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(1) A
dietetic licensure board is hereby created and the members thereof shall be
appointed by the Idaho state board of medicine within sixty (60) days
following the effective date of this chapter.
(2) The dietetic licensure board shall consist of four (4) members, three
(3) of whom shall be dietitians and one (1) member shall be a member of the
public with an interest in the rights of the consumer of health care services.
(3) In making appointments to the dietetic licensure board, the board
shall give consideration to recommendations made by the Idaho dietetic
association, other professional organizations and dietitians and physicians.
(4) All members of the dietetic licensure board shall be current
residents of the state of Idaho and have been residents of the state of Idaho
for a minimum of three (3) years immediately preceding appointment.
(5) The initial three (3) dietitian members of the dietetic licensure
board shall be persons registered by the commission on dietetic registration,
American dietetic association, who are eligible to become licensed pursuant to
this chapter, and who shall, within such time, as may be established by the
board, become licensed pursuant to this chapter.
(6) The initial dietetic licensure board shall be appointed for staggered
terms, the longer of which will not exceed four (4) years. After the initial
appointments, all terms shall be four (4) years, and a member may be
reappointed. In the event of death, resignation, or removal of any member
before the expiration of the term to which appointed, the vacancy shall be
filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the same manner as the
original appointment.
(7) The board may, upon recommendation of the dietetic licensure board,
or upon its own motion, remove any member of the dietetic licensure board, for
cause, prior to the expiration of the member's term.
(8) The dietetic licensure board shall, within thirty (30) days after its
appointment, and at least annually thereafter, hold a meeting and elect a
chairperson. The licensure board may hold additional meetings on the call of
the chairperson or at the written request of any two (2) members of the
licensure board. The licensure board may appoint such committees as it
considers necessary to carry out its duties. A majority of the members of the
licensure board shall constitute a quorum.
(9) Each member of the licensure board shall be compensated as provided
in section 59-509(h), Idaho Code.

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