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IN Code § 25-1-4-0.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 1. General Provisions|Chapter 4. Continuing Education|25-1-4-0.5. "Continuing Education"

Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "continuing education" means an orderly process of instruction:(1) that is approved by:(A) an approved organization or the board for a profession or occupation other than a real estate appraiser; or(B) for a real estate appraiser:(i) the Appraiser Qualifications Board, under the regulatory oversight of the Appraisal Subcommittee established under Title XI of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989; or(ii) the real estate appraiser licensure and certification board established under IC 25-34.1-8 for specific courses and course subjects, as determined by the real estate appraiser licensure and certification board; and(2) that is designed to directly enhance the practitioner's knowledge and skill in providing services relevant to the practitioner's profession or occupation.The term includes an activity that is approved by the board for a profession or occupation, other than a real estate appraiser, and that augments the practitioner's knowledge and skill in providing services relevant to the practitioner's profession or occupation.As added by P.L.157-2006, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.57-2007, SEC.1; P.L.177-2009, SEC.11.
IN Code § 25-1-4-0.6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 1. General Provisions|Chapter 4. Continuing Education|25-1-4-0.6. "Practitioner"

Sec. 0.6. As used in section 3 of this chapter, "practitioner" means an individual who holds:(1) an unlimited license, certificate, or registration;(2) a limited or probationary license, certificate, or registration;(3) a temporary license, certificate, registration, or permit;(4) an intern permit; or(5) a provisional license;issued by the board regulating the profession in question.As added by P.L.269-2001, SEC.3.
IN Code § 25-1-4-0.7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 1. General Provisions|Chapter 4. Continuing Education|25-1-4-0.7. Computation of Designated Time Periods

Sec. 0.7. (a) In computing any period under this chapter, the day of the act, event, or default from which the designated period of time begins to run is not included. The last day of the computed period is to be included unless it is:(1) a Saturday;(2) a Sunday;(3) a legal holiday under a state statute; or(4) a day that the office in which the act is to be done is closed during regular business hours.(b) A period runs until the end of the next day after a day described in subsection (a)(1) through (a)(4). If the period allowed is less than seven (7) days, intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, state holidays, and days on which the office in which the act is to be done is closed during regular business hours are excluded from the calculation.(c) A period under this chapter that begins when a person is served with a paper begins with respect to a particular person on the earlier of the date that:(1) the person is personally served with the notice; or(2) a notice for the person is deposited in the United States mail.(d) If a notice is served through the United States mail, three (3) days must be added to a period that begins upon service of that notice.As added by P.L.177-2009, SEC.12.
IN Code § 25-1-4-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 1. General Provisions|Chapter 4. Continuing Education|25-1-4-1. Requirement

Sec. 1. No board or agency regulating a profession or occupation under this title or under IC 16 or IC 22 may require continuing education as a condition of certification, registration, or licensure unless so specifically authorized or mandated by statute.As added by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.2-2008, SEC.53.
IN Code § 25-1-4-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 1. General Provisions|Chapter 4. Continuing Education|25-1-4-2. Promotion

Sec. 2. A board or agency regulating a profession or occupation under this title or under IC 16 or IC 22 may cooperate with members of the profession or occupation it regulates to promote continuing education within the profession or occupation.As added by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.2-2008, SEC.54.
IN Code § 25-1-4-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 1. General Provisions|Chapter 4. Continuing Education|25-1-4-3. Sworn Statements of Compliance; Retention of Copies of Certificates of Completion; Audits

Sec. 3. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a board that is specifically authorized or mandated to require continuing education as a condition to renew a registration, certification, or license must require a practitioner to comply with the following renewal requirements:(1) The practitioner shall provide the board with a sworn statement executed by the practitioner that the practitioner has fulfilled the continuing education requirements required by the board, after which the board will forward the sworn statement to the agency (established by IC 25-1-5-3).(2) The practitioner shall retain copies of certificates of completion for continuing education courses for three (3) years from the end of the licensing period for which the continuing education applied. The practitioner shall provide the board or agency (established by IC 25-1-5-3) with copies of the certificates of completion upon the board's or agency's request for a compliance audit.(b) This subsection does not apply to an individual licensed under IC 25-34.1. Following every license renewal period, the agency with consultation from the board may randomly audit for compliance more than one percent (1%) but less than ten percent (10%) of the practitioners required to take continuing education courses.(c) This subsection applies only to individuals licensed under IC 25-34.1. Following every license renewal period for a broker's license issued under IC 25-34.1, the agency in consultation with the board may randomly audit for compliance more than one percent (1%) but less than ten percent (10%) of the practitioners required to take continuing education courses.As added by P.L.269-2001, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.157-2006, SEC.13; P.L.173-2016, SEC.1; P.L.168-2016, SEC.1.
IN Code § 25-1-4-3.2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 1. General Provisions|Chapter 4. Continuing Education|25-1-4-3.2. Distance Learning Methods; Active Duty Requirements

Sec. 3.2. (a) A board or agency regulating a profession or occupation under this title or under IC 16 or IC 22 shall require that at least one-half (1/2) of all continuing education requirements must be allowed by distance learning methods, except for doctors, nurses, chiropractors, optometrists, and dentists.(b) An individual who is called to active duty (as defined by IC 25-1-12-2) must be allowed to fulfill all continuing education requirements for professional or occupational licenses administered through the Indiana professional licensing agency by distance learning methods.As added by P.L.227-2001, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.2-2008, SEC.55; P.L.168-2016, SEC.2.
IN Code § 25-1-4-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 1. General Provisions|Chapter 4. Continuing Education|25-1-4-4. Hardship Waiver

Sec. 4. A board, a commission, a committee, or an agency regulating a profession or an occupation under this title or under IC 16 or IC 22 may grant an applicant a waiver from all or part of the continuing education requirement for a renewal period if the applicant was not able to fulfill the requirement due to a hardship that resulted from any of the following:(1) Service in the armed forces of the United States during a substantial part of the renewal period.(2) An incapacitating illness or injury.(3) Other circumstances determined by the board or agency.As added by P.L.88-2004, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.2-2008, SEC.56.
IN Code § 25-1-4-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 1. General Provisions|Chapter 4. Continuing Education|25-1-4-5. Failure to Comply; License Suspension or Refusal to Reinstate; Penalties; Reinstatement Requirements

Sec. 5. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, if the board determines that a practitioner has not complied with this chapter or IC 25-1-8-6 at the time that the practitioner applies for license renewal or reinstatement or after an audit conducted under section 3 of this chapter, the board shall do the following:(1) Send the practitioner notice of noncompliance by certified mail to the practitioner's last known address.(2) As a condition of license renewal or reinstatement, require the practitioner to comply with subsection (b).(3) For license renewal, issue a conditional license to the practitioner that is effective until the practitioner complies with subsection (b).(b) Upon service of a notice of noncompliance under subsection (a), a practitioner shall do either of the following:(1) If the practitioner believes that the practitioner has complied with this chapter or IC 25-1-8-6, if applicable, within twenty-one (21) days of service of the notice, send written notice to the board requesting a review so that the practitioner may submit proof of compliance.(2) If the practitioner does not disagree with the board's determination of noncompliance, do the following:(A) Except as provided in subsection (d), pay to the board a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) within twenty-one (21) days of service of the notice.(B) Acquire, within six (6) months after service of the notice, the number of credit hours needed to achieve full compliance.(C) Comply with all other provisions of this chapter.(c) If a practitioner fails to comply with subsection (b), the board shall immediately suspend or refuse to reinstate the license of the practitioner and send notice of the suspension or refusal to the practitioner by certified mail.(d) If the board determines that a practitioner has knowingly or intentionally made a false or misleading statement to the board concerning compliance with the continuing education requirements, in addition to the requirements under this section the board may impose a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) under subsection (b)(2)(A).(e) The board shall:(1) reinstate a practitioner's license; or(2) renew the practitioner's license in place of the conditional license issued under subsection (a)(3);if the practitioner supplies proof of compliance with this chapter under subsection (b)(1) or IC 25-1-8-6, if applicable.As added by P.L.157-2006, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.197-2007, SEC.17; P.L.177-2009, SEC.13.
IN Code § 25-1-4-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 1. General Provisions|Chapter 4. Continuing Education|25-1-4-6. Failure to Comply; Denial of License Renewal or Reinstatement; Penalties

Sec. 6. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, if at the time a practitioner applies for license renewal or reinstatement or after an audit conducted under section 3 of this chapter, the board determines that the practitioner has failed to comply with this chapter or IC 25-1-8-6, if applicable, and the practitioner has previously received a notice of noncompliance under section 5(a) of this chapter during the preceding license period, the board shall do the following:(1) Provide the practitioner notice of noncompliance by certified mail.(2) Deny the practitioner's application for license renewal or reinstatement.(b) The board shall reinstate a license not renewed under subsection (a) upon occurrence of the following:(1) Payment by a practitioner to the board of a civil penalty determined by the board, but not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).(2) Acquisition by the practitioner of the number of credit hours required to be obtained by the practitioner during the relevant license period.(3) The practitioner otherwise complies with this chapter.As added by P.L.157-2006, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.197-2007, SEC.18.
IN Code § 25-1-4-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 1. General Provisions|Chapter 4. Continuing Education|25-1-4-7. Credit Hours

Sec. 7. Credit hours acquired by a practitioner under section 5(b)(2) or 6(b)(2) of this chapter may not apply to the practitioner's credit hour requirement for the license period in which the credit hours are acquired.As added by P.L.157-2006, SEC.16.
IN Code § 25-1-4-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 1. General Provisions|Chapter 4. Continuing Education|25-1-4-8. Rules

Sec. 8. The board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter.As added by P.L.157-2006, SEC.17.
IN Code § 25-1-5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 1. General Provisions|Chapter 5. Professional Licensing Agency|25-1-5-1. Centralization of Staff, Functions, and Services; Purpose

Sec. 1. The centralization of staff, functions, and services contemplated by this chapter shall be done in such a way as to enhance the Indiana professional licensing agency's ability to:(1) make maximum use of data processing as a means of more efficient operation; and(2) provide more services and carry out functions of superior quality.As added by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.169-1985, SEC.23; P.L.206-2005, SEC.1.
IN Code § 25-1-5-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 1. General Provisions|Chapter 5. Professional Licensing Agency|25-1-5-2. Definitions

Sec. 2. The following terms are defined for this chapter:(1) "Agency" means the Indiana professional licensing agency established by section 3 of this chapter.(2) "Board" means any agency, board, advisory committee, or group described in IC 25-0.5-5.As added by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.206-2005, SEC.2; P.L.3-2014, SEC.10.
IN Code § 25-1-5-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 1. General Provisions|Chapter 5. Professional Licensing Agency|25-1-5-3. Indiana Professional Licensing Agency; Functions; Duties and Responsibilities

Sec. 3. (a) There is established the Indiana professional licensing agency. The agency shall perform all administrative functions, duties, and responsibilities assigned by law or rule to the executive director, secretary, or other statutory administrator of the entities described in IC 25-0.5-5.(b) Nothing in this chapter may be construed to give the agency policy making authority, which authority remains with each board.As added by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.2. Amended by Acts 1982, P.L.113, SEC.8; P.L.137-1985, SEC.6; P.L.169-1985, SEC.24; P.L.149-1987, SEC.18; P.L.242-1989, SEC.5; P.L.238-1989, SEC.5; P.L.186-1990, SEC.3; P.L.48-1991, SEC.13; P.L.227-1993, SEC.4; P.L.213-1993, SEC.1; P.L.33-1993, SEC.10; P.L.124-1994, SEC.3; P.L.175-1997, SEC.4; P.L.147-1997, SEC.7; P.L.84-1998, SEC.2; P.L.24-1999, SEC.3; P.L.206-2005, SEC.3; P.L.2-2008, SEC.57; P.L.122-2009, SEC.3; P.L.84-2010, SEC.9; P.L.232-2013, SEC.12; P.L.3-2014, SEC.11.
IN Code § 25-1-5-3.3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 1. General Provisions|Chapter 5. Professional Licensing Agency|25-1-5-3.3. Treatment of Rules Adopted by Health Professions Bureau Before July 1, 2005; Transfer of Property and Appropriations to Agency; Treatment of References to Health Professions Bureau

Sec. 3.3. (a) The rules adopted by the health professions bureau before July 1, 2005, and in effect on June 30, 2005, shall be treated after June 30, 2005, as the rules of the agency.(b) On July 1, 2005, the agency becomes the owner of all the property of the health professions bureau. An appropriation made to the health professions bureau shall be treated after June 30, 2005, as an appropriation to the agency.(c) Any reference in a law, a rule, a license, a registration, a certification, or an agreement to the health professions bureau shall be treated after June 30, 2005, as a reference to the agency.As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.404.
IN Code § 25-1-5-3.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 1. General Provisions|Chapter 5. Professional Licensing Agency|25-1-5-3.5. Board Membership Not a Lucrative Office

Sec. 3.5. For purposes of Article 2, Section 9 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana, membership on a board is not a lucrative office.As added by P.L.135-2012, SEC.3.
IN Code § 25-1-5-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 1. General Provisions|Chapter 5. Professional Licensing Agency|25-1-5-5. Executive Director

Sec. 5. (a) The agency shall be administered by an executive director appointed by the governor who shall serve at the will and pleasure of the governor.(b) The executive director must be qualified by experience and training.(c) The term "executive director" or "secretary", or any other statutory term for the administrative officer of a board described in IC 25-0.5-5, means the executive director of the agency or the executive director's designee.(d) The executive director is the chief fiscal officer of the agency and is responsible for hiring of all staff, and for procurement of all services and supplies in accordance with IC 5-22. The executive director may appoint not more than three (3) deputy directors, who must be qualified to work for the boards which are served by the agency.(e) The executive director shall execute a bond payable to the state, with surety to consist of a surety or guaranty corporation qualified to do business in Indiana, in an amount fixed by the state board of accounts, conditioned upon the faithful performance of duties and the accounting for all money and property that come into the executive director's hands or under the executive director's control. The executive director may likewise cause any employee of the agency to execute a bond if that employee receives, disburses, or in any way handles funds or property of the agency. The costs of any such bonds shall be paid from funds available to the agency.(f) The executive director may present to the general assembly legislative recommendations regarding operations of the agency and the boards it serves, including adoption of four (4) year license or certificate renewal cycles wherever feasible.(g) The executive director may execute orders, subpoenas, continuances, and other legal documents on behalf of a board or committee when requested to do so by the board or committee.(h) The executive director or the executive director's designee may, upon request of a board or committee, provide advice and technical assistance on issues that may be presented to the boards or committees.As added by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.2. Amended by Acts 1982, P.L.113, SEC.9; P.L.169-1985, SEC.26; P.L.149-1987, SEC.20; P.L.48-1991, SEC.14; P.L.49-1997, SEC.63; P.L.206-2005, SEC.5; P.L.6-2012, SEC.169; P.L.3-2014, SEC.13.
IN Code § 25-1-5-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 1. General Provisions|Chapter 5. Professional Licensing Agency|25-1-5-6. Executive Director; Representatives; Staff Placement

Sec. 6. (a) The executive director may designate certain employees of the agency to represent the executive director of the agency at the board meetings, proceedings, or other activities of the board.(b) The executive director shall assign staff to individual boards and shall work with the boards to ensure efficient utilization and placement of staff.As added by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.169-1985, SEC.27; P.L.206-2005, SEC.6.
IN Code § 25-1-5-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 1. General Provisions|Chapter 5. Professional Licensing Agency|25-1-5-9. Submission of Certified Document as Proof of Required Diploma

Sec. 9. If a board or committee requires an applicant for a certificate or license to submit a certified copy of a diploma showing that the applicant graduated from a school or program as a condition for certification or licensure, the applicant may satisfy this requirement by submitting another certified document that shows that the applicant graduated from or received the required diploma from the applicable school or program.As added by P.L.177-1996, SEC.1.
IN Code § 25-1-5-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 1. General Provisions|Chapter 5. Professional Licensing Agency|25-1-5-10. Provider Profiles

Sec. 10. (a) As used in this section, "provider" means an individual licensed, certified, registered, or permitted by any of the entities described in IC 25-0.5-6.(b) The agency shall create and maintain a provider profile for each provider described in subsection (a).(c) A provider profile must contain the following information:(1) The provider's name.(2) The provider's license, certification, registration, or permit number.(3) The provider's license, certification, registration, or permit type.(4) The date the provider's license, certification, registration, or permit was issued.(5) The date the provider's license, certification, registration, or permit expires.(6) The current status of the provider's license, certification, registration, or permit.(7) The provider's city and state of record.(8) A statement of any disciplinary action taken against the provider within the previous ten (10) years by an entity described in IC 25-0.5-6.(d) The agency shall make provider profiles available to the public.(e) The computer gateway administered by the office of technology established by IC 4-13.1-2-1 shall make the information described in subsection (c)(1), (c)(2), (c)(3), (c)(6), (c)(7), and (c)(8) generally available to the public on the Internet.(f) The agency may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this section.As added by P.L.211-2001, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.177-2005, SEC.45; P.L.206-2005, SEC.7; P.L.2-2008, SEC.58; P.L.122-2009, SEC.4; P.L.84-2010, SEC.10; P.L.232-2013, SEC.13; P.L.3-2014, SEC.14.
IN Code § 25-1-5.5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 1. General Provisions|Chapter 5.5. Electronic Registry of Professions|25-1-5.5-1. Establishment of Electronic Registry

Sec. 1. The electronic registry of professions is established. This chapter applies to any profession required to use the registry under this title.As added by P.L.177-2009, SEC.15.
IN Code § 25-1-5.5-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 1. General Provisions|Chapter 5.5. Electronic Registry of Professions|25-1-5.5-2. Definitions

Sec. 2. As used in the chapter:(1) "Applicant" refers to a person who applies for a registration in the electronic registry of professions.(2) "Executive director" refers to the executive director of the licensing agency appointed under IC 25-1-5-5.(3) "Licensing agency" means the Indiana professional licensing agency created by IC 25-1-5-3.(4) "Registrant" means an individual who is registered in the electronic registry of professions as:(A) an individual state registered under IC 25-1-18 (before its repeal); or(B) an interior designer under IC 25-20.7.(5) "Registry" refers to the electronic registry of professions established by section 1 of this chapter.As added by P.L.177-2009, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.240-2015, SEC.1; P.L.130-2018, SEC.96.
IN Code § 25-1-5.5-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 1. General Provisions|Chapter 5.5. Electronic Registry of Professions|25-1-5.5-3. Registry Requirements

Sec. 3. (a) The registry shall be maintained by the licensing agency.(b) The registry must:(1) be maintained in an electronic format;(2) allow an applicant to electronically input information to certify, under penalty of perjury, the successful completion of any education, experience, and examination required for the applicant to become registered;(3) allow for payment of registration fees through only electronic means;(4) include each registrant's:(A) name;(B) city and state of residence;(C) qualifications for registration;(D) registration number;(E) date the applicant was registered;(F) place of business; and(G) registration expiration date; and(5) be made available to the public on the Internet through the computer gateway administered by the office of technology established by IC 4-13.1-2-1.As added by P.L.177-2009, SEC.15.