# Idaho Code § 54-3204: 54-3204 BOARD — POWERS AND DUTIES

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C32_S54-3204

## Section

- **Citation:** Idaho Code § 54-3204
- **Heading:** 54-3204 BOARD — POWERS AND DUTIES
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 54 / Chapter 32 / Section 54-3204

## Text

54-3204. Board — Powers and duties. The 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.

History:

[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; am. 2022, ch. 94, sec. 45, p. 312.]

## Nearby sections

- [Idaho Code § 54-3201 54-3201 PURPOSE — LEGISLATIVE INTENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C32_S54-3201.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-3202 54-3202 DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C32_S54-3202.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-3203 54-3203 STATE BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK EXAMINERS — CREATED — APPOINTMENTS — TERMS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C32_S54-3203.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-3204 54-3204 BOARD — POWERS AND DUTIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C32_S54-3204.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-3205 54-3205 DISPOSITION OF RECEIPTS — EXPENSES — REFUND.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C32_S54-3205.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-3206 54-3206 LICENSING — QUALIFICATIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C32_S54-3206.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-3207 54-3207 PRIVATE OR INDEPENDENT PRACTICE OF SOCIAL WORK.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C32_S54-3207.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-3208 54-3208 ENDORSEMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C32_S54-3208.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-3209 54-3209 FEES — LICENSING — DURATION OF LICENSES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C32_S54-3209.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-3210 54-3210 CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C32_S54-3210.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-3211 54-3211 REFUSAL TO ISSUE, REFUSAL TO RENEW, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE — UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C32_S54-3211.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-3212 54-3212 REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF LICENSES — HEARINGS — TAKING TESTIMONY — APPEAL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C32_S54-3212.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-3213 54-3213 PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C32_S54-3213.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-3214 54-3214 LICENSE REQUIRED — REPRESENTATION TO PUBLIC.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C32_S54-3214.md)

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