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2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 1.1. Effect of Criminal Convictions on Licensed or Registered Persons › 25-1-1.1-5. Memorandum of Understanding for Data Exchange; Use of Personal Information

Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, "licensee" refers to an individual who is licensed or certified in a profession set forth in section 4 of this chapter.
(b) As used in this section, "personal information" means information that identifies an individual, including the following:
(1) Photograph.
(2) Social Security number.
(3) Driver's license number or identification card number.
(4) Name.
(5) Address.
(6) Telephone number.
(7) Fingerprints.
(c) The state police department and the Indiana professional licensing agency shall enter into a memorandum of understanding to provide data exchange and data matching regarding licensees who are charged with or convicted of an offense.
(d) Personal information data exchanged under subsection (c) shall be kept confidential and may be used only for the purposes of a government agency, including the following:
(1) A prosecuting attorney.
(2) The Indiana professional licensing agency or a board, committee, or commission administered by the Indiana professional licensing agency.
(3) A court.
(4) A law enforcement agency.
(5) The office of the attorney general.
As added by P.L.155-2011, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 1.2. Effect of Delinquency in Child Support Payments on Licensed or Registered Persons › 25-1-1.2-1. "Applicant" Defined

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "applicant" means a person who applies for:
(1) an unlimited license, certificate, registration, or permit;
(2) a limited or probationary license, certificate, registration, or permit;
(3) a temporary license, certificate, registration, or permit; or
(4) an intern permit;
issued by a board regulating a profession or an occupation.
As added by P.L.133-1995, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 1.2. Effect of Delinquency in Child Support Payments on Licensed or Registered Persons › 25-1-1.2-2. "Board" Defined

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "board" means an entity that regulates occupations or professions under this title and the department of education as established by IC 20-19-3-1.
As added by P.L.133-1995, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.1-2005, SEC.191; P.L.246-2005, SEC.210.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 1.2. Effect of Delinquency in Child Support Payments on Licensed or Registered Persons › 25-1-1.2-3. "Bureau" Defined

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "bureau" means the child support bureau established by IC 31-25-3-1.
As added by P.L.133-1995, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.145-2006, SEC.157.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 1.2. Effect of Delinquency in Child Support Payments on Licensed or Registered Persons › 25-1-1.2-4. "Delinquent" Defined

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "delinquent" means at least:
(1) two thousand dollars ($2,000); or
(2) three (3) months;
past due on payment of court ordered child support.
As added by P.L.133-1995, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.23-1996, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 1.2. Effect of Delinquency in Child Support Payments on Licensed or Registered Persons › 25-1-1.2-5. "License" Defined

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "license" has the meaning set forth in IC 25-1-2-6.
As added by P.L.133-1995, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 1.2. Effect of Delinquency in Child Support Payments on Licensed or Registered Persons › 25-1-1.2-6. "Practitioner" Defined

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "practitioner" means a person that holds:
(1) an unlimited license, certificate, registration, or permit;
(2) a limited or probationary license, certificate, registration, or permit;
(3) a temporary license, certificate, registration, or permit; or
(4) an intern permit;
issued by a board regulating a profession or an occupation.
As added by P.L.133-1995, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 1.2. Effect of Delinquency in Child Support Payments on Licensed or Registered Persons › 25-1-1.2-7. Order for Suspension or Denial of License; Notice to Practitioner; Contents; Reinstatement

Sec. 7. (a) Upon receiving an order of a court issued under IC 31-16-12-8 (or IC 31-1-11.5-13(k), IC 31-6-6.1-16(k), or IC 31-14-12-5 before their repeal), the board shall:
(1) suspend the license of the practitioner; or
(2) deny the application of the applicant;
who is the subject of the order.
(b) Upon receiving an order of a court issued under IC 31-16-12-8 (or IC 31-1-11.5-13(k), IC 31-6-6.1-16(k), or IC 31-14-12-5 before their repeal), the board shall promptly mail a notice to the last known address of the person who is the subject of the order, stating the following:
(1) That the practitioner's license has been suspended, beginning five (5) business days after the date the notice is mailed, and that the suspension will terminate ten (10) business days after the board receives an order allowing reinstatement from the court that issued the suspension order.
(2) That the practitioner has the right to petition for reinstatement of the practitioner's license to the court that issued the order for suspension.
(c) The board may not reinstate a license suspended under this section until the board receives an order allowing reinstatement from the court that issued the order for suspension.
As added by P.L.133-1995, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.23-1996, SEC.19; P.L.1-1997, SEC.109; P.L.207-2013, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 1.2. Effect of Delinquency in Child Support Payments on Licensed or Registered Persons › 25-1-1.2-8. Notice of Probationary Status for Failure to Pay Child Support; Suspension; Reinstatement

Sec. 8. (a) The board shall, upon receiving an order from the bureau under IC 31-25-4-32(e) or IC 31-25-4-34(b), place on probationary status any license issued by the board and held by the person who is the subject of the order. The board shall send the practitioner a notice that does the following:
(1) States that the person's license has been placed on probationary status.
(2) States that the person's license will be suspended if the board has not received notice from the bureau under IC 31-25-4-32(m) or IC 31-25-4-34(g) within twenty (20) days after the date of the notice.
(3) Describes the amount of child support that the person is in arrears.
(4) Explains the procedures to:
(A) pay the person's child support arrearage in full; and
(B) establish a payment plan with the bureau to pay the arrearage, which must include an income withholding order under IC 31-16-15-2 or IC 31-16-15-2.5.
(b) If the board has not received notice from the bureau under IC 31-25-4-32(m) or IC 31-25-4-34(g) within twenty (20) days after the date of the notice in subsection (a), the board shall suspend the practitioner's license.
(c) The board may not reinstate a license or permit placed on probationary status or suspended under this section until the board receives a notice from the bureau under IC 31-25-4-32(m) or IC 31-25-4-34(g) that the practitioner has addressed the delinquency.
As added by P.L.133-1995, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.23-1996, SEC.20; P.L.1-1997, SEC.110; P.L.145-2006, SEC.158; P.L.103-2007, SEC.7; P.L.150-2018, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 2. Renewal of Licenses Granted by State Agencies ─ Notice of Expiration › 25-1-2-1. Declaration of Intent

Sec. 1. It is the declared intent of the general assembly by the enactment of this law to require those agencies which are authorized to issue the licenses designated in section 2.1 of this chapter, in the interests of efficiency and economy in the administration of government, to issue such designated permits, licenses, certificates of registration, and other evidences of compliance with statute or regulation, and renewals thereof, for periods of two (2) years duration rather than upon an annual basis, and at the time of issuance or reissuance, or at the time designated by law for the collection of fees therefor, to require the payment of such fees for a period of two (2) years rather than for one (1) year.
Formerly: Acts 1961, c.79, s.1. As amended by P.L.1-1990, SEC.246.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 2. Renewal of Licenses Granted by State Agencies ─ Notice of Expiration › 25-1-2-2. Repealed

Formerly: Acts 1961, c.79, s.2; Acts 1963(ss), c.4, s.1. As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.113, SEC.7; P.L.246-1985, SEC.12; P.L.169-1985, SEC.21; P.L.242-1989, SEC.3; P.L.238-1989, SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.1-1990, SEC.247.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 2. Renewal of Licenses Granted by State Agencies ─ Notice of Expiration › 25-1-2-2.1. Two Year or Longer Period for Certain Licenses

Sec. 2.1. Rather than being issued annually, the permits, licenses, certificates of registration, or evidences of authority granted by a state agency and described in IC 25-0.5-2 must be issued for a period of two (2) years or for the period specified in the article under which the permit, license, certificate of registration, or evidence of authority is issued if the period specified in the article is longer than two (2) years.
As added by P.L.1-1990, SEC.248. Amended by P.L.186-1990, SEC.1; P.L.183-1991, SEC.1; P.L.182-1991, SEC.2; P.L.25-1992, SEC.26; P.L.227-1993, SEC.2; P.L.124-1994, SEC.1; P.L.234-1995, SEC.1; P.L.175-1997, SEC.2; P.L.147-1997, SEC.5; P.L.84-1998, SEC.1; P.L.54-2001, SEC.3; P.L.162-2002, SEC.1; P.L.145-2003, SEC.1; P.L.87-2005, SEC.31; P.L.200-2007, SEC.2; P.L.3-2008, SEC.175; P.L.177-2009, SEC.10; P.L.84-2010, SEC.6; P.L.57-2013, SEC.24; P.L.232-2013, SEC.10; P.L.3-2014, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 2. Renewal of Licenses Granted by State Agencies ─ Notice of Expiration › 25-1-2-3. Authorization to Issue and Reissue Licenses

Sec. 3. Subject to section 6(e) of this chapter, licensing agencies shall issue and reissue licenses and collect license fees on the basis of a licensing period. The entire fee for the issuance or renewal of a license shall be payable before the issuance or renewal of the license.
Formerly: Acts 1961, c.79, s.3. As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.154, SEC.1; P.L.177-2015, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 2. Renewal of Licenses Granted by State Agencies ─ Notice of Expiration › 25-1-2-5. Rules and Regulations

Sec. 5. Notice shall be given and forms prepared by such licensing agencies as necessary to execute the provisions of this chapter and in order to expedite and effectuate the conversion from one (1) year licensing periods to those of two (2) years, such licensing agencies may adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations they may deem necessary in the manner prescribed by law.
Formerly: Acts 1961, c.79, s.5. As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.154, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 2. Renewal of Licenses Granted by State Agencies ─ Notice of Expiration › 25-1-2-6. Definitions; Application of Section; Notice to Licensee of Need to Renew; License Expiration

Sec. 6. (a) As used in this section, "license" includes all occupational and professional licenses, registrations, permits, and certificates issued under the Indiana Code, and "licensee" includes all occupational and professional licensees, registrants, permittees, and certificate holders regulated under the Indiana Code.
(b) This section applies to the entities described in IC 25-0.5-3 that regulate occupations or professions under the Indiana Code.
(c) Notwithstanding any other law, the entities referenced in subsection (b) shall send a notice of the upcoming expiration of a license to each licensee at least ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the license. The notice must inform the licensee of the need to renew and the requirement of payment of the renewal fee. If this notice of expiration is not sent by the entity, the licensee is not subject to a sanction for failure to renew if, once notice is received from the entity, the license is renewed within forty-five (45) days of the receipt of the notice.
(d) Notwithstanding any other law, the entities referenced in subsection (b) shall send notice of the expiration of a license to each individual whose license has expired within thirty (30) days following the expiration of the license. The notice must meet the following requirements:
(1) Inform the individual of the following:
(A) That the individual's license has expired.
(B) Any requirements that must be met before reinstatement of a license may occur.
(2) Be sent electronically. However, if the entity does not have an electronic mail address on record for the individual, the notice must be sent via United States mail.
(e) If a license is first issued to an individual less than ninety (90) days before the date at the end of the licensing period on which licenses of the type issued to the individual expire generally, the license issued to the individual:
(1) does not expire on that date; but
(2) expires at the conclusion of the next licensing period.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.221, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.137-1985, SEC.5; P.L.246-1985, SEC.13; P.L.169-1985, SEC.22; P.L.149-1987, SEC.17; P.L.5-1988, SEC.132; P.L.28-1988, SEC.73; P.L.242-1989, SEC.4; P.L.234-1989, SEC.1; P.L.238-1989, SEC.4; P.L.186-1990, SEC.2; P.L.183-1991, SEC.2; P.L.23-1991, SEC.7; P.L.48-1991, SEC.12; P.L.2-1992, SEC.765; P.L.227-1993, SEC.3; P.L.33-1993, SEC.9; P.L.124-1994, SEC.2; P.L.175-1997, SEC.3; P.L.125-1997, SEC.17; P.L.147-1997, SEC.6; P.L.253-1997(ss), SEC.22; P.L.24-1999, SEC.2; P.L.82-2000, SEC.2; P.L.54-2001, SEC.4; P.L.162-2002, SEC.2; P.L.145-2003, SEC.2; P.L.185-2007, SEC.1; P.L.200-2007, SEC.3; P.L.3-2008, SEC.176; P.L.122-2009, SEC.1; P.L.160-2009, SEC.4; P.L.1-2010, SEC.100; P.L.84-2010, SEC.7; P.L.113-2010, SEC.100; P.L.42-2011, SEC.49; P.L.197-2011, SEC.73; P.L.57-2013, SEC.25; P.L.232-2013, SEC.11; P.L.3-2014, SEC.8; P.L.177-2015, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 2. Renewal of Licenses Granted by State Agencies ─ Notice of Expiration › 25-1-2-7. Application of Ic 25-1-2-6

Sec. 7. Section 6 of this chapter applies to the mining board (IC 22-10-1.5-2).
As added by P.L.37-1985, SEC.56.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 2. Renewal of Licenses Granted by State Agencies ─ Notice of Expiration › 25-1-2-8. Application of Chapter; Fees

Sec. 8. This chapter applies to the imposition and collection of fees under the following:
(1) IC 14-24-10.
(2) IC 25-30-1-17.
As added by P.L.5-1988, SEC.133. Amended by P.L.2-1993, SEC.135; P.L.1-1995, SEC.69; P.L.98-2004, SEC.98; P.L.128-2017, SEC.10; P.L.143-2022, SEC.54.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Civil Immunity of Regulatory Agencies › 25-1-3-1. Definitions

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, the term "regulatory board" means any state board, commission, or state agency which licenses persons in order to regulate the practice of a particular profession or professions.
(b) As used in this chapter, the term "board members" means members of a regulatory board.
(c) As used in this chapter, the term "secretary" means the executive secretary or other person charged with the administration of the affairs of a regulatory board.
Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.268, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Civil Immunity of Regulatory Agencies › 25-1-3-2. Extent of Immunity From Civil Liability

Sec. 2. The board members, the secretary, his staff, counsel, investigators and hearing officer of every regulatory board, except as provided in section 4 of this chapter, shall be immune from civil liability for damages for conduct within the scope and arising out of the performance of their duties. This section shall not be construed to include civil actions for damages not directly related to the investigative process and shall apply only to the process for the finding of fact of the regulatory board.
Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.268, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Civil Immunity of Regulatory Agencies › 25-1-3-3. Immunity From Civil Liability; Statements in Course of Investigatory Hearing or Review Proceedings

Sec. 3. Any person shall be immune from civil liability for damages for any sworn or written statements, made without malice, and transmitted to the regulatory board, executive secretary, or his staff, or made in the course of investigatory, hearing or review proceedings.
Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.268, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Civil Immunity of Regulatory Agencies › 25-1-3-4. Regulatory Boards Covered

Sec. 4. The provisions of this chapter extend to every regulatory board of the state except the disciplinary commission of the supreme court of Indiana which is protected under IC 33-24-1-2(b).
Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.268, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.86-2018, SEC.197.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 4. Continuing Education › 25-1-4-0.2. "Approved Organization"

Sec. 0.2. As used in this chapter, "approved organization" refers to the following:
(1) United States Department of Education.
(2) Council on Post-Secondary Education.
(3) Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals.
(4) Joint Commission on Healthcare Organizations.
(5) Federal, state, and local government agencies.
(6) A college or other teaching institution accredited by the United States Department of Education or the Council on Post-Secondary Education.
(7) A national organization of practitioners whose members practicing in Indiana are subject to regulation by a board or agency regulating a profession or occupation under this title.
(8) A national, state, district, or local organization that operates as an affiliated entity under the approval of an organization listed in subdivisions (1) through (7).
(9) An internship or a residency program conducted in a hospital that has been approved by an organization listed in subdivisions (1) through (7).
(10) Any other organization or individual approved by the board.
As added by P.L.157-2006, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.2-2008, SEC.51.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 4. Continuing Education › 25-1-4-0.3. "Board"

Sec. 0.3. As used in this chapter, "board" means any of the entities described in IC 25-0.5-4.
As added by P.L.269-2001, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.157-2006, SEC.11; P.L.185-2007, SEC.2; P.L.2-2008, SEC.52; P.L.122-2009, SEC.2; P.L.160-2009, SEC.5; P.L.1-2010, SEC.101; P.L.84-2010, SEC.8; P.L.57-2013, SEC.26; P.L.3-2014, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 4. Continuing Education › 25-1-4-0.5. "Continuing Education"

Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "continuing education" means an orderly process of instruction:
(1) that is approved by:
(A) an approved organization or the board for a profession or occupation other than a real estate appraiser; or
(B) for a real estate appraiser:
(i) the Appraiser Qualifications Board, under the regulatory oversight of the Appraisal Subcommittee established under Title XI of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989; or
(ii) the real estate appraiser licensure and certification board established under IC 25-34.1-8 for specific courses and course subjects, as determined by the real estate appraiser licensure and certification board; and
(2) that is designed to directly enhance the practitioner's knowledge and skill in providing services relevant to the practitioner's profession or occupation.
The term includes an activity that is approved by the board for a profession or occupation, other than a real estate appraiser, and that augments the practitioner's knowledge and skill in providing services relevant to the practitioner's profession or occupation.
As added by P.L.157-2006, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.57-2007, SEC.1; P.L.177-2009, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 4. Continuing Education › 25-1-4-0.6. "Practitioner"

Sec. 0.6. As used in section 3 of this chapter, "practitioner" means an individual who holds:
(1) an unlimited license, certificate, or registration;
(2) a limited or probationary license, certificate, or registration;
(3) a temporary license, certificate, registration, or permit;
(4) an intern permit; or
(5) a provisional license;
issued by the board regulating the profession in question.
As added by P.L.269-2001, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 4. Continuing Education › 25-1-4-0.7. Computation of Designated Time Periods

Sec. 0.7. (a) In computing any period under this chapter, the day of the act, event, or default from which the designated period of time begins to run is not included. The last day of the computed period is to be included unless it is:
(1) a Saturday;
(2) a Sunday;
(3) a legal holiday under a state statute; or
(4) a day that the office in which the act is to be done is closed during regular business hours.
(b) A period runs until the end of the next day after a day described in subsection (a)(1) through (a)(4). If the period allowed is less than seven (7) days, intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, state holidays, and days on which the office in which the act is to be done is closed during regular business hours are excluded from the calculation.
(c) A period under this chapter that begins when a person is served with a paper begins with respect to a particular person on the earlier of the date that:
(1) the person is personally served with the notice; or
(2) a notice for the person is deposited in the United States mail.
(d) If a notice is served through the United States mail, three (3) days must be added to a period that begins upon service of that notice.
As added by P.L.177-2009, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 4. Continuing Education › 25-1-4-1. Requirement

Sec. 1. No board or agency regulating a profession or occupation under this title or under IC 16 or IC 22 may require continuing education as a condition of certification, registration, or licensure unless so specifically authorized or mandated by statute.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.2-2008, SEC.53.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 4. Continuing Education › 25-1-4-2. Promotion

Sec. 2. A board or agency regulating a profession or occupation under this title or under IC 16 or IC 22 may cooperate with members of the profession or occupation it regulates to promote continuing education within the profession or occupation.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.2-2008, SEC.54.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 4. Continuing Education › 25-1-4-3. Sworn Statements of Compliance; Retention of Copies of Certificates of Completion; Audits

Sec. 3. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a board that is specifically authorized or mandated to require continuing education as a condition to renew a registration, certification, or license must require a practitioner to comply with the following renewal requirements:
(1) The practitioner shall provide the board with a sworn statement executed by the practitioner that the practitioner has fulfilled the continuing education requirements required by the board, after which the board will forward the sworn statement to the agency (established by IC 25-1-5-3).
(2) The practitioner shall retain copies of certificates of completion for continuing education courses for three (3) years from the end of the licensing period for which the continuing education applied. The practitioner shall provide the board or agency (established by IC 25-1-5-3) with copies of the certificates of completion upon the board's or agency's request for a compliance audit.
(b) This subsection does not apply to an individual licensed under IC 25-34.1. Following every license renewal period, the agency with consultation from the board may randomly audit for compliance more than one percent (1%) but less than ten percent (10%) of the practitioners required to take continuing education courses.
(c) This subsection applies only to individuals licensed under IC 25-34.1. Following every license renewal period for a broker's license issued under IC 25-34.1, the agency in consultation with the board may randomly audit for compliance more than one percent (1%) but less than ten percent (10%) of the practitioners required to take continuing education courses.
As added by P.L.269-2001, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.157-2006, SEC.13; P.L.173-2016, SEC.1; P.L.168-2016, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 4. Continuing Education › 25-1-4-3.2. Distance Learning Methods; Active Duty Requirements

Sec. 3.2. (a) A board or agency regulating a profession or occupation under this title or under IC 16 or IC 22 shall require that at least one-half (1/2) of all continuing education requirements must be allowed by distance learning methods, except for doctors, nurses, chiropractors, optometrists, and dentists.
(b) An individual who is called to active duty (as defined by IC 25-1-12-2) must be allowed to fulfill all continuing education requirements for professional or occupational licenses administered through the Indiana professional licensing agency by distance learning methods.
As added by P.L.227-2001, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.2-2008, SEC.55; P.L.168-2016, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 4. Continuing Education › 25-1-4-4. Hardship Waiver

Sec. 4. A board, a commission, a committee, or an agency regulating a profession or an occupation under this title or under IC 16 or IC 22 may grant an applicant a waiver from all or part of the continuing education requirement for a renewal period if the applicant was not able to fulfill the requirement due to a hardship that resulted from any of the following:
(1) Service in the armed forces of the United States during a substantial part of the renewal period.
(2) An incapacitating illness or injury.
(3) Other circumstances determined by the board or agency.
As added by P.L.88-2004, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.2-2008, SEC.56.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 4. Continuing Education › 25-1-4-5. Failure to Comply; License Suspension or Refusal to Reinstate; Penalties; Reinstatement Requirements

Sec. 5. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, if the board determines that a practitioner has not complied with this chapter or IC 25-1-8-6 at the time that the practitioner applies for license renewal or reinstatement or after an audit conducted under section 3 of this chapter, the board shall do the following:
(1) Send the practitioner notice of noncompliance by certified mail to the practitioner's last known address.
(2) As a condition of license renewal or reinstatement, require the practitioner to comply with subsection (b).
(3) For license renewal, issue a conditional license to the practitioner that is effective until the practitioner complies with subsection (b).
(b) Upon service of a notice of noncompliance under subsection (a), a practitioner shall do either of the following:
(1) If the practitioner believes that the practitioner has complied with this chapter or IC 25-1-8-6, if applicable, within twenty-one (21) days of service of the notice, send written notice to the board requesting a review so that the practitioner may submit proof of compliance.
(2) If the practitioner does not disagree with the board's determination of noncompliance, do the following:
(A) Except as provided in subsection (d), pay to the board a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) within twenty-one (21) days of service of the notice.
(B) Acquire, within six (6) months after service of the notice, the number of credit hours needed to achieve full compliance.
(C) Comply with all other provisions of this chapter.
(c) If a practitioner fails to comply with subsection (b), the board shall immediately suspend or refuse to reinstate the license of the practitioner and send notice of the suspension or refusal to the practitioner by certified mail.
(d) If the board determines that a practitioner has knowingly or intentionally made a false or misleading statement to the board concerning compliance with the continuing education requirements, in addition to the requirements under this section the board may impose a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) under subsection (b)(2)(A).
(e) The board shall:
(1) reinstate a practitioner's license; or
(2) renew the practitioner's license in place of the conditional license issued under subsection (a)(3);
if the practitioner supplies proof of compliance with this chapter under subsection (b)(1) or IC 25-1-8-6, if applicable.
As added by P.L.157-2006, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.197-2007, SEC.17; P.L.177-2009, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 4. Continuing Education › 25-1-4-6. Failure to Comply; Denial of License Renewal or Reinstatement; Penalties

Sec. 6. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, if at the time a practitioner applies for license renewal or reinstatement or after an audit conducted under section 3 of this chapter, the board determines that the practitioner has failed to comply with this chapter or IC 25-1-8-6, if applicable, and the practitioner has previously received a notice of noncompliance under section 5(a) of this chapter during the preceding license period, the board shall do the following:
(1) Provide the practitioner notice of noncompliance by certified mail.
(2) Deny the practitioner's application for license renewal or reinstatement.
(b) The board shall reinstate a license not renewed under subsection (a) upon occurrence of the following:
(1) Payment by a practitioner to the board of a civil penalty determined by the board, but not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(2) Acquisition by the practitioner of the number of credit hours required to be obtained by the practitioner during the relevant license period.
(3) The practitioner otherwise complies with this chapter.
As added by P.L.157-2006, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.197-2007, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 4. Continuing Education › 25-1-4-7. Credit Hours

Sec. 7. Credit hours acquired by a practitioner under section 5(b)(2) or 6(b)(2) of this chapter may not apply to the practitioner's credit hour requirement for the license period in which the credit hours are acquired.
As added by P.L.157-2006, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 5. Professional Licensing Agency › 25-1-5-1. Centralization of Staff, Functions, and Services; Purpose

Sec. 1. The centralization of staff, functions, and services contemplated by this chapter shall be done in such a way as to enhance the Indiana professional licensing agency's ability to:
(1) make maximum use of data processing as a means of more efficient operation; and
(2) provide more services and carry out functions of superior quality.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.169-1985, SEC.23; P.L.206-2005, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 5. Professional Licensing Agency › 25-1-5-2. Definitions

Sec. 2. The following terms are defined for this chapter:
(1) "Agency" means the Indiana professional licensing agency established by section 3 of this chapter.
(2) "Board" means any agency, board, advisory committee, or group described in IC 25-0.5-5.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.206-2005, SEC.2; P.L.3-2014, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 5. Professional Licensing Agency › 25-1-5-3. Indiana Professional Licensing Agency; Functions; Duties and Responsibilities

Sec. 3. (a) There is established the Indiana professional licensing agency. The agency shall perform all administrative functions, duties, and responsibilities assigned by law or rule to the executive director, secretary, or other statutory administrator of the entities described in IC 25-0.5-5.
(b) Nothing in this chapter may be construed to give the agency policy making authority, which authority remains with each board.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.2. Amended by Acts 1982, P.L.113, SEC.8; P.L.137-1985, SEC.6; P.L.169-1985, SEC.24; P.L.149-1987, SEC.18; P.L.242-1989, SEC.5; P.L.238-1989, SEC.5; P.L.186-1990, SEC.3; P.L.48-1991, SEC.13; P.L.227-1993, SEC.4; P.L.213-1993, SEC.1; P.L.33-1993, SEC.10; P.L.124-1994, SEC.3; P.L.175-1997, SEC.4; P.L.147-1997, SEC.7; P.L.84-1998, SEC.2; P.L.24-1999, SEC.3; P.L.206-2005, SEC.3; P.L.2-2008, SEC.57; P.L.122-2009, SEC.3; P.L.84-2010, SEC.9; P.L.232-2013, SEC.12; P.L.3-2014, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 5. Professional Licensing Agency › 25-1-5-3.3. Treatment of Rules Adopted by Health Professions Bureau Before July 1, 2005; Transfer of Property and Appropriations to Agency; Treatment of References to Health Professions Bureau

Sec. 3.3. (a) The rules adopted by the health professions bureau before July 1, 2005, and in effect on June 30, 2005, shall be treated after June 30, 2005, as the rules of the agency.
(b) On July 1, 2005, the agency becomes the owner of all the property of the health professions bureau. An appropriation made to the health professions bureau shall be treated after June 30, 2005, as an appropriation to the agency.
(c) Any reference in a law, a rule, a license, a registration, a certification, or an agreement to the health professions bureau shall be treated after June 30, 2005, as a reference to the agency.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.404.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 5. Professional Licensing Agency › 25-1-5-3.5. Board Membership Not a Lucrative Office

Sec. 3.5. For purposes of Article 2, Section 9 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana, membership on a board is not a lucrative office.
As added by P.L.135-2012, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 5. Professional Licensing Agency › 25-1-5-4.5. Development and Maintenance of System for Anatomical Gift Donation; Information; Amend or Revoke Anatomical Gift; System

Sec. 4.5. (a) The agency's duties and functions under this chapter include developing and maintaining a system that allows an individual who is applying for:
(1) an initial license or certificate; or
(2) the renewal of an existing license or certificate;
to become a donor of an anatomical gift (as defined by IC 29-2-16.1-1(3)).
(b) The agency shall place the information of an individual who elects to become a donor of an anatomical gift in a donor registry (as defined by IC 29-2-16.1-1(9)).
(c) An individual authorized to make an anatomical gift under IC 29-2-16.1 may amend or revoke an anatomical gift under IC 29-2-16.1-5. However, the agency's system under subsection (a) is not required to amend or remove a donor's decision to make an anatomical gift from the registry if the individual at a later time amends or revokes their decision to be a donor.
(d) The system developed under this section must comply with the requirements under IC 29-2-16.1.
As added by P.L.16-2022, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 5. Professional Licensing Agency › 25-1-5-4.6. Electronic Applications; Website Information

Sec. 4.6. (a) Beginning January 1, 2024, all applications for a new license or certificate or renewal of a license or certificate must be submitted electronically, unless an individual requests a paper copy of the application for a new license or certificate or renewal of a license or certificate from the agency. The agency shall prescribe the form and manner to request a paper copy.
(b) Beginning January 1, 2024, before February 1 of each calendar year, the agency shall post on its website the following information:
(1) The number of new licenses and certificates issued in the preceding calendar year, with the information separated by license and certificate type.
(2) The average wait time for new licenses and certificates that were issued after submission of a completed application in the preceding calendar year, with the information separated by license and certificate type.
(3) The number of licenses and certificates renewed in the preceding calendar year, with the information separated by license and certificate type.
As added by P.L.148-2023, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 5. Professional Licensing Agency › 25-1-5-5. Executive Director

Sec. 5. (a) The agency shall be administered by an executive director appointed by the governor who shall serve at the will and pleasure of the governor.
(b) The executive director must be qualified by experience and training.
(c) The term "executive director" or "secretary", or any other statutory term for the administrative officer of a board described in IC 25-0.5-5, means the executive director of the agency or the executive director's designee.
(d) The executive director is the chief fiscal officer of the agency and is responsible for hiring of all staff, and for procurement of all services and supplies in accordance with IC 5-22. The executive director may appoint not more than three (3) deputy directors, who must be qualified to work for the boards which are served by the agency.
(e) The executive director shall execute a bond payable to the state, with surety to consist of a surety or guaranty corporation qualified to do business in Indiana, in an amount fixed by the state board of accounts, conditioned upon the faithful performance of duties and the accounting for all money and property that come into the executive director's hands or under the executive director's control. The executive director may likewise cause any employee of the agency to execute a bond if that employee receives, disburses, or in any way handles funds or property of the agency. The costs of any such bonds shall be paid from funds available to the agency.
(f) The executive director may present to the general assembly legislative recommendations regarding operations of the agency and the boards it serves, including adoption of four (4) year license or certificate renewal cycles wherever feasible.
(g) The executive director may execute orders, subpoenas, continuances, and other legal documents on behalf of a board or committee when requested to do so by the board or committee.
(h) The executive director or the executive director's designee may, upon request of a board or committee, provide advice and technical assistance on issues that may be presented to the boards or committees.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.2. Amended by Acts 1982, P.L.113, SEC.9; P.L.169-1985, SEC.26; P.L.149-1987, SEC.20; P.L.48-1991, SEC.14; P.L.49-1997, SEC.63; P.L.206-2005, SEC.5; P.L.6-2012, SEC.169; P.L.3-2014, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 5. Professional Licensing Agency › 25-1-5-6. Executive Director; Representatives; Staff Placement

Sec. 6. (a) The executive director may designate certain employees of the agency to represent the executive director of the agency at the board meetings, proceedings, or other activities of the board.
(b) The executive director shall assign staff to individual boards and shall work with the boards to ensure efficient utilization and placement of staff.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.169-1985, SEC.27; P.L.206-2005, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 5. Professional Licensing Agency › 25-1-5-9. Submission of Certified Document as Proof of Required Diploma

Sec. 9. If a board or committee requires an applicant for a certificate or license to submit a certified copy of a diploma showing that the applicant graduated from a school or program as a condition for certification or licensure, the applicant may satisfy this requirement by submitting another certified document that shows that the applicant graduated from or received the required diploma from the applicable school or program.
As added by P.L.177-1996, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 5. Professional Licensing Agency › 25-1-5-10. Provider Profiles

Sec. 10. (a) As used in this section, "provider" means an individual licensed, certified, registered, or permitted by any of the entities described in IC 25-0.5-6.
(b) The agency shall create and maintain a provider profile for each provider described in subsection (a).
(c) A provider profile must contain the following information:
(1) The provider's name.
(2) The provider's license, certification, registration, or permit number.
(3) The provider's license, certification, registration, or permit type.
(4) The date the provider's license, certification, registration, or permit was issued.
(5) The date the provider's license, certification, registration, or permit expires.
(6) The current status of the provider's license, certification, registration, or permit.
(7) The provider's city and state of record.
(8) A statement of any disciplinary action taken against the provider within the previous ten (10) years by an entity described in IC 25-0.5-6.
(d) The agency shall make provider profiles available to the public.
(e) The computer gateway administered by the office of technology established by IC 4-13.1-2-1 shall make the information described in subsection (c)(1), (c)(2), (c)(3), (c)(6), (c)(7), and (c)(8) generally available to the public on the Internet.
(f) The agency may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this section.
As added by P.L.211-2001, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.177-2005, SEC.45; P.L.206-2005, SEC.7; P.L.2-2008, SEC.58; P.L.122-2009, SEC.4; P.L.84-2010, SEC.10; P.L.232-2013, SEC.13; P.L.3-2014, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 5. Professional Licensing Agency › 25-1-5-10.5. Provider Profile Information Supplied by Indiana Board of Veterinary Medicine

Sec. 10.5. The Indiana board of veterinary medicine shall provide the agency with the information necessary to create and maintain a provider profile under section 10 of this chapter for each provider (as defined by section 10(a) of this chapter) regulated under IC 25-38.1.
As added by P.L.48-2022, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 5.3. Failure to Enact Licensure Rules › 25-1-5.3-1. Definitions

Sec. 1. The following definitions apply throughout this chapter:
(1) "Agency" has the meaning set forth in IC 25-1-5-2.
(2) "Applicant" has the meaning set forth in IC 25-1-5-11.
(3) "Board" has the meaning set forth in IC 25-1-5-2.
(4) "Compliant", with respect to a licensure rule, means a licensure rule that the agency or a board has adopted.
(5) "Enactment date" means the date on which a statute requires rulemaking for a licensure rule to become effective or otherwise requires rulemaking to commence.
(6) "Executive director" refers to the individual described in IC 25-1-5-5.
(7) "Licensee" has the meaning set forth in IC 25-1-5-11.
(8) "Licensure rule" means a rule that:
(A) relates to the issuance of a license, certificate, registration, or permit, or a requirement or prerequisite for obtaining a license, or keeping a license in good standing; and
(B) is required by statute with an enactment date after January 1, 2023, to be adopted by the agency or a board.
(9) "Material detriment" means:
(A) an inability to obtain a license, certification, permit, or other credential from the agency or a board;
(B) an inability to:
(i) practice;
(ii) perform a procedure; or
(iii) engage in a particular professional activity in Indiana or another jurisdiction; or
(C) any other substantial burden to professional or business interests.
(10) "Noncompliant", with respect to a licensure rule, means a licensure rule that the agency or a board has not adopted as an interim rule under IC 4-22-2-37.2 within six (6) months of the enactment date.
As added by P.L.249-2023, SEC.80.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 5.3. Failure to Enact Licensure Rules › 25-1-5.3-2. Noncompliant Licensure Rule; Civil Action; Jurisdiction; Damages

Sec. 2. (a) If a licensee or applicant believes that the agency or a board has failed to adopt a licensure rule within six (6) months of the enactment date, an applicant or licensee who has suffered a material detriment as a result of a noncompliant licensure rule may seek damages from the agency or board by bringing an action in a court of competent jurisdiction.
(b) A court shall not certify a class in any matter seeking damages under this section.
(c) In a matter seeking damages under this section, a court may order the following:
(1) An injunction requiring adoption of a compliant interim licensure rule not earlier than six (6) months from the date of the order.
(2) Damages equal to the amount of the material detriment caused by the noncompliant licensure rule, including prospective damages through the date established under subdivision (1).
(3) Court costs and attorney's fees.
(d) IC 34-13-3 applies to an action brought under this section.
As added by P.L.249-2023, SEC.80.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 5.5. Electronic Registry of Professions › 25-1-5.5-1. Establishment of Electronic Registry

Sec. 1. The electronic registry of professions is established. This chapter applies to any profession required to use the registry under this title.
As added by P.L.177-2009, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 5.5. Electronic Registry of Professions › 25-1-5.5-2. Definitions

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