Title 54, PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES

54-5604. EXEMPTIONS for licensure. The provisions of this act shall not apply to the following: (1) Any person who is not a genetic counselor but is licensed under title 54, Idaho Code, acting within the scope of his profession and doing work of a nature consistent with his train…

54-5605. GENETIC COUNSELOR LICENSE REQUIRED. Effective July 1, 2016, a license shall be required to engage in the practice of genetic counseling. No person shall hold himself out as a genetic counselor unless he is licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. No pe…

54-5606. BOARD — ORGANIZATION AND MEETINGS. (1) There is hereby established in the division of occupational and professional licenses the genetic counselors licensing board. (2) The board shall consist of four (4) members, two (2) of whom shall be fully licensed genetic counselor…

54-5607. BOARD POWERS. (1) The board shall have the following powers: (a) To receive applications for licensure, determine the qualifications of persons applying for licensure, provide licenses to applicants qualified under the provisions of this chapter and reinstate and deny li…

54-5608. REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE. In addition to such other information as the board may require by rule, each applicant under this act shall: (1) Hold a master’s degree or higher in genetics or a related field of study as approved by the board; (2) Submit an appli…

54-5609. ENDORSEMENT LICENSURE. An applicant who satisfies the board that he is licensed or registered under the laws of another state, territory or jurisdiction of the United States, which in the opinion of the board imposes substantially equivalent licensing requirements as thi…

54-5610. PROVISIONAL LICENSE. (1) The board may grant a person who has been granted ACS a provisional genetic counselor license to practice genetic counseling upon filing an application with the board and payment of the fee established by the board by rule. (2) The provisional li…

54-5611. LICENSING OF EXISTING GENETIC COUNSELORS. Until July 1, 2016, an individual who does not qualify for licensure under this chapter may apply to the board for licensure, and the board may approve the application if the individual has paid the required fees and: (1) Has wor…

54-5612. LICENSE RENEWAL. (1) All licenses issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to biennial renewal and shall expire on the licensee’s birthday unless renewed in the manner prescribed by the board regarding applications for renewal, continuing education an…

54-5613. FEES. (1) The board shall establish by rule fees for licensure under the provisions of this chapter as follows: (a) An application fee not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500); (b) A fee established by rule for an initial full license not to exceed one thousand dollars …

54-5614. DENIAL OF LICENSE AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS. (1) The board may refuse to issue, refuse to renew, revoke, suspend or otherwise sanction a licensee upon the following grounds: (a) Fraud or deception in procuring or renewing the license; (b) Having been found guilty, con…

54-5615. CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS. No licensee shall disclose any information that he may have acquired from a client consulting him in his professional capacity that was necessary to enable him to render services in his professional capacity to those persons, except: (1) With…

54-5616. CERTAIN ACTS PROHIBITED. It shall be unlawful and a misdemeanor for any person to engage in any of the following acts: (1) To practice genetic counseling or to represent himself to be a licensed genetic counselor as defined in this chapter without having at the time of s…

54-5701. short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Idaho Virtual Care Access Act."

54-5702. legislative findings. The legislature finds that virtual care provides an additional setting for the delivery of health care that maximizes the capacity and geographic reach of health care providers and limited health care resources. When practiced safely, virtual care e…

54-5703. definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Health care services" means: (a) The assessment, diagnosis, consultation, treatment, and remote monitoring of a patient; (b) Transfer of medical data; (c) Patient and professional health-related education; (d) Public health serv…

54-5704. SCOPE OF PRACTICE. A provider delivering health care services via virtual care must at all times act within the scope of the provider’s license and according to all applicable laws and rules, including but not limited to this chapter and the Idaho community standard of c…

54-5705. PROVIDER-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP. A provider may provide virtual care to a patient if such provider has first established a provider-patient relationship with the patient, the patient has a provider-patient relationship with another provider in the provider group, the provi…

54-5706. evaluation and treatment. When delivering health care services via virtual care, including a prescription drug order or prescription medical device order, a provider shall obtain and document a patient’s relevant clinical history and current symptoms to establish the dia…

54-5707. prescriptions. (1) A provider with an established provider-patient relationship, including a relationship established pursuant to section 54-5705, Idaho Code, may issue prescription drug orders and prescription medical device orders via virtual care within the scope of t…

54-5708. INFORMED CONSENT. A patient’s informed consent for the use of virtual care shall be obtained as required by any applicable law.

54-5709. CONTINUITY OF CARE. A provider delivering health care services via virtual care or a provider who is a member of the same provider group as the provider delivering health care services via virtual care shall be available for follow-up care or to provide information to pa…

54-5710. referral to other services. A provider shall make appropriate patient referrals, including to emergency resources, when medically indicated.

54-5711. medical records. A provider delivering health care services via virtual care must document in the patient’s medical record the health care services rendered via virtual care according to the same standard used for equivalent in-person services. All virtual care medical r…

54-5712. enforcement and discipline. (1) A provider is prohibited from delivering health care services via virtual care in the provider’s practice if the provider is not in full compliance with applicable state and federal laws, rules, and regulations, including this chapter and …

54-5713. virtual care licensure exemptions and jurisdiction consent. (1) Prior to delivering health care services via virtual care, a provider must obtain a license from the applicable licensing board, except a license is not required for virtual care when a provider licensed and…

54-5714. Interstate Telehealth — mental and behavioral health. (1) For purposes of this section, a mental or behavioral health provider is a provider pursuant to section 54-5703(4), Idaho Code, who is licensed or registered in another state, district, or territory of the United S…

54-5801. SHORT TITLE. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Barber and Cosmetology Services Act."

54-5802. DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter: (1) "Apprentice" means a person registered with the barber and cosmetology services licensing board to learn an occupation in a licensed establishment who, while so learning, performs or assists in performing any practices of barberi…

54-5803. POLICY AND REQUIREMENTS OF LICENSURE. In order to safeguard the public health, safety and welfare, persons practicing or offering to practice an occupation defined in and governed by this chapter shall submit evidence of their qualifications and shall be licensed, certif…

54-5804. PROHIBITIONS REGARDING ESTABLISHMENTS — EXCEPTIONS. (1) It shall be unlawful: (a) To practice any of the occupations licensed, certificated or registered under this chapter in a place or establishment that is not licensed or registered for such practice, except as specif…

54-5805. EXEMPTIONS FROM LICENSURE. The licensing, certification, and registration provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the following: (1) Persons authorized by the laws of this state to practice as a nurse or to practice any of the healing arts while in the proper disch…

54-5806. BOARD — ORGANIZATION AND MEETINGS. (1) There is hereby established in the division of occupational and professional licenses the barber and cosmetology services licensing board. (2) The board shall consist of seven (7) members, two (2) of whom shall be licensed cosmetolo…

54-5807. powers of the board. The board shall have the power to: (1) Receive applications for licensure, certification, and registration, determine the qualifications of applicants, provide licenses, certificates, and registrations to applicants qualified under the provisions of …

54-5808. applications. Each applicant for a license, certificate or registration shall: (1) Make application to the board on forms authorized and furnished by the board, such application to contain proof under oath by the applicant of the particular qualifications of the applican…

54-5809. examinations. The scope of the examinations for licensure and the methods of procedure shall be prescribed by the board with special reference to the applicant’s general knowledge in the particular practices for which a license is sought and the applicant’s ability to pe…

54-5810. QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE — INSTRUCTORS — APPRENTICES — STUDENTS. (1) To qualify for licensure under this chapter, an applicant for licensure must: (a) Be at least sixteen and one-half (16 1/2) years of age at the time of application; (b) Have completed at least two (…

54-5812. LICENSE FOR RETAIL COSMETICS DEALER. The board shall issue a license to a retail cosmetics dealer if the dealer: (1) Completes the application form for licensure as required by the board; (2) Pays the license fee as required by section 54-5822, Idaho Code; (3) Specifies …

54-5815. school requirements. (1) Every barber school or cosmetology school located in this state must: (a) Be licensed under the provisions of this chapter; (b) Employ and maintain at least one (1) licensed barber instructor or barber-stylist instructor if a barber school and on…

54-5816. endorsement licensure. (1) The board, upon application and the payment of the required fee, may issue a license, certificate or registration by endorsement, without examination, to a person who meets the qualifications set forth in section 54-5810(1)(a), (b), and (d), Id…

54-5817. apprenticeships. No apprentice may practice independently. An apprentice may perform any and all acts necessary for professional training within the scope of this chapter when such acts are performed in compliance with board rule, including immediate personal supervision…

54-5818. ESTABLISHMENTS — INSPECTION RULES. Inspections for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this chapter shall be made by the board. The board shall have authority to prescribe safety, disinfection and sanitary requirements for barber and cosmetology establishments, re…

54-5819. disinfection. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, all instruments used by persons practicing pursuant to this chapter shall, after cleaning and prior to use on each patron, be disinfected with disinfectants registered by the United States …

54-5820. ISSUANCE AND DISPLAY OF LICENSE, certificate or regISTRATION. The board shall issue a license, certificate or registration and certificate of licensure to applicants who have successfully met the qualifications for licensure, certification or registration. Every holder o…

54-5821. RENEWAL AND REINSTATEMENT OF LICENSE, REGISTRATION, and certificates. All licenses, registrations, or certificates issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to biennial renewal and shall expire unless renewed in the manner prescribed by the board regar…

54-5822. fees. (1) Any fee required pursuant to this chapter, including fees for original licenses, certificates, registrations, permits, renewals, and licenses, certificates, and registrations by endorsement, shall be set by board rule. (2) All fees received by the board under t…