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2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 19. Health Facility Administrators › Chapter 1. Regulation of Health Facility Administrators ─ Creation of Board › 25-19-1-3. Health Facility Administrators; Qualifications for License

Sec. 3. (a) The board may issue licenses to qualified persons as health facility administrators.
(b) A person who applies to the board to practice as a health facility administrator must:
(1) not have been convicted of a crime that has a direct bearing on the person's ability to practice competently in accordance with IC 25-1-21;
(2) successfully complete an administrator in training program;
(3) achieve a passing score, as determined by the board, on a state jurisprudence examination described in section 3.2 of this chapter;
(4) successfully complete the national examination; and
(5) meet one (1) of the following:
(A) Possess a bachelor's degree or higher degree from an accredited postsecondary educational institution.
(B) Possess an associate's degree from an accredited postsecondary educational institution and complete a specialized course of study in long term health care administration, as prescribed by the board.
(C) Complete a specialized course of study in long term care administration prescribed by the board.
(c) Subject to section 3.3 of this chapter, the board may issue a provisional license for a single period not to exceed six (6) months for the purpose of enabling a qualified individual to fill a health facility administrator position that has been unexpectedly vacated.
Formerly: Acts 1969, c.84, s.3; Acts 1973, P.L.252, SEC.9. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.128, SEC.1; Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.137; Acts 1982, P.L.113, SEC.53; P.L.149-1987, SEC.40; P.L.152-1988, SEC.11; P.L.33-1993, SEC.26; P.L.149-2023, SEC.23.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 19. Health Facility Administrators › Chapter 1. Regulation of Health Facility Administrators ─ Creation of Board › 25-19-1-3.1. Application

Sec. 3.1. (a) To apply for a health facility administrator license or a residential care administrator license, an applicant shall do the following:
(1) Electronically submit an application to the board on a form prescribed by the board.
(2) Provide evidence that the applicant meets the requirements of this chapter.
(b) If the agency is unable to resolve a discrepancy or issue of concern regarding an individual's application under this section, the board may require the applicant to appear before the board if the board determines the application:
(1) is incomplete; or
(2) lacks sufficient evidence that the applicant meets the requirements of this chapter.
As added by P.L.149-2023, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 19. Health Facility Administrators › Chapter 1. Regulation of Health Facility Administrators ─ Creation of Board › 25-19-1-3.2. Health Facility Administrators; Examination; Scope of Topics; Fee; Failure to Achieve Passing Score

Sec. 3.2. (a) An individual who applies to the board for a health facility administrator license must successfully pass a state jurisprudence examination that covers the following topics:
(1) Applicable standards of environmental health and safety.
(2) Local health and safety regulation.
(3) General administration.
(4) Psychology of patient care.
(5) Principles of medical care.
(6) Pharmaceutical services and drug handling.
(7) Personal and social care.
(8) Therapeautic and supportive care and services in long term care.
(9) Departmental organization and management.
(10) Community interrelationships.
(b) An applicant must submit a completed application and pay any required fee before the applicant may take the examination described in subsection (a).
(c) An applicant who takes the examination and does not achieve a passing score may not take the examination described in subsection (a) more than three (3) additional times.
(d) If an applicant takes the examination the maximum number of times allowed under subsection (c) and fails to achieve a passing score, the board may request that the applicant appear before the board. The board may require the applicant to provide the board with evidence of the following:
(1) The applicant completed not more than one hundred (100) hours of continuing education hours, as approved by the board.
(2) A new application for an administrator in training program.
(3) The applicant has applied for an administrator in training program.
(4) The applicant meets all other requirements for a health facility administrator license at the time the applicant reapplies for a license.
As added by P.L.149-2023, SEC.25.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 19. Health Facility Administrators › Chapter 1. Regulation of Health Facility Administrators ─ Creation of Board › 25-19-1-3.3. Provisional Licenses; Issuance; Withdrawal

Sec. 3.3. (a) The board may issue a provisional health facility administrator license or provisional residential care administrator license to an individual for a specific licensed health facility or residential care facility if the individual has:
(1) at least two (2) years of administrative experience in a licensed health facility or residential care facility; and
(2) not been convicted of a crime that has a direct bearing on the individual's ability to practice competently in accordance with IC 25-1-21.
(b) The board may issue a provisional residential care administrator license to an individual for a specific residential care facility if the individual has:
(1) at least two (2) years of administrative experience in a residential care facility; and
(2) not been convicted of a crime that has a direct bearing on the individual's ability to practice competently in accordance with IC 25-1-21.
(c) Subject to subsection (d), the chair of the board may issue a provisional health facility administrator license or a provisional residential care administrator license to an individual who appears to be qualified.
(d) If the board determines that an individual described in subsection (c) fails to meet all applicable qualification for a provisional license described in subsection (a) or (b), the board may withdraw the provisional license.
(e) Experience that an individual gains while practicing health facility administration with a provisional license issued under this section may count toward the requirements for an administrator in training, as approved by the board.
As added by P.L.149-2023, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 19. Health Facility Administrators › Chapter 1. Regulation of Health Facility Administrators ─ Creation of Board › 25-19-1-4. Rules for Licensure; Cancellation, Suspension, or Revocation of License

Sec. 4. A health facility administrator's license and a residential care administrator's license shall not be transferable and shall be valid until surrendered for cancellation or suspended or revoked for violation of this chapter or any other laws or rules relating to the proper administration and management of a health facility. Any denial of issuance or renewal, suspension, or revocation under any section of this chapter shall be appealable upon the timely request of the applicant or licensee and pursuant to IC 4-21.5.
Formerly: Acts 1969, c.84, s.4. As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.154, SEC.76; P.L.7-1987, SEC.124; P.L.149-2023, SEC.28.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 19. Health Facility Administrators › Chapter 1. Regulation of Health Facility Administrators ─ Creation of Board › 25-19-1-5. License Required

Sec. 5. The administrator of a residential care facility must have one (1) of the following licenses issued by the board:
(1) A health facility administrator license.
(2) A residential care administrator license.
Formerly: Acts 1969, c.84, s.5; Acts 1971, P.L.374, SEC.2; Acts 1975, P.L.270, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1976, P.L.119, SEC.16; Acts 1982, P.L.29, SEC.6; P.L.169-1985, SEC.59; P.L.2-1993, SEC.140; P.L.54-2007, SEC.1; P.L.156-2011, SEC.39; P.L.197-2011, SEC.89; P.L.56-2023, SEC.232; P.L.149-2023, SEC.29.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 19. Health Facility Administrators › Chapter 1. Regulation of Health Facility Administrators ─ Creation of Board › 25-19-1-5.1. Fees; Payment

Sec. 5.1. (a) The fee for a health facility administrator's license and a residential care administrator's license shall be submitted to the agency for it to transmit to the state treasurer to be deposited by the treasurer in the state general fund.
(b) Subject to IC 25-1-8-2 and except as provided in subsection (d), the board shall charge and collect the following fees:
(1) A one hundred dollar ($100) application for licensure fee.
(2) A one hundred dollar ($100) application fee to retake the state jurisprudence examination.
(3) A fifty dollar ($50) fee to retake the national examination.
(4) A one hundred dollar ($100) license renewal fee.
(5) A fifty dollar ($50) provisional license fee.
(6) A fifty dollar ($50) preceptor application fee.
(7) A ten dollar ($10) duplicate wall license fee.
(8) A one hundred dollar ($100) continuing education sponsorship application fee.
(9) A one hundred dollar ($100) annual continuing education sponsorship.
(c) An applicant for a health facility administrator license who is required to take the national examination shall pay the fee described in subsection (b)(3) directly to the professional examination service in the amount required by the examination service.
(d) The board may not charge a fee described in subsection (b)(8) to any of the following:
(1) A state or federal agency.
(2) A state funded school.
However, an exemption from the fee under this chapter does not relieve an agency or school from a requirement or duty prescribed by law.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.138. Amended by P.L.169-1985, SEC.60; P.L.1-2006, SEC.438; P.L.149-2023, SEC.30.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 19. Health Facility Administrators › Chapter 1. Regulation of Health Facility Administrators ─ Creation of Board › 25-19-1-6. Organization and Government of Board; Compensation; Expenses; Employees

Sec. 6. (a) The board shall elect from its membership annually a chairperson and vice chairperson and shall adopt rules to govern its proceedings.
(b) Each member of the board who is not a state employee is entitled to the minimum salary per diem provided by IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). Such a member is also entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties, as provided in the state travel policies and procedures established by the department of administration and approved by the state budget agency.
(c) The Indiana professional licensing agency shall supply necessary personnel to assist the board in the performance of its duties.
(d) A quorum of the board consists of a majority of the appointed members. A majority vote of the quorum is required for action of the board.
Formerly: Acts 1969, c.84, s.6. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.139; P.L.169-1985, SEC.61; P.L.149-1987, SEC.42; P.L.28-1999, SEC.1; P.L.1-2006, SEC.439; P.L.105-2008, SEC.34; P.L.249-2019, SEC.86.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 19. Health Facility Administrators › Chapter 1. Regulation of Health Facility Administrators ─ Creation of Board › 25-19-1-7. License Holder Deemed Qualified

Sec. 7. The holder of a license under the provisions of this chapter, shall be deemed qualified to serve as the administrator of that type of health facility for which the holder is licensed.
In carrying out its responsibilities under this chapter, The Board may seek the advice of various disciplines, agencies, institutions and individuals having an interest in long-term care.
Formerly: Acts 1969, c.84, s.7; Acts 1971, P.L.374, SEC.3. As amended by P.L.149-2023, SEC.31.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 19. Health Facility Administrators › Chapter 1. Regulation of Health Facility Administrators ─ Creation of Board › 25-19-1-9. Renewal of License; Failure to Renew; Failure to Comply With Continuing Education Requirements

Sec. 9. (a) Subject to IC 25-1-2-6(e), every holder of a health facility administrator's license or a residential care administrator's license shall renew the license on the date established by the licensing agency under IC 25-1-5-4. The renewals shall be granted as a matter of course, unless the board finds, after due notice and hearing, that the applicant has acted or failed to act in a manner or under circumstances that would constitute grounds for nonrenewal, suspension, or revocation of a license.
(b) Subject to IC 25-1-2-6(e), a health facility administrator's license and a residential care administrator's license expire at midnight on the renewal date specified by the Indiana professional licensing agency. Failure to renew a license on or before the renewal date automatically renders the license invalid.
(c) A person who fails to renew a license before it expires and becomes invalid at midnight of the renewal date shall be reinstated by the board if the person applies for reinstatement not later than three (3) years after the expiration of the license and meets the requirements under IC 25-1-8-6(c).
(d) The board may reinstate a person who applies to reinstate a license under this section more than three (3) years after the date the license expires and becomes invalid if the person applies to the board for reinstatement and meets the requirements for reinstatement established by the board under IC 25-1-8-6(d).
(e) The board may require an applicant under subsection (d) to appear before the board to explain the applicant's failure to renew.
(f) Except as provided in subsection (g), the board may not renew a health facility administrator's license or a residential care administrator's license if the health facility administrator or residential care administrator failed to comply with the continuing education requirements prescribed by the board.
(g) The board may renew a license described in subsection (f) if any of the following apply:
(1) The licensed health facility administrator or licensed residential care administrator submits a statement from the administrator's physician or surgeon verifying that the administrator is unable to practice health facility administration due to illness or physical disability.
(2) The licensed health facility administrator or licensed residential care administrator is on active military duty.
(3) Any other circumstances, as determined by the board.
Formerly: Acts 1969, c.84, s.9; Acts 1975, P.L.270, SEC.3. As amended by P.L.149-1987, SEC.44; P.L.48-1991, SEC.32; P.L.269-2001, SEC.14; P.L.1-2006, SEC.440; P.L.105-2008, SEC.35; P.L.177-2015, SEC.39; P.L.149-2023, SEC.33.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 19. Health Facility Administrators › Chapter 1. Regulation of Health Facility Administrators ─ Creation of Board › 25-19-1-9.5. Inactive Status; Prohibition; License Renewal; Application

Sec. 9.5. (a) Subject to IC 25-1-8-6, a health facility administrator or residential care administrator whose license is in inactive status may apply to the board to renew the administrator's license.
(b) A health facility administrator or residential care administrator while in an inactive status may not practice as a health facility administrator or residential care administrator.
(c) A licensed health facility administrator who has been inactive must show proof of having completed forty (40) hours of continuing education within the two (2) year period immediately before the date the reactivation application is filed.
(d) A licensed residential care administrator who has been inactive must show proof of having competed twenty (20) hours of continuing education within the two (2) year period immediately before the date the reactivation application is filed.
(e) The board may request that a licensed health facility administrator who has been inactive for a period of more than three (3) years at the date the reactivation application is filed make a personal appearance before the board to answer any questions from the board about the application that are unresolved before making a determination on the application.
As added by P.L.149-2023, SEC.34.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 19. Health Facility Administrators › Chapter 1. Regulation of Health Facility Administrators ─ Creation of Board › 25-19-1-10. License by Reciprocity; Requirements

Sec. 10. (a) The board shall issue a health facility administrator's license to any person who applies for a health facility administrator license, if the applicant:
(1) does not have a criminal history that disqualifies the applicant from obtaining a health facility administrator license in Indiana in accordance with IC 25-1-21;
(2) has practiced in another state for at least one (1) year as a:
(A) licensed health facility administrator and currently holds an active license in good standing as a health facility administrator in another state;
(B) chief executive officer of a hospital; or
(C) chief operations officer of a hospital; and
(3) has successfully completed the:
(A) national examination; and
(B) Indiana jurisprudence examination, as approved by the board.
(b) The board shall issue a residential care administrator license to any person who applies for a residential care administrator license, if the applicant:
(1) does not have a criminal history that disqualifies the applicant from obtaining a residential care administrator license in Indiana in accordance with IC 25-1-21; and
(2) has practiced in another state for at least one (1) year as a:
(A) licensed health facility administrator and currently holds an active license in good standing as a health facility administrator in another state;
(B) licensed, certified, or registered residential care administrator and currently holds an active license, certification, or registration that is in good standing as a residential care administrator in another state;
(C) chief executive officer of a hospital; or
(D) chief operations officer of a hospital.
(c) The board shall issue a health facility administrator license or a residential care administrator license to an individual who:
(1) holds an approved National Association of Long Term Care Administrators Board Health Services Executive license in good standing; and
(2) does not have a criminal history that disqualifies the applicant from obtaining a health facility administrator license or a residential care administrator license in Indiana in accordance with IC 25-1-21.
Formerly: Acts 1969, c.84, s.10. As amended by P.L.149-1987, SEC.45; P.L.33-1993, SEC.27; P.L.149-2023, SEC.35.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 19. Health Facility Administrators › Chapter 1. Regulation of Health Facility Administrators ─ Creation of Board › 25-19-1-11. Necessity of License; Violations; Health Facility Administrators; Prohibited Practices; Standards of Practice

Sec. 11. (a) No health facility may operate unless it is under the supervision of an administrator who holds a currently valid health facility administrator's license or provisional license issued under this chapter. No person may practice or offer to practice health facility administration or use any title, sign, card, or device to indicate that the person is a health facility administrator, unless the person has been duly licensed as a health facility administrator or provisional health facility administrator. A person who violates this section commits a Class C infraction, and each day of continuing violation after entry of judgment constitutes a separate infraction.
(b) An individual who is not licensed as a health facility administrator may not:
(1) profess to be a health facility administrator;
(2) use the title "health facility administrator" or "assistant health facility administrator";
(3) use the initials "H.F.A." or any other words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying that the individual is a health facility administrator or assistant health facility administrator licensed under this article;
unless the individual is licensed as a health facility administrator under this article.
(c) A licensed health facility administrator may not practice health facility administration in more than one (1) health facility at the same time.
(d) A health facility administrator is subject to the health professions standards of practice under IC 25-1-9.
Formerly: Acts 1969, c.84, s.11. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.2537; P.L.149-1987, SEC.46; P.L.149-2023, SEC.36.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 19. Health Facility Administrators › Chapter 1. Regulation of Health Facility Administrators ─ Creation of Board › 25-19-1-11.5. Residential Care Administrators; Prohibited Practices; Standards of Practice

Sec. 11.5. (a) An individual who is not licensed as a residential care administrator may not:
(1) profess to be a residential care administrator;
(2) use the title "residential care administrator" or "assistant residential care administrator"; or
(3) use the initials "R.C.A." or any other words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying that the individual is a residential care administrator or assistant residential care administrator licensed under this article;
unless the individual is licensed as a residential care administrator under this article.
(b) A licensed residential care administrator may not practice residential care administration in more than one (1) residential care facility at the same time.
(c) A residential care administrator is subject to the health professions standards of practice under IC 25-1-9.
As added by P.L.149-2023, SEC.37.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 19. Health Facility Administrators › Chapter 1. Regulation of Health Facility Administrators ─ Creation of Board › 25-19-1-12. Approval and Promulgation of Rules and Regulations

Sec. 12. All rules and regulations authorized by this chapter, to become effective, shall be first approved by the board and then promulgated in the manner provided by law for the promulgation of rules and regulations of administrative bodies and when so promulgated shall be the only rules and regulations governing the licensing of health facility administrators as defined in this chapter, in the state.
Formerly: Acts 1969, c.84, s.12. As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.154, SEC.77.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 19. Health Facility Administrators › Chapter 1. Regulation of Health Facility Administrators ─ Creation of Board › 25-19-1-13. Repealed

As added by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.141. Amended by P.L.149-1987, SEC.47. Repealed by P.L.152-1988, SEC.30.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 19. Health Facility Administrators › Chapter 1. Regulation of Health Facility Administrators ─ Creation of Board › 25-19-1-14. Injunction From Continuing Violation of Chapter; Punishment

Sec. 14. The attorney general, the board, or the prosecuting attorney or a citizen of any county in which a person is in violation of this chapter may bring an action in the name of the state to enjoin the person from continuing in violation of this chapter. A person who is enjoined and who violates the injunction shall be punished for contempt of court. An injunction issued under this section does not relieve any person from criminal prosecution.
As added by P.L.149-1987, SEC.48.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 19. Health Facility Administrators › Chapter 1. Regulation of Health Facility Administrators ─ Creation of Board › 25-19-1-15. Display of License

Sec. 15. An individual who is licensed as a health facility administrator or residential care administrator shall display the individual's license in a prominent location in the individual's principal office.
As added by P.L.149-2023, SEC.38.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 19. Health Facility Administrators › Chapter 1. Regulation of Health Facility Administrators ─ Creation of Board › 25-19-1-16. Duplicate License

Sec. 16. Upon receipt of satisfactory evidence from a licensed health facility administrator or licensed residential care administrator that the administrator's license has been:
(1) lost;
(2) stolen;
(3) mutilated; or
(4) destroyed;
the board shall issue a duplicate license to the administrator.
As added by P.L.149-2023, SEC.39.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 19. Health Facility Administrators › Chapter 1. Regulation of Health Facility Administrators ─ Creation of Board › 25-19-1-17. Administrators in Training and Student Interns; Required Course; Scope of Topics

Sec. 17. (a) This section applies to an administrator in training or a student intern seeking licensure as a health facility administrator.
(b) An administrator in training or student intern shall satisfactorily complete a course prescribed by the board that includes instruction and training on the following:
(1) Standards of competent practice.
(2) Facility administration and management.
(3) Housekeeping and laundry.
(4) Nursing.
(5) Dietary needs of residents.
(6) Facility related activities.
(7) Business office management.
(8) Facility admission and marketing.
(c) The course described in subsection (b) must occur in a licensed comprehensive care facility.
As added by P.L.149-2023, SEC.40.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 19. Health Facility Administrators › Chapter 1. Regulation of Health Facility Administrators ─ Creation of Board › 25-19-1-19. Student Interns; Requirements; Failure to Comply

Sec. 19. (a) A student intern seeking licensure as a health facility administrator shall do the following:
(1) File a student intern application with the board and be approved before starting the internship program.
(2) Be enrolled in a postsecondary educational institution accredited program.
(3) Observe and become familiar with the responsibilities and duties of the university accredited program and student intern.
(4) Complete the program before graduation.
(5) Seek and accept instruction and assistance from the university accredited program and faculty, including other preceptors or approved training centers.
(6) Notify the board on a form prescribed by the board of any change of status or discontinuance of the student internship program.
(7) Upon completion of the student internship program, provide to the board an affidavit stating that the student intern has fulfilled the requirements of the program.
(b) A student intern in the student internship program:
(1) may serve the internship in multiple health facilities;
(2) is not required to spend a minimum or maximum amount of time in one (1) health facility; and
(3) may not hold a position in the health facility during the hours of the student internship program.
(c) The board reserves the right to take appropriate action for failure of a student intern to comply with this section.
As added by P.L.149-2023, SEC.42.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 19. Health Facility Administrators › Chapter 1. Regulation of Health Facility Administrators ─ Creation of Board › 25-19-1-21. Postsecondary Educational Institution Accredited Program Preceptor; Qualifications; Duties; Expiration; Application

Sec. 21. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), to qualify as a postsecondary educational institution accredited program preceptor, an applicant must demonstrate that the program has faculty members who are currently licensed as health facility administrators under this article to instruct student interns in a health facility in accordance with section 17 of this chapter.
(b) A postsecondary educational institution accredited program faculty member who does not provide instruction in a health facility is not required to be a licensed health facility administrator.
(c) To serve as a preceptor, a currently licensed health facility administrator who is part of a postsecondary educational institution accredited program's faculty described in subsection (a):
(1) must have attended, within the five (5) years prior to becoming a faculty member, a board approved educational preceptor program and provide the university accredited program with a certificate of completion; and
(2) may not have any disciplinary action taken by the board against the health facility administrator in the last two (2) years.
(d) Each approved postsecondary educational institution accredited program preceptor shall do the following:
(1) Act as a teacher rather than an employer and provide a student intern with educational opportunities.
(2) Inform the board if the student intern presents any problems that may affect the facility's service and operation or the student internship program.
(3) Notify the board on a form prescribed by the board of any change in status or discontinuance of the student internship program.
(4) Upon a student's completion of the program, submit to the board an affidavit, as prescribed by the board, stating that the requirements described in section 17 of this chapter have been met.
(5) Maintain the records of student internship programs for a period of five (5) years, and, upon request by the board, allow the board to review the records.
(e) A preceptor's approval as a preceptor expires when the student intern that the preceptor is supervising completes the course of instruction and training prescribed by the board or fails to complete the requirements described in section 19 of this chapter.
(f) The applicant for approval as a preceptor shall file a new application for each student intern applicant for whom the preceptor applicant desires to serve as a preceptor.
(g) The board reserves the right to take appropriate action for failure of a preceptor to comply with the duties enumerated above.
As added by P.L.149-2023, SEC.44.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 19. Health Facility Administrators › Chapter 1. Regulation of Health Facility Administrators ─ Creation of Board › 25-19-1-22. Health Facility Administrators; Continuing Education Requirements; Exception; Credits

Sec. 22. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a licensed health facility administrator shall complete at least forty (40) hours of continuing education during each two (2) year licensing period.
(b) A licensed health facility administrator who:
(1) is not currently licensed; or
(2) has not been previously licensed;
as a health facility administrator in another state is not required to complete the continuing education described in subsection (a) for the two (2) year licensing period in which the administrator's initial license was issued.
(c) If a licensed health facility administrator attends an approved continuing education program in another state, the administrator shall receive credit for the hours completed at the program and apply the number of hours to the continuing education requirement described in subsection (a).
(d) A licensed health facility administrator must satisfy continuing education credits described in this section by participating in a program offered by an approved organization (as defined in IC 25-1-4-0.2).
(e) A continuing education course or accredited postsecondary educational institution course:
(1) that is offered by an accredited postsecondary educational institution; and
(2) the content of which pertains to the practice of health facility administration;
may count toward the continuing education requirement described in subsection (a).
(f) A health facility administrator may receive continuing education credit for an accredited college course described in subsection (e) as follows:
(1) For one (1) semester hour, the administrator may receive fifteen (15) contact hours.
(2) For one (1) quarter hour, the administrator may receive ten (10) contact hours.
(g) A licensed health administrator who serves on the board may earn one (1) continuing education credit hour for each hour of service on the board. For each two (2) year licensing period, a licensed health facility administrator may earn not more than twenty (20) hours of continuing education credit for credit earned under this subsection.
(h) A health facility administrator may earn two (2) continuing education hours for each month the health facility administrator serves as a preceptor. For each two (2) year licensing period, a licensed health facility administrator may earn not more than twenty (20) hours of continuing education credit for credit earned under this subsection.
(i) Continuing education credits earned during one (1) licensing period may not be applied to another licensing period.
(j) A licensed health facility administrator may earn continuing education credits described in this section through any of the following:
(1) Interactive, synchronous video learning methods.
(2) In-person conferences.
(3) Educational training sessions.
(4) Any other method approved by the board.
As added by P.L.149-2023, SEC.45.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 19. Health Facility Administrators › Chapter 1. Regulation of Health Facility Administrators ─ Creation of Board › 25-19-1-23. Continuing Education Program Sponsors; Application; Expiration

Sec. 23. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the board shall approve an application to be a sponsor if a person files an application with the board at least thirty (30) days before the date the continuing education program is scheduled to commence.
(b) The board may approve an application that does not meet the thirty (30) day requirement described in subsection (a) due to extenuating circumstances, as determined by the board on a case by case basis.
(c) Approval as a sponsor under this section is valid for one (1) year and expires on January 31 of each year.
As added by P.L.149-2023, SEC.46.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 19. Health Facility Administrators › Chapter 1. Regulation of Health Facility Administrators ─ Creation of Board › 25-19-1-24. Continuing Education; Attendance; Record Retention

Sec. 24. (a) The agency shall do the following:
(1) Retain a copy of a certificate of completion for a continuing education course described in section 22 of this chapter for three (3) years from the date of the end of the licensing period for which the continuing education credit was applied.
(2) Upon request from the board for the purpose of completing a compliance audit, provide the board with a copy of a certificate of completion.
(b) An approved continuing education sponsor shall:
(1) monitor and verify the attendance of a continuing education program the sponsor hosts;
(2) maintain reliable attendance records for a program described in subdivision (1); and
(3) retain the records described in subdivision (2) for a period of five (5) years.
(c) IC 25-1-4 governs a continuing education audit or action concerning noncompliance with this section.
As added by P.L.149-2023, SEC.47.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 19. Health Facility Administrators › Chapter 1. Regulation of Health Facility Administrators ─ Creation of Board › 25-19-1-25. Voidance of Rules

Sec. 25. 840 IAC 1 and 840 IAC 2 are void effective July 1, 2023. The publisher of the Indiana Administrative Code and the Indiana Register shall remove these provisions from the Indiana Administrative Code. This section expires June 30, 2024.
As added by P.L.149-2023, SEC.48.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 19. Health Facility Administrators › Chapter 2. Facility Administration › 25-19-2-3. Duties

Sec. 3. A health facility administrator or a residential care administrator shall do the following:
(1) Review and consider for implementation at the health facility or the residential care facility the administrator oversees recommendations contained in various reports to maintain or improve resident care and quality of life.
(2) Implement standards of accountability at the health facility or residential care facility, and hold the individuals who oversee each department within the facility accountable for the performance of each individual's department.
As added by P.L.149-2023, SEC.49.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 20. Hearing Aid Dealers › Chapter 1. Regulation of Hearing Aid Dealers; Creation of Advisory Committee; Certificates › 25-20-1-1. Definitions

Sec. 1. Except as the context requires otherwise:
"Board" shall mean the medical licensing board.
"Committee" means the committee of hearing aid dealer examiners.
"Hearing aid" shall mean any instrument or device worn on the human body, designed and fit for an individual with a hearing loss and any parts, attachments or accessories of such an instrument or device. The term does not include a personal sound amplifier.
"Personal sound amplifier" means a device that simply magnifies sound and does not address an individual's specific hearing loss.
"Fit hearing aids" shall mean the hearing aid dealer's or salesman's evaluation or measurement of the powers or range of human hearing for the subsequent selection or adaption or sale of hearing aids.
"Dispense hearing aids" shall mean the sale, lease or rental of a hearing aid to anyone other than a hearing aid dealer.
"Hearing aid dealer" shall mean any person who fits or dispenses hearing aids and who receives a commission or salary derived from the sale of such devices or maintenance of such devices except any person who serves said dealer only in an administrative or clerical manner and who does not evaluate, fit or dispense hearing aids shall be excluded.
"Audiologist" means an individual holding a license to practice audiology issued under IC 25-35.6.
"Registration" shall refer to the legal privilege given a person who holds a hearing aid dealer certificate of registration; and "Temporary Registration" shall refer to the legal privilege given a person who holds a temporary hearing aid dealer certificate of registration.
Formerly: Acts 1967, c.257, s.1. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.142; P.L.178-2014, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 20. Hearing Aid Dealers › Chapter 1. Regulation of Hearing Aid Dealers; Creation of Advisory Committee; Certificates › 25-20-1-1.5. Committee of Hearing Aid Dealer Examiners

Sec. 1.5. (a) Subject to IC 25-1-6.5-3, there is established the committee of hearing aid dealer examiners which consists of five (5) members all appointed by the governor to a term under IC 25-1-6.5. Three (3) members must be hearing aid dealers licensed under this chapter, who are residents of this state and who have been practicing as hearing aid dealers for at least one (1) year prior to their appointment. One (1) member must be an otolaryngologist in this state, who is a resident of this state and who has been engaged in the practice of otolaryngology for at least one (1) year prior to appointment to the committee. One (1) member must be a resident of this state who is in no way associated with the business of hearing aid dealers, audiology, or speech-language pathology other than as a consumer. Whenever a vacancy occurs on the committee, the governor shall appoint a successor under IC 25-1-6.5.
(b) Three (3) members present constitute a quorum.
(c) The members serve without compensation, except that each member is entitled to the salary per diem as provided by IC 4-10-11-2.1 and to reimbursement for travel, lodging, meals, and other expenses as provided in the state travel policies and procedures established by the department of administration and approved by the state budget agency.
(d) A member may be removed under IC 25-1-6.5-4.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.143. Amended by Acts 1982, P.L.113, SEC.54; P.L.149-1987, SEC.49; P.L.249-2019, SEC.87.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 20. Hearing Aid Dealers › Chapter 1. Regulation of Hearing Aid Dealers; Creation of Advisory Committee; Certificates › 25-20-1-2. Necessity of Certificate of Registration

Sec. 2. (a) This section does not apply to:
(1) a person who is an audiologist licensed under IC 25-35.6; or
(2) the sale of hearing aid batteries or cords.
(b) It is unlawful for a person to fit or dispense hearing aids in Indiana unless the person is:
(1) an individual who holds a valid hearing aid dealer certificate of registration; or
(2) a hearing aid dealer in training who fits or dispenses hearing aids while under the supervision and direction of an individual who holds a temporary or valid hearing aid dealer certificate of registration;
issued by the committee.
Formerly: Acts 1967, c.257, s.2. As amended by P.L.236-1989, SEC.1; P.L.78-2017, SEC.10; P.L.180-2018, SEC.8; P.L.90-2019, SEC.46.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 20. Hearing Aid Dealers › Chapter 1. Regulation of Hearing Aid Dealers; Creation of Advisory Committee; Certificates › 25-20-1-3. Qualifications for Certificate; Examination

Sec. 3. The committee shall issue a hearing aid dealer certificate of registration to any person who makes application on forms provided by the committee if the committee has determined to its satisfaction that the applicant:
(1) is eighteen (18) years of age or older;
(2) if the applicant applies after June 29, 1992:
(A) is a high school graduate; or
(B) has a:
(i) high school equivalency certificate; or
(ii) state of Indiana general educational development (GED) diploma issued under IC 20-20-6 (before its repeal) or IC 22-4.1-18;
(3) has not been convicted of:
(A) an act which would constitute a ground for disciplinary sanction under IC 25-1-9; or
(B) a crime that has a direct bearing on the applicant's ability to practice competently; and
(4) has passed the examination prepared by the committee and given by the board to determine that the applicant has the qualifications to properly fit hearing aids.
Formerly: Acts 1967, c.257, s.3; Acts 1973, P.L.252, SEC.10. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.2538; Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.144; Acts 1982, P.L.113, SEC.55; P.L.152-1988, SEC.13; P.L.186-1991, SEC.1; P.L.48-1991, SEC.33; P.L.149-1995, SEC.16; P.L.1-2005, SEC.192; P.L.7-2011, SEC.24; P.L.78-2017, SEC.11; P.L.180-2018, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 20. Hearing Aid Dealers › Chapter 1. Regulation of Hearing Aid Dealers; Creation of Advisory Committee; Certificates › 25-20-1-5. Repealed

Formerly: Acts 1967, c.257, s.5. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.145. Repealed by P.L.78-2017, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 20. Hearing Aid Dealers › Chapter 1. Regulation of Hearing Aid Dealers; Creation of Advisory Committee; Certificates › 25-20-1-6. Fees

Sec. 6. When a person applies for a hearing aid dealer certificate of registration or a temporary hearing aid dealer certificate of registration, the person shall be charged a nonrefundable fee established by the committee.
Formerly: Acts 1967, c.257, s.6. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.33, SEC.30; P.L.48-1991, SEC.34; P.L.180-2018, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 20. Hearing Aid Dealers › Chapter 1. Regulation of Hearing Aid Dealers; Creation of Advisory Committee; Certificates › 25-20-1-11. Standards; Examinations; Rules

Sec. 11. (a) Standards for licensing shall be determined by the committee. The committee may require that an applicant pass an examination in order to demonstrate that the applicant is qualified to fit and dispense hearing aids. An examination required under this section may not be conducted in such a manner that college training is required in order to pass the examination.
(b) Nothing in this section shall imply that the applicant shall possess the degree of medical competence normally expected by physicians.
(c) The committee shall propose rules to the board concerning the competent practice of hearing aid dealing.
(d) The board shall adopt rules, based on the committee's proposed rules, under IC 4-22-2 establishing standards for competent practice as a hearing aid dealer.
Formerly: Acts 1967, c.257, s.11. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.146; P.L.177-2009, SEC.36; P.L.180-2018, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 20. Hearing Aid Dealers › Chapter 1. Regulation of Hearing Aid Dealers; Creation of Advisory Committee; Certificates › 25-20-1-12. Issuance of Certificates of Registration; Expiration; Renewal; Reinstatement

Sec. 12. (a) The committee shall issue hearing aid dealer certificates of registration. Subject to IC 25-1-2-6(e), hearing aid dealer certificates of registration expire biennially on the date established by the licensing agency under IC 25-1-5-4. To renew a hearing aid dealer certificate of registration, the holder of the certificate must pay a renewal fee set by the committee on or before the date established by the licensing agency.
(b) Subject to IC 25-1-2-6(e), if the holder of a certificate does not renew the holder's hearing aid dealer certificate of registration on or before the date established by the licensing agency, the certificate expires without any action taken by the committee.
(c) A holder of a hearing aid dealer certificate of registration that expires under this section may have the certificate reinstated by the committee if, not later than three (3) years after the license expires, the holder meets the requirements under IC 25-1-8-6(c).
(d) A person who applies for reinstatement of a certificate of registration under this section more than three (3) years after the date the registration expires and becomes invalid may apply for reinstatement by meeting the requirements for reinstatement under IC 25-1-8-6(d).
Formerly: Acts 1967, c.257, s.12. As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.154, SEC.78; P.L.48-1991, SEC.35; P.L.269-2001, SEC.15; P.L.105-2008, SEC.36; P.L.177-2015, SEC.40; P.L.180-2018, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 20. Hearing Aid Dealers › Chapter 1. Regulation of Hearing Aid Dealers; Creation of Advisory Committee; Certificates › 25-20-1-13. Display of Certificate

Sec. 13. Every registrant or temporary registrant shall conspicuously display the registrant's or temporary registrant's certificate of registration as issued under this chapter in the registrant's or temporary registrant's principal place of business, if any.
Formerly: Acts 1967, c.257, s.13. As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.154, SEC.79; P.L.78-2017, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 20. Hearing Aid Dealers › Chapter 1. Regulation of Hearing Aid Dealers; Creation of Advisory Committee; Certificates › 25-20-1-14. Change in Place of Business; Notice; Record

Sec. 14. (a) If the registrant or temporary registrant changes a place of business of the registrant or temporary registrant, the registrant or temporary registrant shall notify the committee, in writing, of the change of address within ten (10) days of the change. Failure to notify the committee in writing shall be grounds for suspension or revocation of the registration.
(b) The committee shall keep a record of all registrants and temporary registrants containing each registrant's and temporary registrant's last known addresses.
Formerly: Acts 1967, c.257, s.14. As amended by P.L.48-1991, SEC.36; P.L.180-2018, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 20. Hearing Aid Dealers › Chapter 1. Regulation of Hearing Aid Dealers; Creation of Advisory Committee; Certificates › 25-20-1-17. Repealed

Formerly: Acts 1967, c.257, s.17. As amended by Acts 1977, P.L.172, SEC.26; Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.147. Repealed by P.L.48-1991, SEC.78.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 20. Hearing Aid Dealers › Chapter 1. Regulation of Hearing Aid Dealers; Creation of Advisory Committee; Certificates › 25-20-1-17.1. Complaints; Sanctions

Sec. 17.1. (a) A complaint against a person registered or temporarily registered under this chapter is subject to IC 25-1-7.
(b) The committee may impose sanctions under IC 25-1-9 against a person registered or temporarily registered under this chapter.
(c) An action taken by the committee under this section must be approved by a majority of the quorum.
As added by P.L.48-1991, SEC.37. Amended by P.L.180-2018, SEC.14.