Terms Used In Idaho Code 54-1412

  • Board: means the board of nursing. See Idaho Code 54-1402
  • Practice of nursing: means the performance by licensed practical nurses, registered nurses and advanced practice registered nurses of acts and services that require formal nursing education and specialized knowledge, judgment and skill, which acts and services assist individuals, groups, communities and populations in order to promote, maintain or restore optimal health and well-being throughout the life process. See Idaho Code 54-1402
  • 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
This act shall not be construed to require licensure or to prohibit the practice of nursing by persons assisting in an emergency, students enrolled in approved nursing education programs performing functions incident to formal instruction, nurses licensed by another state, territory or country and employed by the United States government performing official duties, persons rendering nursing services or care of the sick when done in connection with the practice of the religious tenets of any church by adherents thereof, and by such other persons as may be exempt from licensure by rules of the board. Nothing shall be construed as prohibiting the use of medical attendants by the department of correction at its correctional institutions.