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(1) There is hereby
established a physical therapy licensure board to the Idaho state board of
medicine. The licensure board shall consist of five (5) members appointed by
the board, three (3) of whom shall be licensed physical therapists, one (1) of
whom may be a licensed physical therapist assistant or a licensed physical
therapist, and one (1) of whom shall be a member of the public with an
interest in the rights of the consumers of health services. All members of the
licensure board shall be residents of Idaho at the time of their appointment
and for their term of service. The persons appointed to the licensure board
who are required to be licensed under this chapter shall have been engaged in
rendering physical therapy or physical therapy assistant care services,
respectively, to the public, in teaching, or in research in physical therapy
or physical therapy assistant care services, respectively, for at least three
(3) years immediately preceding their appointments. These members, excepting
the public member, shall at all times be holders of valid licenses and be in
good standing without restriction upon such license for the practice of
physical therapy or physical therapy assistant, respectively, in Idaho.
(2) The board, within sixty (60) days after the effective date of this
act, shall appoint two (2) licensure board members for a term of one (1) year;
two (2) members for a term of two (2) years; and one (1) member for a term of
three (3) years. Appointments made thereafter shall be for three (3) year
terms, but no person shall be appointed to serve more than two (2) consecutive
terms. Terms shall begin on the first day of the calendar year and end on the
last day of the calendar year or until successors are appointed, except for
the first appointed members who shall serve through the last calendar day of
the year in which they are appointed, before commencing the terms prescribed
in this section.
(3) The members of the licensure board shall be selected by the board
after considering a list of three (3) qualified applicants for each such
vacancy submitted by the Idaho physical therapy association.
(4) The licensure board, within sixty (60) days after the effective date
of this act, and annually thereafter, shall hold a meeting and elect a
chairman who shall preside at meetings of the licensure board. In the event
the chairman is not present at any licensure board meeting, the licensure
board may by majority vote of the members present appoint a temporary
chairman. A majority of the members of the licensure board shall constitute a
quorum. Other meetings may be convened at the call of the chairman or upon the
written request of any two (2) licensure board members.
(5) Each member of the licensure board shall be compensated as provided
in section 59-509(h), Idaho Code.
(6) The licensure board shall work in conjunction with the Idaho state
board of medicine to enforce the provisions of this chapter and shall perform
the duties and functions assigned to the licensure board by the board,
including, but not limited to:
(a) Evaluating the qualifications of applicants for licensure,
administering examinations, and issuing and renewing licenses;
(b) Performing investigations of misconduct and making recommendations
regarding discipline;
(c) Maintaining a list of licensed physical therapists and physical
therapist assistants in this state;
(d) Evaluating curricula of nationally accredited schools of physical
therapy and physical therapy assistant;
(e) Reviewing and recommending fees to be assessed by the board for the
issuance and renewal of licenses; and
(f) Establishing criteria and recommending administrative rules.
(7) Members shall disqualify themselves and, upon the motion of any
interested party may, upon proper showing, be disqualified in any proceeding
concerning which they have an actual conflict of interest or bias that
interferes with their fair and impartial service.
(8) The board may remove any member of the licensure board from the
membership of the licensure board who is guilty of malfeasance, misfeasance or
nonfeasance.

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