2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 5. Licenses and Permits › 25-22.5-5-4. Temporary Medical Permits

Sec. 4. (a) The board may authorize the agency to issue temporary medical permits for the practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine. When a temporary medical permit is issued, it is subject to any termination date specified by the board. A temporary medical permit may be issued to any person who:
(1) has completed the academic requirements for the degree of doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy from a medical school approved by the board; and
(2) desires to obtain postgraduate medical education or training in a medical education institution or hospital located in Indiana which has standards for postgraduate medical education and training satisfactory to the board;
is required to obtain a temporary medical permit unless the graduate possesses an unlimited license to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine in Indiana. Application for the permit must be made to the board subject to this article. A temporary medical permit issued to a person under this subsection for purposes of postgraduate training is valid for a period of one (1) year and may be renewed for additional one (1) year periods at the discretion of the board.
(b) A medical educational institution located in Indiana which has standards satisfactory to the board may, in the board's discretion, secure from it a permit for a person in the active practice of medicine outside the state of Indiana or the United States, but who is not licensed in Indiana, to teach medicine in the institution for an annually renewable period not to exceed one (1) year by filing with the board an application by the institution and the person certifying:
(1) the person's professional qualifications;
(2) the term of the teaching appointment;
(3) the medical subjects to be taught; and
(4) other information and assurances as the board may require.
If the application is approved, the person is entitled to receive a "temporary medical teaching permit" which authorizes the person to teach medicine in the applicant institution for a stated period not to exceed one (1) year. This permit must be kept in the possession of the institution and surrendered by it to the board for cancellation within thirty (30) days after the person has ceased teaching in the institution. The permit authorizes the person to practice in the institution only and, in the course of teaching, to practice those medical or osteopathic medical acts as are usually and customarily performed by a physician teaching in a medical educational institution, but does not authorize the person to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine otherwise.
(c) Any medical educational institution in this state which authorizes or permits a physician to violate this article or which itself violates this section may, in the discretion of the board, be disqualified from further receiving the benefits of this section.
(d) A person who holds a valid license to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine in the United States, its possessions, or Canada, and who is seeking licensure by endorsement, may be issued a temporary medical permit by the agency upon the authorization of the board. A temporary medical permit issued under this subsection is valid for ninety (90) days or for a period considered appropriate by the board.
(e) A person who is licensed to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine by any board or licensing agency of another state or jurisdiction, and who meets the requirements established by the board under IC 25-22.5-2-7, may be issued a temporary medical permit limited by terms and conditions considered appropriate by the board. A temporary medical permit issued under this subsection is valid for a nonrenewable period of no more than thirty (30) days.
Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.271, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.247-1985, SEC.13; P.L.1-2006, SEC.448; P.L.78-2017, SEC.14.