54-3414. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE DIVISION OF OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSES. The division of occupational and professional licenses shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) To accept applications for and issue licenses to professional and clinical professional counselors, associate marriage and family therapists, and marriage and family therapists pursuant to requirements of this chapter.
(2) To maintain in a registry appropriate for that purpose a public record of all applications for licenses, the action of the department thereon, of all licenses issued and of all licenses revoked or forfeited with the reasons for such revocation or forfeiture and of all renewals.
(3) To forward complaints against a licensed professional counselor, a licensed clinical professional counselor, a licensed associate marriage and family therapist or a licensed marriage and family therapist to the state licensing board for review and investigation.
(4) To assist in the investigation and prosecution of complaints filed against a licensed professional counselor, a licensed clinical professional counselor, a licensed marriage and family therapist or a licensed associate marriage and family therapist under section 54-3408, Idaho Code.
(5) At the discretion of the division administrator and upon apparent failure or refusal of the state licensing board to investigate or prosecute a complaint against a licensed professional counselor, a licensed clinical professional counselor, a licensed marriage and family therapist or a licensed associate marriage and family therapist, to investigate the complaint and forward the report of investigation to the state licensing board and upon apparent failure or refusal of the state licensing board to take further action, to file an action in the district court under section 54-3408, Idaho Code, against a licensed professional counselor, a licensed clinical professional counselor, a licensed marriage and family therapist or a licensed associate marriage and family therapist violating the terms of this chapter.
History:
[54-3414, added 1982, ch. 183, sec. 1, p. 484; am. 2001, ch. 71, sec. 13, p. 151; am. 2008, ch. 87, sec. 5, p. 241; am. 2012, ch. 68, sec. 14, p. 199; am. 2022, ch. 94, sec. 52, p. 316.]
Structure Idaho Code
Title 54 - PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES
Chapter 34 - COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS
Section 54-3400 - LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
Section 54-3401 - DEFINITIONS.
Section 54-3402 - LICENSE REQUIRED — EXEMPTIONS.
Section 54-3403 - BOARD — ORGANIZATION AND MEETINGS.
Section 54-3405 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE.
Section 54-3405A - QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE.
Section 54-3405B - QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE.
Section 54-3405C - QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE.
Section 54-3406 - ENDORSEMENT.
Section 54-3407 - DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS.
Section 54-3408 - CERTAIN ACTS PROHIBITED.
Section 54-3409 - INJUNCTION PROCEDURE.
Section 54-3410 - CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION.
Section 54-3410A - INFORMED CONSENT AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE TO CLIENTS.
Section 54-3411 - FEES ON LICENSURE.
Section 54-3412 - DISPOSITION OF RECEIPTS — EXPENSES.
Section 54-3413 - ADMINISTRATION BY THE DIVISION OF OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSES.
Section 54-3414 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE DIVISION OF OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSES.