• June 27, 2024 - Notice regarding Licensed Midwifery

    Pursuant to section 54-5504, Idaho Code, the Board of Midwifery was dissolved effective July 1, 2024. To ensure the continued licensure of midwives, this year the Idaho Legislature passed H0437, placing the regulation of midwifery within the Board of Nursing. This means, going forward, licensed midwives will be licensed by the Idaho Board of Nursing, […]

  • June 27, 2024 - Notice regarding Allied Health Advisory Board

    During the 2024 Legislative Session, the Idaho Legislature passed H0436. This legislation consolidated four advisory boards to the Board of Medicine—the dietetic licensure board, the board of athletic trainers, the licensure board for respiratory therapy, and the naturopathic medical board—into a single Allied Health Advisory Board. This legislation is expected to improve the administrative efficiency […]

  • June 24, 2024 - Practice Analysis Survey Open Now

    The NBCE Practice Analysis Survey is now live! The survey is instrumental in understanding the landscape of chiropractic practice today and is used to validate the content of NBCE exams by aligning exam content with contemporary chiropractic practices. It’s designed to identify the qualifications necessary to excel in the field and the conditions under which […]

  • June 24, 2024 - Scam Alert

    Recently scammers have contacted Idaho practitioners claiming to be from their Idaho Board, the US Department of Justice, or the Drug Enforcement Administration.  The scammers claim the licensee is either under investigation or their license has been suspended and an immediate payment is required.  Do not reply or provide any information.  Remember the Board will […]

  • June 17, 2024 - Notice on Inactive and Retired Medical Licenses

    On July 1, 2024, the Board of Medicine will move to a new licensing system. As part of that transition, the Board will no longer offer inactive licenses as a distinct license type. Instead, licenses that are not timely renewed will enter an inactive status. For physicians, the main consequence of this change is that […]

  • May 24, 2024 - NCSBN Fraud Detection Guidance Paper

    NCSBN Fraud Detection Guidance Paper NCSBN has developed a guidance paper for those who employ and/or educate nurses.  The guidance offers recommendations to further protect institutions and employers from nursing applicants providing fraudulent information (e.g., counterfeit license, false nursing diploma, etc.).  The link will take you to the NCSBN site where you will be able […]

  • May 6, 2024 - The Social Work Census is now live!

    The Social Work Census is now live! The Census is an online survey that will build the most inclusive picture to date of who today’s social workers are and what we are doing in our practice. It has two parts: a robust workforce study of the social work profession and an analysis of social work […]

  • April 2, 2024 - REQUEST FOR LETTERS OF INTEREST TO SERVE ON FORMULARY COMMITTEE

    The Board of Naturopathic Healthcare is seeking individuals willing to serve on the Formulary Committee per Idaho Code 54-5912: The formulary committee shall be appointed by the Board and act in an advisory role in evaluating prescriptive authority for applicants or other similar issues as called upon by the board. However, the formulary committee shall […]

  • March 8, 2024 - Nurse Intern Pilot Moves Forward

    If you are a facility that would like to apply to be part of the Nurse Intern Pilot, please complete the documents linked below and return them to HP-licensing@dopl.idaho.gov. If you are a student seeking an authorization letter, please see the application under the Forms tab.  

  • March 7, 2024 - Provider Bridge Registration Information

    Provider Bridge Supports States’ Emergency Preparedness and Response Provider Bridge is a free-to-use technology platform that maintains a comprehensive registry of health professionals that can be accessed expeditiously to prepare for and respond to local, regional, or national emergencies. Joining the Provider Bridge platform allows you to create and own a time-stamped, digital report (“passport”) […]

  • January 5, 2024 - Guidance to Changes with Continuing Education

    During the process of zero-based regulation, the board updated the rules to discontinue the carry-over of CE hours from previous years.  Also, CE is now accumulated from January 1-December 31 of each calendar year. Click to view CE Guidance

  • December 29, 2023 - Beneficial Ownership Information FinCEN

    There has been much discussion about the new Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting required by the US Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and where CPAs fit into the process. The BOI reporting requirement, mandated by the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) of 2021, requires corporations, limited liability corporations, and other entities formed under state […]

  • November 8, 2023 - Idaho Board approves Credit Relief Initiative Recommendation

    Terrific news, in response to significant health, economic, education, and travel disruptions resulting in CPA Examination candidate hardships – coupled with anticipated negative impacts associated with the launch of a new Uniform CPA Exam on Jan. 1, 2024, the Idaho State Board of Accountancy at its’ October 19, 2023 meeting voted to consider individual candidate […]

  • November 2, 2023 - ASWB Exam Administration Changes

    Please click the following link for information on the changes to the exam coming in January 2024. ASWB Exam Administration Changes  

  • October 6, 2023 - Commission Member Vacancy – Learn More and Apply

    The Idaho Real Estate Commission is seeking applications from qualified candidates to fill a Commissioner position for the Northern District (Idaho, Lewis, Nez Perce, Clearwater, Latah, Benewah, Boundary, Shoshone, Kootenai and Bonner counties) for a 4-year term.  Commissioners are appointed by the Governor to serve a four (4) year term and serve at the will […]

  • August 11, 2023 - Canyon County HVAC Program Coming to DOPL September 1, 2023

      ATTENTION HVAC CONTRATORS:   HVAC INSPECTIONS IN CANYON COUNTY    Starting September 1, 2023, all new Residential and Commercial HVAC permits will be applied for through the Idaho’s Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (DOPL) website, https://dbs.idaho.gov/permits/. Inspections for permits issued by DOPL must be scheduled by the respective homeowners or contractors through the division’s […]

  • July 24, 2023 - IMPORTANT NOTICE CPA EXAMINATION UPDATES

    The Uniform CPA Examination will change effective January 2024. Idaho CPA Exam Candidates are encouraged to carefully read the information below. These timelines and dates are not finalized and are subject to change, although the dates presented will be close enough for planning purposes.  Information will continue to be updated on the Board’s website:  dopl.idaho.gov/boa/ […]

  • June 5, 2023 - NASBA/AIPCA Looking for Interested Parties to set the CPA Passing Scores

    NASBA/AIPCA Looking for Interested Parties to set the CPA Passing Scores.  With the release of the 2024 Exam, changes in content, format and structure will be introduced. These changes will require new passing scores to be established. The process to do so will include convening six panels of CPAs – one for each Exam section […]

  • May 17, 2023 - ASWB is piloting an initiative to help test-takers who are unsuccessful on the exam

    ASWB is piloting an initiative to help test-takers who are unsuccessful on the exam. ASWB has contracted with Fifth Theory, an independent firm with expertise in helping test-takers become aware of and develop the test mastery mindset that may help them succeed on high-stakes exams. This program is offered exclusively to test-takers who are unsuccessful […]

  • May 2, 2023 - CPA Exam Credit(s) at Launch of New Exam on January 1, 2024

    Reminder: Upon the launch of the new CPA Examination in January 2024, it is anticipated some candidates with conditional credit may possibly be negatively impacted by limited opportunities to test and delays in score reporting.  The Idaho State Board of Accountancy have adopted the following recommendation from the NASBA CBT Administration Committee and Executive Director’s […]

  • April 28, 2023 - Update on NASBA Announcement regarding UAA & Exam Credit Extensions

    “The UAA Model Rules have no immediate effect on state board rules. As the membership organization of the 55 U.S. Boards of Accountancy, NASBA, through its Uniform Accountancy Act Committee, provides the Model Rules as recommendations to boards for adoption whereby uniform adoption is encouraged. As such, each individual board may consider the amendment to the […]