(1) There is hereby established in the division of occupational and professional licenses a state board of medicine to be composed of eleven (11) members.
(2)  (a) The board shall consist of eleven (11) members. The director of the Idaho state police or the director’s designated agent shall be a member of the board. Seven (7) members shall be physicians who are residents of this state and engaged in the active practice of medicine in this state, two (2) members shall be public members, and one (1) member shall be a physician assistant who is a resident of this state and engaged in the active practice of medicine in this state.
(b)  All physician and physician assistant appointments to the board shall be for a single six (6) year term. The physician members shall consist of six (6) members who are licensed to practice medicine in this state and one (1) member who is licensed to practice osteopathic medicine in this state. The physician assistant member shall be licensed to practice medicine in this state. Whenever a term of a member of the board who is licensed to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine expires or becomes vacant, the governor shall consider recommendations provided by professional organizations of physicians and physician assistants and by any individual residing in this state for appointment.
(c)  All public members shall be appointed by the governor for three (3) year terms. Public members must reside in the state and be persons of integrity and good reputation who have lived in this state for at least five (5) years immediately preceding their appointment, who have never been authorized to practice a healing art, and who have never had a substantial personal, business, professional, or pecuniary connection with a healing art or with a medical education or health care facility, except as patients or potential patients.
(3)  Appointments to fill vacancies occurring from some other reason than expiration of a term for which a member was appointed shall be made in the same manner as hereinabove set forth for the unexpired term. All board members shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.

Terms Used In Idaho Code 54-1805

  • Board: means the state board of medicine. See Idaho Code 54-1803
  • Physician: means any person who holds a license to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or osteopathic medicine, provided that others authorized by law to practice any of the healing arts shall not be considered physicians for the purposes of this chapter. See Idaho Code 54-1803
  • Physician assistant: means any person who is a graduate of an acceptable physician assistant training program, who is qualified by specialized education, training, and experience, and who has been licensed by the board to render patient services. See Idaho Code 54-1803
  • Practice of medicine: means :
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  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • resident: means any person who has completed a course of study at an acceptable school of medicine and who is enrolled in a postgraduate medical training program. See Idaho Code 54-1803
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
    • (4)  The board shall elect a chairman from its membership. The members of the board, except for state employees, shall be compensated as provided by section 59-509(p), Idaho Code. Six (6) members of the board shall constitute a quorum, and the board may act by virtue of a majority vote of members present at a meeting.