1. "Board" means:
a. The board of registry in podiatry;
b. The state board of chiropractic examiners;
c. The state board of funeral service;
d. The North Dakota board of nursing;
e. The North Dakota state board of optometry;
f. The state board of pharmacy;
g. The North Dakota board of medicine;
h. The North Dakota board of massage therapy;
i. The state examining committee for physical therapists;
j. The state board of dental examiners;
k. The state board of veterinary medical examiners;
l. The North Dakota state board of psychologist examiners;
m. The board of hearing aid specialists;
n. The North Dakota state board of examiners for nursing home administrators;
o. The state board of examiners of audiology and speech pathology;
p. The North Dakota board of athletic trainers;
q. The board of occupational therapy practice;
r. The North Dakota board of social work examiners;
s. The North Dakota state board of respiratory care;
t. The board of dietetic practice;
u. The board of addiction counseling examiners; and v. Any health care-related board granted licensing authority by the legislative assembly after July 1, 1989.
2. "Peer assistance entity" means an organization, a program, or a committee or a professional association which is designed to address the issues of alcoholism and other drug dependency and impairment affecting practitioners of the health care professions.