§ 43-57-05 — Petition to the board - Inclusion as a board-regulated profession - Consideration of additional health care professions

Consideration of additional health care professions.
1. An existing occupational or professional board of this state or agency of this state
which regulates the practice of a health profession or a representative of a health
profession that is not regulated by this state may submit to the board a petition and
proposed bill draft requesting inclusion of that health profession as a profession
regulated by the board. Upon receipt of a petition and proposed bill draft submitted
under this section, the board shall review the petition and may work with the person
submitting the petition to provide assistance in accomplishing this requested inclusion.
2. If a committee of the legislative assembly considers a measure to regulate a health
care profession with fewer than fifty likely members, the committee shall consider
whether it is desirable and feasible to have the state board of integrative health, some
other existing board, or an existing state agency regulate that profession rather than
create a new board.
3. If the membership of a board-regulated profession increases to at least one hundred
licensees, the board may introduce legislation creating an independent board to
regulate that profession.