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

43-57-05. Petition to the board - Inclusion as a board-regulated profession - 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.