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2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 28.5. Plumbers › Chapter 2. Plumbers Recovery Fund › 25-28.5-2-2. Surcharge; Formula; Assessments

Sec. 2. (a) If the total amount in the plumbers recovery fund (including principal and interest) plus estimated revenues from the fee assessed under section 2.1 of this chapter from July 1 of the current year through June 30 of the next year will be less than three hundred thirty thousand dollars ($330,000) on June 30 in an odd-numbered year after the payment of all claims and expenses, the plumbing commission shall assess a surcharge according to the following formula in order to maintain the fund at an approximate level of four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000):
STEP ONE: Determine the amount remaining in the fund on June 30 of the current year after all expenses and claims have been paid.
STEP TWO: Add to the amount determined under STEP ONE the amount of revenue estimated from the fee assessed under section 2.1 of this chapter from July 1 of the current year through June 30 of the next year.
STEP THREE: Subtract the amount determined under STEP TWO from four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000).
STEP FOUR: Determine the number of plumbing contractors who had licenses in effect on June 30 of the current year.
STEP FIVE: Divide the number determined under STEP THREE by the number determined under STEP FOUR.
(b) The plumbing commission shall assess the surcharge described in subsection (a) against each plumbing contractor who:
(1) receives an initial license; or
(2) receives a renewal license.
(c) The plumbing commission shall assess the surcharge described in subsection (a) for the two (2) year period beginning on July 1 of the current year through June 30 of the next odd-numbered year.
(d) The surcharge assessed under this section is in addition to any other fee under this article.
As added by P.L.260-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.143-1990, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 28.5. Plumbers › Chapter 2. Plumbers Recovery Fund › 25-28.5-2-2.1. Licensing Fee

Sec. 2.1. (a) At the time of initial licensure under this article, each licensee shall pay the fees established by the commission under IC 25-1-8-2 for the following:
(1) A plumbing contractor.
(2) A journeyman plumber.
(b) Fees collected under subsection (a) shall be placed in the plumbers recovery fund.
(c) The fee assessed under this section is in addition to any other fee under this article.
As added by P.L.143-1990, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.194-2005, SEC.73.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 28.5. Plumbers › Chapter 2. Plumbers Recovery Fund › 25-28.5-2-2.2. Reversion of Excess Funds

Sec. 2.2. If the total amount in the plumbing recovery fund (including principal and interest) exceeds five hundred fifty thousand dollars ($550,000) at the end of a state fiscal year after the payment of all claims and expenses, the amount in excess of five hundred fifty thousand dollars ($550,000) reverts to the state general fund.
As added by P.L.143-1990, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 28.5. Plumbers › Chapter 2. Plumbers Recovery Fund › 25-28.5-2-3. Interest on Investments; Payment of Expenses

Sec. 3. Any interest earned on investment of money in the plumbers recovery fund shall be credited at least annually to the fund. No money may be appropriated from the state general fund for payment of any expenses incurred under this chapter, and none of these expenses may be charged against the state.
As added by P.L.260-1987, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 28.5. Plumbers › Chapter 2. Plumbers Recovery Fund › 25-28.5-2-4. Applications for Orders Directing Payment Out of Fund; Amount of Loss; Limitation on Recovery

Sec. 4. (a) If any aggrieved person obtains a final judgment in any court against any plumbing contractor to recover damages for a violation under IC 25-1-11 or the plumbing codes of the state (with or without a finding by the Indiana plumbing commission) that results in an actual cash loss to the aggrieved person, the person may, upon termination of all proceedings, including appeals and proceedings supplemental to judgment for collection purposes, file a verified application with the plumbing commission for an order directing payment out of the plumbers recovery fund of the amount of actual and direct loss in the transaction that remains unpaid upon the judgment. The amount of actual and direct loss may include court costs but may not include attorney's fees or punitive damages awarded. The amount that may be paid from the plumbers recovery fund may not exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) per judgment and an aggregate lifetime limit of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) with respect to any one (1) licensee.
(b) This section applies only to a final judgment that awards damages for an act by the plumbing contractor described in subsection (a) that arises directly out of any transaction:
(1) that occurred when the plumbing contractor was licensed;
(2) for which a license was required under IC 25-28.5; and
(3) that occurred after December 31, 1987.
As added by P.L.260-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.214-1993, SEC.63; P.L.134-2013, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 28.5. Plumbers › Chapter 2. Plumbers Recovery Fund › 25-28.5-2-5. Claims Exceeding Dollar Limitations; Joinder of Claims; Payment of Claims; Insufficient Funds

Sec. 5. (a) If the payment in full of two (2) or more pending valid claims that have been filed by aggrieved persons against a single plumbing contractor would exceed the fifty thousand dollar ($50,000) limit set forth in section 4 of this chapter, the fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) shall be distributed among the aggrieved persons in the ratio that their respective claims bear to the aggregate of all valid claims or in any other manner that the plumbing commission may determine equitable. This money shall be distributed among the persons entitled to share in it without regard to the order of priority in which their respective judgments have been obtained or their claims have been filed.
(b) The plumbing commission shall consider pending applications filed by all claimants and prospective claimants against a single plumbing licensee jointly to the end that the respective rights of all the claimants to the plumbing commission may be equitably adjudicated and settled.
(c) On June 30 and December 31 of each year, the plumbing commission shall identify each claim that the plumbing commission orders to be paid during the six (6) month period that ended on that day. The plumbing commission shall pay the part of each claim that is so identified within fifteen (15) days after the end of the six (6) month period in which the claim is ordered paid. However, if the balance in the fund is insufficient to pay the full payable amount of each claim that is ordered to be paid during a six (6) month period, the plumbing commission shall pay a prorated portion of each claim that is ordered to be paid during the period. Any part of the payable amount of a claim left unpaid due to the prorating of payments under this subsection must be paid (subject to the fifty thousand dollar ($50,000) limit described in section 4 of this chapter) before the payment of claims ordered to be paid during the following six (6) month period.
As added by P.L.260-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.134-2013, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 28.5. Plumbers › Chapter 2. Plumbers Recovery Fund › 25-28.5-2-6. Agent for Service of Process

Sec. 6. Any plumbing contractor who is licensed or renews a license under this article after December 31, 1987, and upon whom personal service cannot be made with reasonable diligence shall be considered to have appointed the commission as the plumbing contractor's agent for service of process for purposes of actions filed under section 4 of this chapter for recovery from the plumbers recovery fund. Service of process under this section shall be made as nearly as practicable in the manner prescribed by the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure for service on corporations.
As added by P.L.260-1987, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 28.5. Plumbers › Chapter 2. Plumbers Recovery Fund › 25-28.5-2-7. Limitation of Actions

Sec. 7. An order for payment from the plumbers recovery fund may not be issued unless the action to recover from the plumbers recovery fund was commenced within two (2) years after the termination of all proceedings against the plumbing contractor for a violation under IC 25-1-11 or the plumbing codes of the state, including appeals and proceedings supplemental to judgment. When any person commences an action for a judgment that may result in an order for payment from the fund, the person shall notify the plumbing commission in writing of the commencement of the action.
As added by P.L.260-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.214-1993, SEC.64; P.L.134-2013, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 28.5. Plumbers › Chapter 2. Plumbers Recovery Fund › 25-28.5-2-8. Commission as Defendant; Hearings; Issuance of Orders

Sec. 8. (a) When any person files an application for an order directing payment from the plumbers recovery fund, the plumbing commission shall promptly review and consider the application, and it may issue an order directing payment out of the plumbers recovery fund, as provided in section 9 of this chapter, subject to the limitation of section 4 of this chapter, if the plumbing commission finds:
(1) that there is no collusion between the judgment creditor and the judgment debtor;
(2) that the judgment creditor is making application not more than one (1) year after the termination of all proceedings in connection with the judgment, including appeals and proceedings supplemental to judgment for collection purposes;
(3) that the judgment creditor has diligently pursued all available creditor's remedies, including proceedings supplemental, against the licensee who is the subject of the application filed under section 4 of this chapter, against all the judgment debtors, and against all other persons liable to the creditor in the transaction for which the creditor seeks recovery from the plumbers recovery fund, but that the diligent pursuit did not result in satisfaction of the judgment;
(4) that a violation under IC 25-1-11 or the plumbing codes of the state arose directly out of a transaction that occurred when the judgment debtor was licensed and acted in a capacity for which a license is required under this article and that the transaction occurred after December 31, 1987; and
(5) that, in the event of a default judgment or a judgment entered upon stipulation of the parties, the judgment debtor's acts constituted a violation under IC 25-1-11 or the plumbing codes of the state.
(b) A person who is dissatisfied by:
(1) an order issued under subsection (a) directing payment from the plumbers recovery fund; or
(2) a denial of an application filed under section 4 of this chapter;
may petition for review under IC 4-21.5-3-7.
As added by P.L.260-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.214-1993, SEC.65; P.L.134-2013, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 28.5. Plumbers › Chapter 2. Plumbers Recovery Fund › 25-28.5-2-9. Payment of Claims From Fund

Sec. 9. Upon a final order of the plumbing commission directing that payment be made out of the plumbers recovery fund, the plumbing commission shall, subject to sections 4 through 5 of this chapter, make the payment out of the plumbers recovery fund as provided in section 5 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.260-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.134-2013, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 28.5. Plumbers › Chapter 2. Plumbers Recovery Fund › 25-28.5-2-10. Suspension of License; Repayment of Fund

Sec. 10. (a) If the plumbing commission is required to make any payment from the plumbers recovery fund in settlement of a claim or toward the satisfaction of an order under this chapter, the plumbing commission shall suspend the judgment debtor's license. The licensee is not eligible to be licensed again as either a plumbing contractor or journeyman plumber until the licensee has repaid in full the amount paid from the plumbers recovery fund with interest of twelve percent (12%) per annum.
(b) A license suspension issued under this section must be done in accordance with IC 4-21.5-3-6. The licensee may petition for review under IC 4-21.5-3-7.
As added by P.L.260-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.134-2013, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 28.5. Plumbers › Chapter 2. Plumbers Recovery Fund › 25-28.5-2-11. Subrogation

Sec. 11. When the plumbing commission has ordered and caused payment to be made from the plumbers recovery fund to a judgment creditor, the plumbing commission is subrogated to the rights of the judgment creditor with respect to the amount paid.
As added by P.L.260-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.134-2013, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 28.5. Plumbers › Chapter 2. Plumbers Recovery Fund › 25-28.5-2-12. Expenditure of Interest

Sec. 12. Subject to the approval of the budget agency, the commission may expend the interest earned by the plumbers recovery fund for the following:
(1) Publications that provide:
(A) information concerning the commission's activities and administrative rulings; and
(B) other educational information concerning the practice of plumbing.
(2) Educational programs concerning the practice of plumbing in Indiana.
As added by P.L.260-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.20-1991, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 28.5. Plumbers › Chapter 2. Plumbers Recovery Fund › 25-28.5-2-13. Attorney General; Staff Assistance; Expenses

Sec. 13. (a) The office of the attorney general shall provide the staff assistance necessary to:
(1) enable the plumbing commission to perform its duties under this chapter; and
(2) enforce this chapter.
(b) Expenses incurred by the office of the attorney general under this section shall be paid from the plumbers recovery fund.
As added by P.L.260-1987, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 29. Podiatrists › Chapter 1. Regulation of Podiatrists › 25-29-1-1.1. Definitions

Sec. 1.1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.221. Amended by P.L.137-1985, SEC.9; P.L.33-1993, SEC.51; P.L.217-1993, SEC.5; P.L.1-1994, SEC.127.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 29. Podiatrists › Chapter 1. Regulation of Podiatrists › 25-29-1-2. Repealed

Formerly: Acts 1925, c.8, s.2; Acts 1969, c.288, s.1. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.222; P.L.137-1985, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.33-1993, SEC.74.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 29. Podiatrists › Chapter 1. Regulation of Podiatrists › 25-29-1-3. Repealed

Formerly: Acts 1925, c.8, s.3; Acts 1973, P.L.252, SEC.15. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.223; Acts 1982, P.L.113, SEC.72; P.L.137-1985, SEC.11; P.L.149-1987, SEC.81; P.L.48-1991, SEC.49. Repealed by P.L.33-1993, SEC.74.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 29. Podiatrists › Chapter 1. Regulation of Podiatrists › 25-29-1-3.1. Repealed

As added by P.L.149-1987, SEC.82. Amended by P.L.152-1988, SEC.25. Repealed by P.L.33-1993, SEC.74.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 29. Podiatrists › Chapter 1. Regulation of Podiatrists › 25-29-1-4. Repealed

Formerly: Acts 1925, c.8, s.4. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.224. Repealed by P.L.137-1985, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 29. Podiatrists › Chapter 1. Regulation of Podiatrists › 25-29-1-5. Repealed

Formerly: Acts 1925, c.8, s.5; Acts 1943, c.30, s.1; Acts 1955, c.11, s.1. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.225; Acts 1982, P.L.113, SEC.73; P.L.137-1985, SEC.12; P.L.149-1987, SEC.84; P.L.48-1991, SEC.50. Repealed by P.L.33-1993, SEC.74.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 29. Podiatrists › Chapter 1. Regulation of Podiatrists › 25-29-1-5.1. Repealed

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.259, SEC.3. As amended by P.L.137-1985, SEC.13; P.L.149-1987, SEC.85. Repealed by P.L.33-1993, SEC.74.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 29. Podiatrists › Chapter 1. Regulation of Podiatrists › 25-29-1-6. Repealed

Formerly: Acts 1925, c.8, s.6. As amended by Acts 1977, P.L.172, SEC.45. Repealed by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.296.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 29. Podiatrists › Chapter 1. Regulation of Podiatrists › 25-29-1-6.1. Repealed

As added by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.226. Amended by P.L.137-1985, SEC.14; P.L.149-1987, SEC.87. Repealed by P.L.152-1988, SEC.30.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 29. Podiatrists › Chapter 1. Regulation of Podiatrists › 25-29-1-7. Repealed

Formerly: Acts 1925, c.8, s.7. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.227; Acts 1982, P.L.113, SEC.74; P.L.137-1985, SEC.15. Repealed by P.L.33-1993, SEC.74.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 29. Podiatrists › Chapter 1. Regulation of Podiatrists › 25-29-1-8. Repealed

Formerly: Acts 1925, c.8, s.8. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.2548; P.L.137-1985, SEC.16. Repealed by P.L.33-1993, SEC.74.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 29. Podiatrists › Chapter 1. Regulation of Podiatrists › 25-29-1-9. Repealed

Formerly: Acts 1925, c.8, s.9. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.228. Repealed by P.L.33-1993, SEC.74.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 29. Podiatrists › Chapter 1. Regulation of Podiatrists › 25-29-1-9.5. "Agency"

Sec. 9.5. "Agency" refers to the Indiana professional licensing agency established by IC 25-1-5-3.
As added by P.L.1-2006, SEC.470.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 29. Podiatrists › Chapter 1. Regulation of Podiatrists › 25-29-1-10.5. "Inspect Program"

Sec. 10.5. "INSPECT program" means the Indiana scheduled prescription electronic collection and tracking program established by IC 25-1-13-4.
As added by P.L.82-2016, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 29. Podiatrists › Chapter 1. Regulation of Podiatrists › 25-29-1-12. "Podiatric Medicine"

Sec. 12. (a) "Podiatric medicine" means the diagnosis or medical, surgical (as described in IC 25-22.5-1-1.1(a)(1)(C)), and mechanical treatment of the human foot and related structures.
(b) Podiatric medicine includes the administration of local anesthetics.
As added by P.L.33-1993, SEC.55.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 29. Podiatrists › Chapter 1. Regulation of Podiatrists › 25-29-1-13. "Podiatrist"

Sec. 13. "Podiatrist" means an individual who:
(1) practices podiatric medicine; and
(2) uses one (1) or more of the following designations:
(A) Doctor of podiatric medicine.
(B) Podiatric physician.
(C) Podiatric surgeon.
As added by P.L.33-1993, SEC.56.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 29. Podiatrists › Chapter 1. Regulation of Podiatrists › 25-29-1-16. "Surgical Treatment"

Sec. 16. "Surgical treatment" means the incision, excision, or disarticulation of parts of the human foot and related structures to treat a disease, a deformity, or an ailment of the foot. The term does not include the amputation of the entire foot, but does include the amputation of an entire toe if the amputation is performed at an institution:
(1) that is approved by a joint commission of accredited hospital organizations; and
(2) where comanagement of the patient is being performed by a physician licensed under IC 25-22.5.
As added by P.L.33-1993, SEC.59.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 29. Podiatrists › Chapter 1. Regulation of Podiatrists › 25-29-1-17. Inspect Program Report in Patient's Medical File

Sec. 17. A podiatrist may include a report from the INSPECT program in a patient's medical file. Any disclosure or release of a patient's medical file must be in compliance with IC 25-26-24-19.
As added by P.L.82-2016, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.51-2019, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 29. Podiatrists › Chapter 2. Board of Podiatric Medicine › 25-29-2-2. Membership of Board; Qualifications

Sec. 2. (a) The board consists of five (5) members appointed by the governor.
(b) Subject to IC 25-1-6.5-3, four (4) members must be licensed podiatrists who actively practice podiatric medicine and who meet the following conditions:
(1) Be licensed in Indiana as a podiatrist under this article.
(2) Be a resident of Indiana.
(3) Have practiced podiatric medicine for at least five (5) years.
(c) Subject to IC 25-1-6.5-3, one (1) member of the board must meet the following conditions:
(1) Be a resident of Indiana.
(2) Not be associated with the practice of podiatry other than as a consumer.
As added by P.L.33-1993, SEC.60. Amended by P.L.249-2019, SEC.119.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 29. Podiatrists › Chapter 2. Board of Podiatric Medicine › 25-29-2-3. Term of Members

Sec. 3. A member of the board serves a term:
(1) if appointed before July 1, 2019, of three (3) years and until the member's successor is appointed and qualified; and
(2) if appointed after June 30, 2019, a term under IC 25-1-6.5.
As added by P.L.33-1993, SEC.60. Amended by P.L.249-2019, SEC.120.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 29. Podiatrists › Chapter 2. Board of Podiatric Medicine › 25-29-2-4. Removal

Sec. 4. The governor may remove a member of the board under IC 25-1-6.5-4.
As added by P.L.33-1993, SEC.60. Amended by P.L.249-2019, SEC.121.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 29. Podiatrists › Chapter 2. Board of Podiatric Medicine › 25-29-2-5. Quorum

Sec. 5. A quorum of the board consists of a majority of the appointed members. At least three (3) votes are necessary for the board to take official action.
As added by P.L.33-1993, SEC.60. Amended by P.L.249-2019, SEC.122.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 29. Podiatrists › Chapter 2. Board of Podiatric Medicine › 25-29-2-6. Meetings

Sec. 6. (a) The board shall hold at least one (1) meeting each year. The board may hold additional meetings that the board considers necessary.
(b) A meeting may be called by the chairman or by a majority of the members of the board.
As added by P.L.33-1993, SEC.60.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 29. Podiatrists › Chapter 2. Board of Podiatric Medicine › 25-29-2-8. Compensation and Reimbursement

Sec. 8. Each member of the board is entitled to receive the minimum salary per diem provided by IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). The member is also entitled to reimbursement for traveling and expenses as provided under IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties as provided in the state policies and procedures prepared by the Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget agency.
As added by P.L.33-1993, SEC.60.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 29. Podiatrists › Chapter 2. Board of Podiatric Medicine › 25-29-2-9. Records

Sec. 9. The agency shall keep a record of all licenses and applications for licensure. The record must contain all the facts in the application, including the action of the board on the application.
As added by P.L.33-1993, SEC.60. Amended by P.L.1-2006, SEC.471.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 29. Podiatrists › Chapter 2. Board of Podiatric Medicine › 25-29-2-10. Receipts and Deposits

Sec. 10. The agency shall receive and account for all money collected under this article and deposit the money in the state general fund with the treasurer of state.
As added by P.L.33-1993, SEC.60. Amended by P.L.1-2006, SEC.472.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 29. Podiatrists › Chapter 2. Board of Podiatric Medicine › 25-29-2-11. Adoption of Rules

Sec. 11. (a) The board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 concerning the following:
(1) Forms necessary for applications.
(2) Areas that are necessary to implement this act.
(b) The board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 concerning the following:
(1) The establishment of fees under IC 25-1-8-2.
(2) The retirement or surrender of a license.
(3) Granting an inactive license and procedures for reinstatement of an inactive license.
As added by P.L.33-1993, SEC.60. Amended by P.L.180-2018, SEC.35.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 29. Podiatrists › Chapter 2. Board of Podiatric Medicine › 25-29-2-12. Conduct of Hearings

Sec. 12. Each hearing conducted by the board must be held in accordance with the procedures under IC 4-21.5-3.
As added by P.L.33-1993, SEC.60.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 29. Podiatrists › Chapter 3. Application for Licensure › 25-29-3-1. Evidence Required for Licensure

Sec. 1. An individual who applies for a license to practice podiatric medicine must present satisfactory evidence to the board that the individual:
(1) does not have a conviction for a crime that has a direct bearing on the applicant's ability to practice competently;
(2) has not been the subject of a disciplinary action by a licensing or certification agency of another state or jurisdiction on the grounds that the applicant was not able to practice podiatric medicine without endangering the public;
(3) has graduated with a degree of doctor of podiatric medicine from a college or school of podiatric medicine approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education;
(4) has satisfactorily completed at least twelve (12) months of progressive graduate podiatric medical training that meets the requirements of the Council on Podiatric Medical Education;
(5) has proper medical malpractice insurance; and
(6) has taken and successfully completed an examination approved by the board.
As added by P.L.33-1993, SEC.61. Amended by P.L.180-2018, SEC.36.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 29. Podiatrists › Chapter 3. Application for Licensure › 25-29-3-2. Applicant Appearance Before Board

Sec. 2. (a) The board may require an applicant under this chapter to personally appear before the board.
(b) The board may require the applicant to provide other information that the board determines is necessary.
As added by P.L.33-1993, SEC.61.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 29. Podiatrists › Chapter 3. Application for Licensure › 25-29-3-4. Right of Applicant to Take Examination

Sec. 4. An applicant who satisfies the requirements under this chapter may take the examination approved by the board.
As added by P.L.33-1993, SEC.61. Amended by P.L.2-2005, SEC.68; P.L.180-2018, SEC.37.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 29. Podiatrists › Chapter 5. Reciprocity; Temporary Licensure › 25-29-5-1. Reciprocal Licenses

Sec. 1. (a) The board may issue a license to an applicant who pays a fee established by the board and who presents satisfactory evidence to the board that the applicant:
(1) meets the requirements under IC 25-29-3-1;
(2) is licensed in a state, territory, or possession of the United States;
(3) has passed a podiatric medical licensing examination that is substantially equivalent to the examination approved by the board; and
(4) has practiced podiatric medicine for at least five (5) years.
(b) The board may require an applicant under this section to do the following:
(1) Personally appear before the board.
(2) Pass a medical examination, approved by the board, if at least ten (10) years have elapsed since the applicant passed a medical licensing examination.
As added by P.L.33-1993, SEC.63. Amended by P.L.2-2005, SEC.69; P.L.180-2018, SEC.39.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 29. Podiatrists › Chapter 5. Reciprocity; Temporary Licensure › 25-29-5-2. Temporary Licensure

Sec. 2. (a) The board may issue a temporary license to an applicant who pays a fee established by the board and who presents satisfactory evidence to the board that the applicant:
(1) meets the requirements established by the board; and
(2) is licensed in a state, territory, or possession of the United States.
(b) A temporary license expires the earlier of:
(1) the date the applicant holding the temporary license is issued a license under this article; or
(2) the date the board disapproves the applicant's licensure application.
As added by P.L.33-1993, SEC.63.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 29. Podiatrists › Chapter 5. Reciprocity; Temporary Licensure › 25-29-5-3. Limited Licensure

Sec. 3. The board may issue a limited license to an applicant who pays a fee established by the board and who presents satisfactory evidence to the board that the applicant:
(1) except for the requirements under IC 25-29-3-1(3) and IC 25-29-3-1(4), meets the requirements under IC 25-29-3-1;
(2) meets the requirements established by the board; and
(3) is enrolled in a graduate training program in an institution that is approved by the board.
As added by P.L.33-1993, SEC.63. Amended by P.L.2-2005, SEC.70.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 29. Podiatrists › Chapter 6. License Renewal › 25-29-6-1. Expiration of License

Sec. 1. Subject to IC 25-1-2-6(e), a license to practice podiatric medicine expires on a date established by the agency under IC 25-1-5-4 in each odd-numbered year.
As added by P.L.33-1993, SEC.64. Amended by P.L.158-2003, SEC.8; P.L.1-2006, SEC.473; P.L.177-2015, SEC.67.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 29. Podiatrists › Chapter 6. License Renewal › 25-29-6-2. Renewal Notice; Fee

Sec. 2. (a) Renewal notices must be sent in accordance with IC 25-1-2-6(c).
(b) The renewal fees must be paid in accordance with IC 25-1-8-2(d).
As added by P.L.33-1993, SEC.64.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 29. Podiatrists › Chapter 6. License Renewal › 25-29-6-3. Failure to Renew; Conditions for Subsequent Relicensing

Sec. 3. (a) The failure on the part of a podiatrist to renew a license as required does not deprive the individual of the right of renewal of the individual's license.
(b) The board shall reinstate a license to a podiatrist who is three (3) years or less delinquent if the individual meets the requirements under IC 25-1-8-6(c).
(c) If a license has been expired for more than three (3) years, the license may be reinstated by the board if the holder of the license meets the requirements for reinstatement under IC 25-1-8-6(d).
As added by P.L.33-1993, SEC.64. Amended by P.L.105-2008, SEC.56; P.L.180-2018, SEC.40.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 29. Podiatrists › Chapter 6. License Renewal › 25-29-6-4. Application for Renewal; Contents and Verification

Sec. 4. An application for renewal must be verified by the applicant and include the following information:
(1) Any action taken against the podiatrist for conduct that would be a ground for disciplinary action.
(2) Any awards, judgments, or settlements against the podiatrist that total at least twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) in a calendar year.
(3) The podiatrist's voluntary surrender or voluntary limitation on a license or authorization to practice podiatric medicine in another jurisdiction.
(4) Any denial to issue the podiatrist a license or authorization to practice medicine in another jurisdiction.
(5) The podiatrist's voluntary resignation from the medical staff of a health care institution or voluntary limitation of the podiatrist's staff privileges at the health care institution if the action occurred while the podiatrist was under investigation by the health care institution for possible medical incompetence, unprofessional conduct, or a mental or physical impairment.
(6) The podiatrist's voluntary resignation or withdrawal from a podiatric medical society, an association, or an organization if the action occurred while the podiatrist was under investigation or review by the medical body for possible medical incompetence, unprofessional conduct, or a mental or physical impairment.
(7) Any addiction or treatment for addiction to alcohol or a chemical substance during the preceding two (2) years.
(8) Any physical injury or disease or mental illness during the preceding two (2) years that affected or may affect the podiatrist's ability to practice podiatric medicine.
(9) Except for a showing of good cause that is acceptable to the board, evidence of the podiatrist's maintenance of professional medical competence, which may include continuing podiatric medical education, postgraduate studies, institutes, seminars, lectures, conferences, work shops, professional evaluation, and specialty board certification or recertification during the preceding four (4) years.
As added by P.L.33-1993, SEC.64. Amended by P.L.180-2018, SEC.41.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 29. Podiatrists › Chapter 6. License Renewal › 25-29-6-5. Applications for Renewal; Further Information or Appearance

Sec. 5. The board may under section 4 of this chapter require an applicant to do the following:
(1) Provide additional information that the board determines is necessary.
(2) Personally appear before the board.
As added by P.L.33-1993, SEC.64.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 29. Podiatrists › Chapter 6. License Renewal › 25-29-6-6. Use of Information for Investigation or Disciplinary Proceedings

Sec. 6. The board may initiate an investigation or a disciplinary proceeding based on information that is collected under this chapter.
As added by P.L.33-1993, SEC.64.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 29. Podiatrists › Chapter 7. Impairment › 25-29-7-1. Finding of Impairment; Disposition

Sec. 1. If after a physical or mental examination under IC 25-1-9-7 and a hearing, the board determines that a podiatrist is impaired from practicing podiatric medicine with reasonable skill and safety because of a mental illness, a physical illness, or an excessive use or habitual abuse of a controlled substance (as defined in IC 35-48-1-9) or alcohol the board may impose any of the following, singly or in combination:
(1) Require the podiatrist to submit to care, counseling, or treatment that is acceptable to the board.
(2) Suspend, limit, or restrict the podiatrist's license for the duration of the impairment.
(3) Revoke the podiatrist's license.
As added by P.L.33-1993, SEC.65.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 29. Podiatrists › Chapter 7. Impairment › 25-29-7-2. Rehabilitation; Removal or Modification of Sanction

Sec. 2. (a) A podiatrist who is prohibited from practicing podiatric medicine under section 1 of this chapter may present evidence to the board at reasonable intervals that the podiatrist is able to practice podiatry with reasonable skill and safety.
(b) The board may after a hearing under subsection (a) remove or modify any sanction imposed under section 1 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.33-1993, SEC.65.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 29. Podiatrists › Chapter 7. Impairment › 25-29-7-3. Adoption of Rules

Sec. 3. The board may adopt rules that do the following:
(1) Require podiatrists to report an impaired podiatrist to the board.
(2) Approve certain voluntary treatment programs for impaired podiatrists that are medically directed and nonprofit. The rules must allow an approved treatment program to be exempt from reporting to the board if the impaired podiatrist is participating satisfactorily in the program.
As added by P.L.33-1993, SEC.65.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 29. Podiatrists › Chapter 9. Penalties › 25-29-9-1. Unauthorized Practice of Podiatric Medicine; Other Violations

Sec. 1. (a) A person that knowingly engages or aids and abets another person, in the practice of podiatric medicine without a license issued under this article commits unauthorized practice of podiatric medicine, a Level 6 felony.
(b) A person who otherwise violates this article commits a Class C misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.33-1993, SEC.67. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.291.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 30. Private Investigator Firms, Security Guards, and Polygraph Examiners › Chapter 1. Private Investigator Firm Licensing › 25-30-1-1. Short Title

Sec. 1. This chapter may be cited as the "Private Investigator Firm License Law".
Formerly: Acts 1961, c.163, s.1. As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.154, SEC.87; P.L.185-2007, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 30. Private Investigator Firms, Security Guards, and Polygraph Examiners › Chapter 1. Private Investigator Firm Licensing › 25-30-1-1.2. Repealed

As added by P.L.186-1990, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.214-1993, SEC.67; P.L.157-2006, SEC.67. Repealed by P.L.185-2007, SEC.28.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 30. Private Investigator Firms, Security Guards, and Polygraph Examiners › Chapter 1. Private Investigator Firm Licensing › 25-30-1-2. Definitions

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter:
(1) "Person" means an individual, a firm, a company, an association, an organization, a partnership, or a corporation.
(2) "Licensee" means a person licensed under this chapter.
(3) "Private investigator firm" means the business of:
(A) making, for hire or reward, investigation or investigations for the purpose of obtaining information with reference to:
(i) a crime against the state or wrongs done or threatened;
(ii) the habits, conduct, movements, whereabouts, association, transactions, reputation, or character of a person;
(iii) credibility of witnesses or other persons;
(iv) the location or recovery of lost, abandoned, unclaimed, or stolen property;
(v) the causes, origin, or responsibility for fires or accidents or injuries to real or personal property; or
(vi) the truth or falsity of a statement or representation;
(B) securing, for hire or reward, evidence to be used for authorized investigation committees or boards of award or arbitration or in the trial of civil or criminal cases; or
(C) providing, for hire or reward, undercover investigators to detect and prevent fraud and theft in the workplace or elsewhere.
(4) "Board" refers to the private investigator and security guard licensing board established under section 5.2 of this chapter.
(5) "Licensing agency" refers to the Indiana professional licensing agency established under IC 25-1-5-3.
(6) "Business entity" means a firm, a company, an association, an organization, a partnership, or a corporation.
Formerly: Acts 1961, c.163, s.2; Acts 1965, c.162, s.1; Acts 1967, c.171, s.1. As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.154, SEC.88; P.L.261-1987, SEC.1; P.L.234-1989, SEC.5; P.L.214-1993, SEC.66; P.L.236-1995, SEC.46; P.L.1-2006, SEC.474; P.L.185-2007, SEC.9; P.L.3-2008, SEC.196.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 30. Private Investigator Firms, Security Guards, and Polygraph Examiners › Chapter 1. Private Investigator Firm Licensing › 25-30-1-3. Necessity of License

Sec. 3. It shall be unlawful for a person to:
(1) engage in business as a private investigator firm;
(2) solicit or advertise for business as a private investigator firm; or
(3) represent or hold the person out as a private investigator firm;
unless the person is licensed as a private investigator firm under this chapter and complies with this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter.
Formerly: Acts 1961, c.163, s.3. As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.154, SEC.89; P.L.234-1989, SEC.6; P.L.185-2007, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 30. Private Investigator Firms, Security Guards, and Polygraph Examiners › Chapter 1. Private Investigator Firm Licensing › 25-30-1-4. Repealed

Formerly: Acts 1961, c.163, s.4. As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.154, SEC.90. Repealed by P.L.214-1993, SEC.91.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 30. Private Investigator Firms, Security Guards, and Polygraph Examiners › Chapter 1. Private Investigator Firm Licensing › 25-30-1-5.1. Repealed

As added by P.L.234-1989, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.1-1990, SEC.254. Repealed by P.L.185-2007, SEC.28.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 30. Private Investigator Firms, Security Guards, and Polygraph Examiners › Chapter 1. Private Investigator Firm Licensing › 25-30-1-5.2. Board Established; Members; Terms; Expenses

Sec. 5.2. (a) The private investigator and security guard licensing board is established.
(b) The board consists of:
(1) the superintendent of the state police department or the superintendent's designee; and
(2) subject to IC 25-1-6.5-3, the following four (4) members appointed by the governor:
(A) One (1) individual who is associated with a private investigator firm licensed under this article.
(B) One (1) individual who is associated with a security guard agency licensed under this article.
(C) One (1) local law enforcement official.
(D) One (1) person who is not associated with the private investigator firm or security guard agency other than as a consumer.
(c) Each member of the board appointed by the governor shall serve a term under IC 25-1-6.5.
(d) The governor may remove a board member appointed by the governor under IC 25-1-6.5-4.
(e) A vacancy in the membership of the board shall be filled by appointment by the governor under IC 25-1-6.5.
(f) Each member of the board is 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 Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget agency.
As added by P.L.185-2007, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.249-2019, SEC.123.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 30. Private Investigator Firms, Security Guards, and Polygraph Examiners › Chapter 1. Private Investigator Firm Licensing › 25-30-1-5.3. Election of President and Vice President

Sec. 5.3. The board shall, at its first meeting of each year, elect a president and a vice president from among its membership by a majority vote of all the members of the board.
As added by P.L.234-1989, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.214-1993, SEC.68.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 30. Private Investigator Firms, Security Guards, and Polygraph Examiners › Chapter 1. Private Investigator Firm Licensing › 25-30-1-5.5. Rules

Sec. 5.5. (a) The board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter.
(b) The board may not adopt rules concerning qualifications for licensure that are so restrictive that a person may not be licensed under this chapter.
As added by P.L.234-1989, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 30. Private Investigator Firms, Security Guards, and Polygraph Examiners › Chapter 1. Private Investigator Firm Licensing › 25-30-1-6. Powers and Duties of Licensing Agency

Sec. 6. The licensing agency shall assist the board by performing administrative functions under this chapter.
Formerly: Acts 1961, c.163, s.6. As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.154, SEC.92; P.L.234-1989, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 30. Private Investigator Firms, Security Guards, and Polygraph Examiners › Chapter 1. Private Investigator Firm Licensing › 25-30-1-6.5. Meeting; Quorum

Sec. 6.5. (a) The board shall meet upon the call of the board president.
(b) Three (3) members of the board constitute a quorum.
As added by P.L.185-2007, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.249-2019, SEC.124.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 30. Private Investigator Firms, Security Guards, and Polygraph Examiners › Chapter 1. Private Investigator Firm Licensing › 25-30-1-7. Application for License

Sec. 7. (a) An application for licensure as a private investigator firm must be on a form prescribed by the board accompanied by the license fee established by the board under IC 25-1-8.
(b) The application for licensure as a private investigator firm shall include the following:
(1) The full name and business address, including street address, of the applicant.
(2) The name under which the applicant intends to do business as a private investigator firm.
(3) The full name and residential address of each of the private investigator firm's members, partners, officers, directors, and managers.
(4) The proof of insurance required by section 15 of this chapter.
(5) Other information, evidence, statements, or documents required by the board.
Formerly: Acts 1961, c.163, s.7. As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.154, SEC.93; P.L.234-1989, SEC.12; P.L.194-2005, SEC.74; P.L.185-2007, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 30. Private Investigator Firms, Security Guards, and Polygraph Examiners › Chapter 1. Private Investigator Firm Licensing › 25-30-1-8. Qualifications for License; Grounds for Denial

Sec. 8. (a) The board may not issue a private investigator firm license to an individual unless the individual:
(1) is at least twenty-one (21) years of age; and
(2) demonstrates the necessary knowledge and skills, as determined by the board, to conduct a private investigator firm competently.
(b) The board may not issue a private investigator firm license to a business entity unless:
(1) one (1) officer, in the case of a corporation; or
(2) one (1) partner, in the case of a partnership;
meets the personal qualifications as set out in subsection (a), unless otherwise provided.
(c) The board may deny a license unless the applicant makes a showing satisfactory to the board that the applicant or, if the applicant is a business entity, the officer or partner referred to in subsection (b):
(1) has not committed an act which, if committed by a licensee, would be grounds for the suspension or revocation of a license under this chapter;
(2) has not been convicted of a:
(A) felony; or
(B) misdemeanor that has a direct bearing upon the applicant's ability to practice competently;
(3) has not been refused a license under this chapter or had a license revoked;
(4) has not, while unlicensed, committed or aided and abetted in the commission of an act for which a license is required by this chapter;
(5) is not on probation or parole; and
(6) is not being sought under an active warrant against the applicant, officer, or partner.
Formerly: Acts 1961, c.163, s.8. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.2549; P.L.261-1987, SEC.3; P.L.234-1989, SEC.13; P.L.214-1993, SEC.69; P.L.185-2007, SEC.15; P.L.3-2008, SEC.197.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 30. Private Investigator Firms, Security Guards, and Polygraph Examiners › Chapter 1. Private Investigator Firm Licensing › 25-30-1-8.5. Change in Ownership; Termination of License

Sec. 8.5. If a change in the ownership of a private investigator firm results in the failure to meet the qualifications set forth in section 8 of this chapter:
(1) the license of the private investigator firm terminates on the date the change in ownership is effective; and
(2) the private investigator firm must file a new application for a license as a private investigator firm with the board.
As added by P.L.185-2007, SEC.16.