Section 54-3204 - BOARD - POWERS AND DUTIESThe board shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) To adopt and amend rules to administer and carry out the provisions of this chapter and for the conduct of its affairs, provided that such rules shall be promulgated in accordance with the provisions of chapters 26 and 52, title 67, Idaho Code;(2) To maintain a list of the names and addresses of all persons licensed under this chapter;(3) At its discretion, to contract with the division of occupational and professional licenses for those services deemed necessary for the proper administration of this chapter;(4) To prescribe by rule the minimum amount and kind of continuing education to be required of each social worker seeking to renew a license in the state of Idaho;(5) To establish by rule an inactive license status;(6) To take such action as may be necessary to enforce the provisions of this chapter and to regulate the practice of social work;(7) To review the practice of a social worker licensed pursuant to this chapter who is the subject of a complaint regarding a potential violation of the provisions of this chapter. This review may include client records, notes of the license holder and other materials related to the practice. The review will remain subject to nondisclosure according to the provisions of chapter 1, title 74, Idaho Code, unless the written consent of the client is received by the board;(8) To establish by rule the standards and requirements for the use of communication technology in the practice of social work, including supervision.[54-3204, added 1976, ch. 213, sec. 1, p. 778; am. 1994, ch. 139, sec. 1, p. 311; am. 2002, ch. 85, sec. 3, p. 191; am. 2008 , ch. 15, sec. 1 , p. 21.; am. 2013 , ch. 15, sec. 1 , p. 25; am. 2014 , ch. 54, sec. 1 , p. 132; am. 2015 , ch. 141, sec. 148 , p. 494.]Amended by 2022 Session Laws, ch. 94, sec. 45, eff. 7/1/2022.Amended by 2015 Session Laws, ch. 141, sec. 148, eff. 7/1/2015.Amended by 2014 Session Laws, ch. 54, sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2014.Amended by 2013 Session Laws, ch. 15, sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2013.