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2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 5. Licenses and Permits › 25-22.5-5-6. Eye Enucleators; Corneal Excision Technicians; Registration; Training Programs

Sec. 6. (a) The board shall register as an eye enucleator an individual who qualifies for registration under rules adopted by the board under IC 25-22.5-2-7. An applicant for registration as an eye enucleator must submit evidence that the applicant has successfully completed a training program in the enucleation of eyes approved by the board. To be approved, a training program must:
(1) be taught by one (1) or more surgeons or physicians;
(2) include instruction and practice in:
(A) anatomy and physiology of the eye;
(B) the maintenance of a sterile field during the removal of an eye; and
(C) the use of appropriate instruments and sterile procedures for removing the eye; and
(3) comply with rules adopted by the board under IC 25-22.5-2-7.
Registration of an eye enucleator under this section does not qualify the eye enucleator to remove corneas or corneal tissue.
(b) The board shall register as a corneal excision technician a person who qualifies for registration under rules adopted by the board under IC 25-22.5-2-7. An applicant for registration as a corneal excision technician must submit evidence that the applicant has successfully completed a training program in corneal excision approved by the board. To be approved, a training program must:
(1) be taught by one (1) or more surgeons or physicians;
(2) include instruction and practice in:
(A) the anatomy and physiology of the eye;
(B) maintenance of a sterile field during the removal of a cornea, an eye, or part of an eye; and
(C) the use of appropriate instruments and sterile procedures for removing a cornea, an eye, or part of an eye; and
(3) comply with rules adopted by the board under IC 25-22.5-2-7.
A corneal excision technician registered under this section may remove an eye, part of an eye, a cornea, and corneal tissue.
(c) The board may revoke a registration issued under this section upon a showing of good cause for revocation.
(d) The board shall adopt rules under IC 25-22.5-2-7 to implement this section.
As added by P.L.36-1993, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 5.5. Physician Noncompete Agreements › 25-22.5-5.5-1. Applicability of Chapter to Agreements Entered Into Beginning July 1, 2020

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to physician noncompete agreements originally entered into on or after July 1, 2020.
As added by P.L.93-2020, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 5.5. Physician Noncompete Agreements › 25-22.5-5.5-1.5. "Primary Care Physician"

Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter, "primary care physician" refers to a physician practicing in one (1) or more of the following:
(1) Family medicine.
(2) General pediatric medicine.
(3) Internal medicine.
As added by P.L.165-2023, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 5.5. Physician Noncompete Agreements › 25-22.5-5.5-2. Requirements of Physician Noncompete Agreements to Be Enforceable

Sec. 2. (a) Subject to subsection (b), to be enforceable, a physician noncompete agreement must include all of the following provisions:
(1) A provision that requires the employer of the physician to provide the physician with a copy of any notice that:
(A) concerns the physician's departure from the employer; and
(B) was sent to any patient seen or treated by the physician during the two (2) year period preceding the termination of the physician's employment or the expiration of the physician's contract. Provided, however, the patient names and contact information be redacted from the copy of the notice provided from the employer of the physician to the physician.
(2) A provision that requires the physician's employer to, in good faith, provide the physician's last known or current contact and location information to a patient who:
(A) requests updated contact and location information for the physician; and
(B) was seen or treated by the physician during the two (2) year period preceding the termination of the physician's employment or the expiration of the physician's contract.
(3) A provision that provides the physician with:
(A) access to; or
(B) copies of;
any medical record associated with a patient described in subdivision (1) or (2) upon receipt of the patient's consent.
(4) A provision that provides the physician whose employment has terminated or whose contract has expired with the option to purchase a complete and final release from the terms of the enforceable physician noncompete agreement at a reasonable price. However, in the event the physician elects not to exercise the purchase option, then the option to purchase provision may not be used in any manner to restrict, bar, or otherwise limit the employer's equitable remedies, including the employer's enforcement of the physician noncompete agreement.
(5) A provision that prohibits the providing of patient medical records to a requesting physician in a format that materially differs from the format used to create or store the medical record during the routine or ordinary course of business, unless a different format is mutually agreed upon by the parties. Paper or portable document format copies of the medical records satisfy the formatting provisions of this chapter.
(b) Beginning July 1, 2023, a physician noncompete agreement is not enforceable if any of the following circumstances occur:
(1) The employer terminates the physician's employment without cause.
(2) The physician terminates the physician's employment for cause.
(3) The physician's employment contract has expired and the physician and employer have fulfilled the obligations of the contract.
As added by P.L.93-2020, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.165-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 5.5. Physician Noncompete Agreements › 25-22.5-5.5-2.5. Prohibition on Primary Care Physician Noncompete Agreements

Sec. 2.5. (a) This section does not apply to a physician noncompete agreement originally entered into before July 1, 2023.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a primary care physician and an employer may not enter into a noncompete agreement.
As added by P.L.165-2023, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 5.5. Physician Noncompete Agreements › 25-22.5-5.5-2.6. Negotiation of Purchase Price for Release From Noncompete Agreement; Mediation

Sec. 2.6. (a) This section does not apply to a physician noncompete agreement originally entered into before July 1, 2023.
(b) If a physician elects to exercise the option to purchase a release from a noncompete agreement under section 2(a)(4) of this chapter, the employer shall negotiate in good faith with the physician to determine a reasonable purchase price.
(c) If:
(1) a physician notifies the employer of the physician's election to exercise the option to purchase a release from the noncompete agreement under section 2(a)(4) of this chapter; and
(2) the physician and the employer cannot agree on a reasonable purchase price;
the physician or the employer may serve a notice of intent to pursue mediation.
(d) A party shall serve a notice of intent to pursue mediation under subsection (c) on the other party not later than thirty-five (35) days after the physician notifies the employer under subsection (c)(1).
(e) The parties shall mutually select a mediator to conduct a mediation under this section.
(f) Unless the parties agree otherwise, the mediation must take place in the city within Indiana that:
(1) is closest to the physician's primary place of employment during the term of the physician's contract with the employer; and
(2) has a population of more than fifty thousand (50,000).
(g) The mediation must conclude not later than forty-five (45) days after the date that the notice of intent to pursue mediation was served under subsection (c).
(h) Unless the parties agree otherwise, the cost of the mediator and any other direct costs of the mediation must be equally divided between the parties engaged in the mediation. All other costs must be paid by the party incurring them.
As added by P.L.165-2023, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 5.5. Physician Noncompete Agreements › 25-22.5-5.5-3. Reasonable Fee for Copying or Transferring Patient Medical Records

Sec. 3. A person or entity required to create, copy, or transfer a patient medical record for a reason specified in this chapter may charge a reasonable fee for the service as permitted under applicable state or federal law.
As added by P.L.93-2020, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 5.5. Physician Noncompete Agreements › 25-22.5-5.5-4. Construction of Chapter

Sec. 4. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit, limit, impair, or abrogate:
(1) the ability of the parties to negotiate any other term not specified under this chapter; or
(2) any other right, remedy, or relief permitted by law or in equity.
As added by P.L.93-2020, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 6. Discipline; Retirement of Licenses › 25-22.5-6-1. Retirement and Surrender; Inactive Status

Sec. 1. (a) Any physician licensed to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine in this state who intends to retire from practice shall notify the board in writing of the physician's intention to retire. Upon receipt of this notice, the board shall record the fact that the physician is retired and excuse the person from further payment of registration fees. If any physician retires the physician's license to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine in this state, reinstatement of the license may be considered by the board upon written request. The board may impose any conditions it considers appropriate to the retirement or to the reinstatement of a retired license. If any disciplinary proceedings under this chapter are pending against a physician, the physician may not surrender or retire the physician's license to practice without the written approval of the board.
(b) Any physician licensed to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine in this state who intends to become inactive in the practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine shall notify the board in writing that:
(1) the physician will not maintain an office or practice; and
(2) if the physician does render a service that constitutes the practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine, the physician will not charge a fee for that service.
The board shall then classify the physician's license as inactive. The renewal fee of the inactive license is one-half (1/2) of the registration fee.
(c) If a physician holding an inactive license intends to maintain an office or practice or charge a fee for the physician's medical services, the physician shall notify the board of the intent to reactivate a license to practice medicine or osteopathy. As a condition of reactivation, the board may require the physician to appear before the board. This personal appearance shall be to establish the physician's work history if the physician's license has been inactive for more than three (3) years and the physician cannot verify active practice history in another jurisdiction during the period in which the physician's Indiana license has been under inactive status. Upon:
(1) notification;
(2) receipt of the regular registration fee for a physician's license, less the amount paid for the current inactive license; and
(3) either:
(A) verification of active licensure in another jurisdiction; or
(B) completion of other reasonable requirements imposed by the board, after the physician's work history has been established;
the board shall reinstate that physician's license.
Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.271, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1979, P.L.246, SEC.1; P.L.247-1985, SEC.15; P.L.157-2006, SEC.60; P.L.180-2018, SEC.22.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 6. Discipline; Retirement of Licenses › 25-22.5-6-2. Repealed

Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.271, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1979, P.L.246, SEC.2. Repealed by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.296.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 6. Discipline; Retirement of Licenses › 25-22.5-6-2.1. Repealed

As added by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.156. Amended by P.L.247-1985, SEC.16; P.L.149-1987, SEC.54. Repealed by P.L.152-1988, SEC.30.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 6. Discipline; Retirement of Licenses › 25-22.5-6-3. Immunity From Civil Liability

Sec. 3. The executive director and staff of the agency, counsel, investigators, hearing officers, and the board members are immune from civil liability for damages for conduct within the scope and arising out of the performance of their duties.
Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.271, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1977, P.L.172, SEC.28; Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.157; P.L.247-1985, SEC.17; P.L.1-2006, SEC.450.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 6. Discipline; Retirement of Licenses › 25-22.5-6-4. Injunctions

Sec. 4. In cases where the continued practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine by an accused is considered harmful to the public or the accused, the board may sue to enjoin the accused from practicing medicine or osteopathic medicine until the hearing, provided in section 3 of this chapter, is completed and a decision rendered.
Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.271, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.180-2018, SEC.23.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 7. Registration Fees › 25-22.5-7-1. Expiration of Licenses; Renewal Fee; Reinstatement of Invalid Licenses; Rules

Sec. 1. (a) Subject to IC 25-1-2-6(e), a license issued under this article expires biennially on the date established by the licensing agency under IC 25-1-5-4. On or before the date established by the licensing agency, an applicant for renewal shall pay the biennial renewal fee set by the board under IC 25-1-8-2.
(b) Subject to IC 25-1-2-6(e), if the holder of a license does not renew the license on or before the date established by the licensing agency, the license expires and becomes invalid without any action taken by the board.
(c) A license that becomes invalid under subsection (b) may be reinstated by the board not later than three (3) years after the invalidation if the holder of the invalid license meets the requirements for reinstatement under IC 25-1-8-6(c).
(d) If a license that becomes invalid under this section is not reinstated by the board not later than three (3) years after its invalidation, the holder of the invalid license must meet the requirements for reinstatement established by the board under IC 25-1-8-6(d).
(e) A licensee whose license is reinstated under subsection (d) may be issued a provisional license under IC 25-22.5-5-2.7.
(f) The board may adopt rules under IC 25-22.5-2-7 establishing requirements for the reinstatement of a lapsed license.
Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.271, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1979, P.L.246, SEC.3; P.L.247-1985, SEC.18; P.L.149-1987, SEC.55; P.L.105-2008, SEC.42; P.L.177-2015, SEC.48.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 8. Penalties › 25-22.5-8-1. Unlawful Practice

Sec. 1. Unlawful Practice. It is unlawful for any person to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine in this state without holding a license or permit to do so, as provided in this article.
Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.271, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 8. Penalties › 25-22.5-8-2. Offenses

Sec. 2. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this article by unlawfully practicing medicine or osteopathic medicine commits a Class C felony (for a crime committed before July 1, 2014) or a Level 5 felony (for a crime committed after June 30, 2014).
(b) A person who, before July 1, 2015, practices midwifery without the license required under this article commits a Class D felony (for a crime committed before July 1, 2014) or a Level 6 felony (for a crime committed after June 30, 2014).
(c) A person who knowingly or intentionally acts as a physician assistant without the license required under IC 25-27.5 commits a Class D felony (for a crime committed before July 1, 2014) or a Level 6 felony (for a crime committed after June 30, 2014).
Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.271, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.2541; P.L.247-1985, SEC.19; P.L.90-2007, SEC.5; P.L.232-2013, SEC.17; P.L.158-2013, SEC.284; P.L.112-2014, SEC.27.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 8. Penalties › 25-22.5-8-3. Violations; Temporary Medical Permits

Sec. 3. A person who violates this article relating to temporary medical permits, if the violation does not involve the unlawful practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine, commits a Class C misdemeanor.
Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.271, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.2542; P.L.247-1985, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 8. Penalties › 25-22.5-8-4. Injunctions

Sec. 4. Injunctions. The attorney general, prosecuting attorney, the board or any citizen of any county where any person engages in the practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine without a license or a permit to do so, may, according to the laws of Indiana governing injunctions, maintain an action in the name of the state of Indiana to enjoin the person from engaging in the practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine. In charging any person in an affidavit, information or indictment, with a violation of this law by practicing medicine or osteopathic medicine without a license or permit, it is sufficient to charge that he did, upon a certain day and in a certain county, engage in the unlawful practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine and that he did not have any license or permit to do so. No further or more particular fact need be averred concerning the matter.
Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.271, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 8. Penalties › 25-22.5-8-5. Revocation of Physician License for Participation in Cloning

Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, "cloning" has the meaning set forth in IC 16-18-2-56.5.
(b) Notwithstanding IC 25-1-9, the board shall revoke the license of a physician if, after appropriate notice and an opportunity for a hearing, the attorney general proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the physician knowingly participated in cloning or attempted cloning.
As added by P.L.126-2005, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 8. Penalties › 25-22.5-8-6. Revocation of Physician License for Failing to Transmit the Pregnancy Termination Report as Required or for Performing an Abortion in Violation of Certain Statutes

Sec. 6. (a) As used in this section, "abortion" has the meaning set forth in IC 16-18-2-1.
(b) Notwithstanding IC 25-1-9, the board:
(1) may revoke the license of a physician if, after appropriate notice and an opportunity for a hearing, the attorney general proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the physician failed to transmit the form to the Indiana department of health as described in IC 16-34-2-5(b); and
(2) shall revoke the license of a physician if, after appropriate notice and an opportunity for a hearing, the attorney general proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the physician performed an abortion in violation of IC 16-34-2-7(a) through IC 16-34-2-7(c) with the intent to avoid the requirements of IC 16-34-2-1.
As added by P.L.173-2017, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.179-2022(ss), SEC.41; P.L.56-2023, SEC.234.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 10. Osteopathic Residency Training and Certification › 25-22.5-10-1. Residency Training and Board Certification Required by Health Provider or Insurer

Sec. 1. If:
(1) a hospital;
(2) a health maintenance organization issued a certificate of authority under IC 27-13;
(3) a preferred provider organization licensed under IC 27-8-11;
(4) a health insurance company; or
(5) any other similarly licensed entity;
requires a physician to be residency trained, board certified, or eligible for certification in a medical specialty, it shall include residency training or certification approved by a national association founded in 1897 that accredits residency training programs and certifying boards for osteopathic physicians as criteria that satisfy the requirement.
As added by P.L.182-1997, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 11. Physician Referral to Certain Health Care Entities › 25-22.5-11-1. "Financial Interest"

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "financial interest" means an ownership or investment interest through equity, debt, or other means. The term includes an ownership or investment interest in an entity that holds:
(1) directly; or
(2) through a subsidiary;
an ownership or investment interest in a health care entity.
(b) The term does not include the following:
(1) Ownership of investment securities (including shares or bonds, debentures, notes, or other debt instruments) that may be purchased on terms generally available to the public and that are:
(A) securities:
(i) listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, any regional exchange in which quotations are published on a daily basis, or foreign securities listed on a recognized foreign, national, or regional exchange in which quotations are published on a daily basis; or
(ii) traded under the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotations System; and
(B) in a corporation that had, at the end of the corporation's most recent fiscal year, or on average during the previous three (3) fiscal years, stockholder equity exceeding seventy-five million dollars ($75,000,000).
(2) Ownership of shares in a regulated investment company as defined in section 851(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, if such company had, at the end of the company's most recent fiscal year, or on average during the previous three (3) fiscal years, total assets exceeding seventy-five million dollars ($75,000,000).
As added by P.L.217-2005, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 11. Physician Referral to Certain Health Care Entities › 25-22.5-11-2. "Health Care Entity"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "health care entity" means an organization or a business that provides diagnostic, medical, or surgical services, dental treatment, or rehabilitative care.
As added by P.L.217-2005, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 11. Physician Referral to Certain Health Care Entities › 25-22.5-11-3. Physician Requirements Before Referring Patient to Health Care Entity; Exception

Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a physician must do the following before referring an individual to a health care entity in which the physician has a financial interest:
(1) Disclose in writing to the individual that the physician has a financial interest in the health care entity.
(2) Inform the individual in writing that the individual may choose to be referred to another health care entity.
The individual shall acknowledge receipt of the notice required under this section by signing the notice. The physician shall keep a copy of the signed notice.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply if a delay in treatment caused by compliance with the requirements of subsection (a) would reasonably be expected by the referring physician to result in serious:
(1) jeopardy to the individual's health;
(2) impairment to the individual's bodily functions; or
(3) dysfunction of a bodily organ or part of the individual.
As added by P.L.217-2005, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 11. Physician Referral to Certain Health Care Entities › 25-22.5-11-4. Compliance as Condition for Physician Licensure

Sec. 4. Compliance with this chapter is a condition of licensure under this article.
As added by P.L.217-2005, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 11. Physician Referral to Certain Health Care Entities › 25-22.5-11-5. Intent Not to Conflict With Federal Law

Sec. 5. This chapter is not intended to conflict with 42 U.S.C. 1395nn or 42 U.S.C. 1396b(s).
As added by P.L.217-2005, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 13. Controlled Substance Rules › 25-22.5-13-1. Emergency Rules Concerning Review of Records by Attorney General; Permanent Rules

Sec. 1. (a) Before November 1, 2013, the board shall adopt emergency rules in the manner provided under IC 4-22-2-37.1 to establish standards and procedures to do the following:
(1) Receive and review petitions from the attorney general seeking board authorization to examine a physician's records and controlled substances inventory and materials to investigate the physician's controlled substances prescribing practices.
(2) Authorize, where appropriate, the attorney general to examine records, materials, and inventory relating to the physician's controlled substance prescribing practices.
(3) Provide safeguards and protections for physicians against unreasonable and oppressive examination authorizations and actions taken to carry out the authorizations, including limitations on interference with regular practice operations and other appropriate due process provisions.
(b) Before November 1, 2014, the board shall adopt permanent rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish permanent rules for the standards and procedures described in subsection (a).
(c) An emergency rule adopted under subsection (a) remains in effect until the effective date of the permanent rules adopted under subsection (b).
(d) The rules adopted under this section do not abrogate or eliminate the attorney general's investigative authority under IC 4-6-3-3, IC 4-6-10-3, IC 25-1-7-4, or any other applicable statute or rule.
As added by P.L.185-2013, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 13. Controlled Substance Rules › 25-22.5-13-2. Rules Establishing Standards and Protocols

Sec. 2. Consistent with standard medical practices in pain management treatment, the medical licensing board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish standards and protocols for the prescribing of controlled substances, including the use of abuse deterrent formulations.
As added by P.L.185-2013, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.54-2015, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 13. Controlled Substance Rules › 25-22.5-13-3. Rules by Boards Concerning Opioid Controlled Substances

Sec. 3. (a) Before March 1, 2016, the:
(1) board, concerning physician assistants;
(2) board of podiatric medicine, concerning podiatrists;
(3) state board of dentistry, concerning dentists; and
(4) Indiana state board of nursing, concerning advanced practice registered nurses;
shall adopt rules necessary to complement the rules for prescribing opioid controlled substances for pain management treatment adopted by the board under sections 1 and 2 of this chapter.
(b) Before December 31, 2015, each board specified in subsection (a) shall provide a report in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 to the legislative council providing a status report on efforts to adopt the rules required by subsection (a). The status report must include:
(1) a copy of the board's rulemaking docket required by IC 4-22-2-22.5; and
(2) a reasonable estimate of the timetable for action required under IC 4-22-2-22.5(d)(8).
As added by P.L.185-2013, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.54-2015, SEC.2; P.L.129-2018, SEC.27.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 13. Controlled Substance Rules › 25-22.5-13-4. Emergency Rules Authority

Sec. 4. A board, commission, or agency required to adopt rules under this chapter may adopt emergency rules in the manner provided under IC 4-22-2-37.1 for the same purposes.
As added by P.L.185-2013, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 13. Controlled Substance Rules › 25-22.5-13-5. Rules to Address Emergency Matters of Health and Safety

Sec. 5. For purposes of Executive Order 13-03, the predominate purpose and effect of rules adopted under this chapter is to address emergency matters of health and safety.
As added by P.L.185-2013, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 13. Controlled Substance Rules › 25-22.5-13-6. Prescribing of Methadone for Pain; Inclusion on Prescription or Order

Sec. 6. If a prescriber is prescribing methadone for a patient for the treatment of pain or pain management, the prescriber shall include on the prescription or order that the prescription is for the treatment of pain.
As added by P.L.209-2015, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 13. Controlled Substance Rules › 25-22.5-13-7. Inspect Program Report in Patient's Medical File

Sec. 7. A physician 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.4. Amended by P.L.51-2019, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 13. Controlled Substance Rules › 25-22.5-13-8. Emergency Rules and Rules Concerning Conditions Exempted From Opioid Prescription Limitations

Sec. 8. The medical licensing board of Indiana shall, in consultation with the Indiana department of health, the office of the secretary of family and social services, and representatives of prescriber stakeholders, adopt:
(1) emergency rules under IC 4-22-2-37.1 before December 1, 2017; and
(2) rules under IC 4-22-2;
setting forth the conditions the board considers necessary under IC 25-1-9.7-2(b)(1)(D) to be exempted from the prescribing limitations set forth in IC 25-1-9.7-2(a).
As added by P.L.182-2017, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.56-2023, SEC.235.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 13.2. Notification Concerning Dense Breast Determination › 25-22.5-13.2-1. Notice of High Breast Density

Sec. 1. A facility that performs a mammography examination shall, if the patient is determined by the facility to have an amount of breast and connective tissue in comparison to fat in the breast, notify the patient of the determination. The notice required under this section must be included with a summary of the written mammography report.
As added by P.L.126-2013, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.168-2016, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 15. Health Care Volunteer Registry › 25-22.5-15-1. Establishment and Maintenance of Registry

Sec. 1. The agency shall establish and maintain an electronic health care volunteer registry of:
(1) persons who intend to provide a health care service as described in IC 34-30-13-1.2; and
(2) locations at which the provision of a health care service described in IC 34-30-13-1.2 is determined by the board to be appropriate.
As added by P.L.161-2015, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 15. Health Care Volunteer Registry › 25-22.5-15-2. Validity of Determination of Appropriateness

Sec. 2. A determination of appropriateness described in section 1(2) of this chapter is valid for not more than two (2) years.
As added by P.L.161-2015, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 15. Health Care Volunteer Registry › 25-22.5-15-3. Validity of Registration

Sec. 3. A registration of a:
(1) person with an active license described in IC 34-30-13-1.2; or
(2) location;
as described in section 1 of this chapter is valid for not more than two (2) years.
As added by P.L.161-2015, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 15. Health Care Volunteer Registry › 25-22.5-15-4. Board Rulemaking

Sec. 4. The board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary to carry out the board's duties under this chapter.
As added by P.L.161-2015, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 15. Health Care Volunteer Registry › 25-22.5-15-5. Agency Rulemaking

Sec. 5. The agency shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary to carry out the agency's duties under this chapter.
As added by P.L.161-2015, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 16. Interstate Medical Licensure Compact › 25-22.5-16-1. Purpose; Jurisdiction to Impose Adverse Action

Sec. 1. (a) In order to strengthen access to health care, and in recognition of the advances in the delivery of health care, the member states of the interstate medical licensure compact have allied in common purpose to develop a comprehensive process that complements the existing licensing and regulatory authority of state medical boards and provides a streamlined process that allows physicians to become licensed in multiple states, thereby enhancing the portability of a medical license and ensuring the safety of patients. The compact creates another pathway for licensure and does not otherwise change a state's existing medical practice act. The compact also adopts the prevailing standard for licensure and affirms that the practice of medicine occurs where the patient is located at the time of the physician-patient encounter, and therefore requires the physician to be under the jurisdiction of the state medical board where the patient is located.
(b) State medical boards that participate in the compact retain the jurisdiction to impose an adverse action against a license to practice medicine in that state issued to a physician through the procedures in the compact.
As added by P.L.60-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 16. Interstate Medical Licensure Compact › 25-22.5-16-3. Eligibility to Receive Expedited License; Member State Licensure Requirements

Sec. 3. (a) A physician must meet the eligibility requirements as defined in section 2(12) of this chapter to receive an expedited license under the terms and provisions of the compact.
(b) A physician who does not meet the requirements of section 2(12) of this chapter may obtain a license to practice medicine in a member state if the individual complies with all laws and requirements, other than the compact, relating to the issuance of a license to practice medicine in that state.
As added by P.L.60-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 16. Interstate Medical Licensure Compact › 25-22.5-16-4. Designation of Physician's Member State; Redesignation; Rules

Sec. 4. (a) A physician shall designate a member state as the state of principal license for purposes of registration for expedited licensure through the compact if the physician possesses a full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in that state and the state is:
(1) the state of primary residence for the physician;
(2) the state where at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the physician's practice of medicine occurs;
(3) the location of the physician's employer; or
(4) if no state qualifies under subdivision (1), (2), or (3), the state designated as state of residence for purposes of federal income tax.
(b) A physician may redesignate a member state as the state of principal license at any time, as long as the state meets the requirements in subsection (a).
(c) The interstate commission is authorized to develop rules to facilitate redesignation of another member state as the state of principal license.
As added by P.L.60-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 16. Interstate Medical Licensure Compact › 25-22.5-16-5. Application for Expedited License; Issuance; Fees; Termination; Fees

Sec. 5. (a) A physician seeking licensure through the compact shall file an application for an expedited license with the member board of the state selected by the physician as the state of principal license.
(b) Upon receipt of an application for an expedited license, the member board within the state selected as the state of principal license shall evaluate whether the physician is eligible for expedited licensure and issue a letter of qualification, verifying or denying the physician's eligibility, to the interstate commission. The following shall apply:
(1) Static qualifications, which include verification of medical education, graduate medical education, results of any medical or licensing examinations, and other qualifications as determined by the interstate commission through rule, shall not be subject to additional primary source verification where already primary source verified by the state of principal license.
(2) The member board within the state selected as the state of principal license shall, in the course of verifying eligibility, perform a criminal background check of an applicant, including the use of the results of fingerprint or other biometric data checks compliant with the requirements of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with the exception of federal employees who have suitability determination in accordance with 5 CFR 731.202.
(3) Appeal on the determination of eligibility shall be made to the member state where the application was filed and shall be subject to the law of that state.
(c) Upon verification in subsection (b), physicians eligible for an expedited license shall complete the registration process established by the interstate commission to receive a license in a member state selected under subsection (a), including the payment of any applicable fees.
(d) After receiving verification of eligibility under subsection (b) and any fees under subsection (c), a member board shall issue an expedited license to the physician. This license shall authorize the physician to practice medicine in the issuing state consistent with the medical practice act and all applicable laws and regulations of the issuing member board and member state.
(e) An expedited license shall be valid for a period consistent with the licensure period in the member state and in the same manner as required for other physicians holding a full and unrestricted license within the member state.
(f) An expedited license obtained through the compact shall be terminated if a physician fails to maintain a license in the state of principal license for a nondisciplinary reason, without redesignation of a new state of principal license.
(g) The interstate commission is authorized to develop rules regarding the application process, including payment of any applicable fees, and the issuance of an expedited license.
As added by P.L.60-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 16. Interstate Medical Licensure Compact › 25-22.5-16-6. Fees

Sec. 6. (a) A member state issuing an expedited license authorizing the practice of medicine in that state may impose a fee for a license issued or renewed through the compact.
(b) The interstate commission is authorized to develop rules regarding fees for expedited licenses.
As added by P.L.60-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 16. Interstate Medical Licensure Compact › 25-22.5-16-7. License Renewal

Sec. 7. (a) A physician seeking to renew an expedited license granted in a member state shall complete a renewal process with the interstate commission if the physician satisfies the following:
(1) Maintains a full and unrestricted license in a state of principal license.
(2) Has not been convicted or received adjudication, deferred adjudication, community supervision, or deferred disposition for any offense by a court of appropriate jurisdiction.
(3) Has not had a license authorizing the practice of medicine subject to discipline by a licensing agency in any state, federal, or foreign jurisdiction, excluding any action related to nonpayment of fees related to a license.
(4) Has not had a controlled substance license or permit suspended or revoked by a state or the United States Drug Enforcement Administration.
(b) Physicians shall comply with all continuing professional development or continuing medical education requirements for renewal of a license issued by a member state.
(c) The interstate commission shall collect any renewal fees charged for the renewal of a license and distribute the fees to the applicable member board.
(d) Upon receipt of any renewal fees collected in subsection (c), a member board shall renew the physician's license.
(e) Physician information collected by the interstate commission during the renewal process will be distributed to all member boards.
(f) The interstate commission is authorized to develop rules to address renewal of licenses obtained through the compact.
As added by P.L.60-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 16. Interstate Medical Licensure Compact › 25-22.5-16-8. Data Base Established; Reported Information; Confidentiality; Rules

Sec. 8. (a) The interstate commission shall establish a data base of all physicians licensed, or who have applied for licensure, under section 5 of this chapter.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, member boards shall report to the interstate commission any public action or complaints against a licensed physician who has applied or received an expedited license through the compact.
(c) Member boards shall report disciplinary or investigatory information determined as necessary and proper by rule of the interstate commission.
(d) Member boards may report any nonpublic complaint, disciplinary, or investigatory information not required by subsection (c) to the interstate commission.
(e) Member boards shall share complaint or disciplinary information about a physician upon request of another member board.
(f) All information provided to the interstate commission or distributed by member boards shall be confidential, filed under seal, and used only for investigatory or disciplinary matters.
(g) The interstate commission is authorized to develop rules for mandated or discretionary sharing of information by member boards.
As added by P.L.60-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 16. Interstate Medical Licensure Compact › 25-22.5-16-9. Investigative Records; Joint Investigations

Sec. 9. (a) Licensure and disciplinary records of physicians are considered investigative.
(b) In addition to the authority granted to a member board by its respective medical practice act or other applicable state law, a member board may participate with other member boards in joint investigations of physicians licensed by the member boards.
(c) A subpoena issued by a member state shall be enforceable in other member states.
(d) Member boards may share any investigative, litigation, or compliance materials in furtherance of any joint or individual investigation initiated under the compact.
(e) Any member state may investigate actual or alleged violations of the statutes authorizing the practice of medicine in any other member state in which a physician holds a license to practice medicine.
As added by P.L.60-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 22.5. Physicians › Chapter 16. Interstate Medical Licensure Compact › 25-22.5-16-10. Disciplinary Actions

Sec. 10. (a) Any disciplinary action taken by any member board against a physician licensed through the compact shall be considered discipline for unprofessional conduct that may be subject to discipline by other member boards, in addition to any violation of the medical practice act or regulations in that state.
(b) If a license granted to a physician by the member board in the state of principal license is revoked, surrendered or relinquished in lieu of discipline, or suspended, then all licenses issued to the physician by member boards shall automatically be placed, without further action necessary by any member board, on the same status. If the member board in the state of principal license subsequently reinstates the physician's license, a license issued to the physician by any other member board shall remain encumbered until that respective member board takes action to reinstate the license in a manner consistent with the medical practice act of that state.
(c) If disciplinary action is taken against a physician by a member board not in the state of principal license, any other member board may consider the action conclusive as to matter of law and fact decided and either:
(1) impose the same or lesser sanctions against the physician so long as the sanctions are consistent with the medical practice act of that state; or
(2) pursue separate disciplinary action against the physician under its respective medical practice act, regardless of the action taken in other member states.
(d) If a license granted to a physician by a member board is revoked, surrendered or relinquished in lieu of discipline, or suspended, then any licenses issued to the physician by any other member boards shall be suspended, automatically and immediately without further action necessary by the other member boards, for ninety (90) days upon entry of the order by the disciplining board, to permit the member boards to investigate the basis for the action under the medical practice act of that state. A member board may terminate the automatic suspension of the license it issued prior to the completion of the ninety (90) day suspension period in a manner consistent with the medical practice act of that state.
As added by P.L.60-2022, SEC.2.