Functions And Duties Of Board — Fee For License Applicants — Rules

TITLE 54 PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES CHAPTER 16 IDAHO BOARD OF LONG-TERM CARE ADMINISTRATORS ACT 54-1605. FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF BOARD — FEE FOR LICENSE APPLICANTS — RULES. (1) It shall be the function and duty of the board to: (a)  Develop, impose, and enforce standards for receiving and retaining a license or permit as a long-term care administrator. Such standards shall be designed to ensure that long-term care administrators are of good character, suitably qualified through training or experience, and capable of performing their duties in the field of long-term care administration; (b)  Determine whether an individual meets the standards for receiving and retaining a license or permit as a long-term care administrator and to develop and apply appropriate techniques, including examinations and investigations, for making such determinations; (c)  Revoke or suspend licenses and permits based on violation of standards, misconduct, or failure to meet ongoing qualification requirements; (d)  Issue provisional permits to individuals who meet certain criteria set forth by the board. Such provisional permits shall allow individuals who receive them to practice as a residential care facility administrator on a provisional basis; (e)  Establish and carry out procedures to ensure that licensed long-term care administrators comply with the established standards; (f)  Ensure that all individuals with provisional permits comply with all applicable standards and regulations during their permit period; and (g)  Receive, investigate, and take appropriate action on any charges or complaints regarding a licensed long-term care administrator’s failure to comply with standards. (2)  The board shall establish by rule a fee schedule for applications, licenses, provisional permits, renewals, and endorsements of a license issued by another state, not to exceed four hundred dollars ($400). (3)  The board, any committee or member thereof, and any designated hearing officer shall have powers and duties as provided by law. They shall not be bound by strict rules of evidence in proceedings, but determinations shall be based on sufficient legal evidence. (4)  The board has the authority to make rules, subject to approval by the legislature, for the proper performance of its duties and the authority to adopt a code of ethics for long-term care administrators. (5)  The board shall take actions necessary to enable the state to meet federal requirements, including those set forth in section 1908 of the social security act and related federal regulations. (6)  The board may collect from the state association representing nursing homes in Idaho an amount necessary to reimburse the board for expenses related to prelitigation hearing panels conducted pursuant to chapter 23, title 6 , Idaho Code. These funds shall be deposited into the occupational licenses fund.