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Senate committee approves consolidated Board of Medicine rule chapter; debate touches on board discretion
Summary
The committee approved a rewrite that consolidates two Board of Medicine rule chapters into one consolidated chapter (IDAPA 24.33.01), and repealed the older chapter. Members asked about discretionary language allowing the board to limit or refuse licensure in certain circumstances.
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee approved pending rule chapter 24.33.01, a reorganization and consolidation of two rule chapters for the Idaho State Board of Medicine, and voted to repeal the older chapter (24.33.03) after a staff presentation.
Nikki Chopsky, bureau chief for health professions and executive officer for the Board of Medicine, told the committee the rewrite combined definitions, relocated licensure and practice…
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