CNS · Idaho
Supervision Agreement for Clinical Nurse Specialists in Idaho
No. Clinical Nurse Specialists practice independently here. Idaho does not require one.
Idaho licenses CNSs as APRNs with the same fully independent status as NP/CRNA/CNM (IDAPA 24.34.01) — no collaborative-agreement requirement.
What the supervision must look like
The rules the physician relationship has to follow. Each fact comes from the statute or board rule listed under sources.
Proximity
No proximity requirement
No supervising-physician relationship required for clinical practice (IDAPA 24.34.01).
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 · controlled substances permitted
Whether Idaho CNS practice commonly includes independent prescribing to the same extent as NP practice was not separately confirmed in this research pass.
Written agreement
Not required
Unconditional for clinical practice — same as the general `np` entry.
Practice ownership (corporate practice of medicine)
Non-licensee ownership permitted — Same as the general `np` entry — post-2016 CPOM disavowal permits broad ownership flexibility.
Legal sources for these rules (1)
What a supervising physician costs here
Typical monthly cost in Idaho
$500 – $600
Estimate for one Clinical Nurse Specialist. Standard-tier state.
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.