Rule 1002 - General Powers and Duties(a) The Commissioners shall approve agencies which certify lawyers practicing in this state as specialists. The Idaho State Bar itself will not certify lawyers as specialists, though it reserves the power to engage in certification of specialists at some future time.(b) In furtherance of the purpose of this section, the Commissioners shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To list those fields of legal practice subject to specialty designation. The Commissioners may make these designations on its own motion or on petition of interested parties and on such criteria as it establishes.(2) To approve appropriate agencies as qualified to certify lawyers as specialists in fields of law designated under subsection (1) above and to adopt standards which certifying agencies must meet.(3) To adopt standards which must be met by certifying agencies in certifying lawyers as specialists.(4) To review and evaluate the programs of certifying agencies to assure compliance with this specialization program.(5) To deny, suspend, or revoke the approval of a certifying entity that has failed to comply with the standards established by this plan and the rules and standards established by the Commissioners.(6) To keep appropriate records of those lawyers certified as specialists by agencies approved under this plan and to report to the Office of Bar Counsel any lawyers who may violate the provisions of this plan.(7) To cooperate with other organizations, boards and agencies engaged in the field of lawyer specialization.(8) To enlist the assistance of advisory committees to assist the Commissioners.(9) To adopt rules, regulations, policies and standards reasonably needed to implement this plan and which are not inconsistent with any of the provisions of this plan.