or occupational licens…

67-9404. Military education, training, and service — Qualifications for licensure. A licensing authority shall accept relevant and applicable military education, training, or service by an individual as a member of the armed forces or a veteran toward the qualifications to receiv…

67-9405. expedited application — members of the military, veterans, and spouses. A licensing authority shall expedite the application of a member of the military, a former member of the military after discharge under honorable conditions, a veteran, or a spouse of any such person…

67-9406. Licensure by endorsement — members of the military, veterans, and spouses. (1) A licensing authority shall establish a procedure to grant licensure by endorsement to a member of the military, a former member of the military after discharge under honorable conditions, a v…

67-9407. UNIVERSAL OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING PRACTICE AUTHORITY. (1) An act is within the practice authority of a licensed professional in Idaho under the authority of the division of occupational and professional licenses if: (a) The act is consistent with and not …

67-9408. occupational and Professional licensure review Committee. (1) In order to establish oversight of occupational and professional licensure and related issues in Idaho, there is hereby established an occupational and professional licensure review committee. (2) The committe…

67-9409. Universal licensure. (1) A licensing authority shall establish a procedure for the issuance of licensure to a person who: (a) Possesses current, valid, and unrestricted licensure in another state, district, or territory of the United States; and (b) Demonstrates competen…

67-9410. inquiry regarding the potential impact of a criminal conviction. (1) An individual who has been convicted of a criminal offense may request, at any time, that a licensing authority opine as to whether the individual’s criminal conviction could disqualify the individual f…

67-9411. evaluation of criminal convictions. (1) A licensing authority shall not deny, suspend, revoke, or discipline a license, certificate, registration, permit, or other authorization to practice a profession or occupation on the basis of a person having a prior conviction of …

67-9411A. FINGERPRINT CRIMINAL HISTORY and BACKGROUND CHECK. (1) To determine the suitability of applicants for occupational and professional licensure, the administrator of the division of occupational and professional licenses is authorized to require an applicant to provide in…

67-9412. Treatment of apprenticeship programs for licensing purposes. (1) For purposes of this section, "applicable apprenticeship program" means a paid on-the-job learning program that has been adopted by an Idaho licensing authority or the United States department of labor or a…

67-9413. Expungement of disciplinary action. (1) A licensing authority has the authority to grant a request for the expungement of disciplinary action previously imposed on a person’s licensure, whether formal, informal, corrective action, or action in lieu of discipline, as auth…

67-9414. UNIVERSAL WORK RECOGNITION. (1) A licensing authority shall establish a procedure for the issuance of licensure to a person who: (a) Has at least four (4) years of work experience in a profession or occupation in another state, district, or territory of the United States…

67-9415. PETITION FOR WAIVER OF or variance from a LICENSING REQUIREMENT OR RESTRICTED PRACTICE. (1) Any person may petition a licensing authority for a waiver of or variance from a licensing requirement or practice that would be otherwise restricted to a licensee if: (a) Due to …

67-9416. UNIVERSAL OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE RENEWAL REFORM. (1) A licensing authority shall establish procedures for the efficient renewal of licenses to licensed professionals in good standing to practice in Idaho. Such procedures shall include the following renewal conditions, if…

67-9417. practice authority protection. If a health care service is covered by state law in the medicaid program, the state department of health and welfare shall not prohibit any state licensed or registered health care provider from providing the service within the provider’s s…

TITLE 67 STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS CHAPTER 94 OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING REFORM ACT 67-9407 [67-9418]. reporting requirements. (1) For the purposes of this section: (a) "Agency" means a state agency that is subject to the provisions of section 67-1904, Idaho Code, and that i…