Practice Agreement · RN
Registered Nurse Practice Agreement in Idaho
Idaho law does not require a Registered Nurse to hold a named agreement with a physician. Practices still use one to define the working relationship; here is what it covers and what the state does require.
RNs (general licensure, not an APRN) are not subject to physician-supervision or collaborative-agreement requirements in Idaho.
What a Registered Nurse practice agreement covers in Idaho
Governed by the Idaho Board of Nursing. Each numbered item is a statutory requirement the agreement must satisfy.
The Registered Nurse ("RN") shall practice under the orders, standing orders, or delegation of the Physician, consistent with Idaho Code Title 54, Chapter 14. Idaho law does not require a supervision or collaboration agreement for this Registered Nurse's general scope of practice; the Physician shall instead be available to the Registered Nurse for consultation regarding clinical and patient care issues arising under any order or delegation.
- The agreement on file also carries 2 scope, 2 education, 2 registration clauses, generated in the document itself.
Statutes and rules cited
- Idaho Code § 54-1705statute
Defines 'collaborative pharmacy practice,' 'collaborative pharmacy practice agreement,' and 'drug therapy management' (selecting, initiating, or modifying drug treatment pursuant to such an agreement).
Terms it has to carry
Ratio, proximity, chart review, meeting and prescribing terms the agreement has to carry, from the state's supervision rules.
Proximity
Not codified — left to the agreement
Supervision ratio
Not codified — no cap on file
Chart review
Not codified — left to the agreement
Meeting cadence
Not codified — left to the agreement
Prescriptive authority
Covered by the practice agreement · no controlled-substance authority
RNs do not have independent prescriptive authority in Idaho.
Written agreement
Not required
Unconditional — general RN licensure is never subject to physician supervision or a collaborative agreement in Idaho.
Practice ownership (corporate practice of medicine)
Non-licensee ownership permitted — Following the 2016 CPOM disavowal, an RN may generally hold equity in a standard LLC/corporation delivering nursing or wellness services, though licensed professionals must actually deliver the care.
Legal sources for these rules (1)
- Idaho Code Title 54, Ch. 14 — Nursessecondary
About Idaho's rules
Idaho APRNs (NP/CRNA/CNM/CNS) have full independent practice authority. The Idaho Board of Medicine formally disavowed corporate-practice-of-medicine enforcement in March 2016 — physicians, NPs, PAs, and (per this research pass) even non-licensees may generally co-own a standard business entity, so long as licensed professionals actually deliver the care.
Other clinicians in Idaho: see the state overview.