reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 5 - STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND COMPETENT PRACTICE OF MEDICINE › Rule 6 - Opioid Prescribing Requirements › Section 6-10 - Physician assistants and advanced practice nurses

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-22.5-2-7; IC
				  25-22.5-13-2
Affected: IC
				  25-1-9; IC 25-22.5; IC
				  25-23-1; IC
				  25-27.5-5; IC
				  25-27.5-6
Sec. 10.
(a) IC
				25-27.5-5 addresses the scope of
				practice of physician assistants in their dependent practice under supervising
				physicians including limiting the duties and responsibilities of physician
				assistants to those that are delegated by the supervising physician and that
				are within the supervising physician's scope of practice. IC
				25-27.5-6 addresses supervisory
				responsibilities of the supervising physician, or when applicable, a physician
				designee. The prescribing of opioids for chronic pain management as regulated
				by this rule falls within the requirements on supervising physicians, or when
				applicable, on physician designees, under IC
				25-27.5-5 and IC
				25-27.5-6 including appropriate
				delegating of duties and responsibilities to physician assistants and
				appropriate supervision of physician assistants.
(b) IC
				25-23-1-19.4 through IC
				25-23-1-19.8 and 848 IAC 5 address
				the practice of advanced practice nurses with prescriptive authority in
				collaboration with a physician. The prescribing of opioids for chronic pain
				management as regulated by this rule falls within the requirements on
				collaborating physicians regarding the prescriptive authority for advanced
				practice nurses under IC
				25-23-1-19.4 though IC
				25-23-1-19.8 and 848 IAC
				5.
IC
				  4-22-2-36
				  suspends the effectiveness of a rule document for 30 days after filing with the
				  Publisher. LSA Document #14-289 was filed
				  10/7/2014.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 5 - STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND COMPETENT PRACTICE OF MEDICINE › Rule 8 - Telehealth Services Pilot Program › Section 8-1 - Scope

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-22.5-2-7; IC
				  25-22.5-14-1
Affected: IC
				  25-22.5-14
Sec. 1.
This rule establishes standards and procedures to implement
				  a telehealth services pilot program utilizing telecommunications and
				  information technology to provide access to health assessment, diagnosis,
				  intervention, consultation, treatment, supervision, and information across a
				  distance.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 5 - STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND COMPETENT PRACTICE OF MEDICINE › Rule 8 - Telehealth Services Pilot Program › Section 8-2 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-22.5-2-7; IC
				  25-22.5-14-1
Affected: IC
				  25-22.5-2-1; IC
				  25-22.5-14
Sec. 2.
(a) The
				definitions in this section apply throughout this rule.
(b) "Board" refers to the medical licensing
				board of Indiana established by IC
				25-22.5-2-1.
(c) "Participant" means a physician who holds
				an active, unrestricted license to practice medicine in the state of Indiana. A
				participant may choose to organize under an entity or entities for authorized
				purposes.
(d) "Pilot program" means
				a pilot program established by the board to provide telehealth services to
				patients in Indiana without the requirement of an in-person, patient-physician
				relationship. The board may authorize more than one (1) participant to provide
				telehealth services under the pilot program.
(e) "Telehealth" means the practice of health
				care delivery, diagnosis, consultation, treatment, transfer of medical data, or
				exchange of medical education information by means of real-time video or secure
				chat or secure e-mail or integrated telephony while the patient is at any
				location and the health care provider is at any other location.
(f) "Telehealth services" means the use of
				telecommunications and information technology to provide access to health
				assessment, diagnosis, intervention, consultation, treatment, supervision, and
				information across a distance.
(g)
				"Valid prescription" refers to a prescription that is issued by a licensed
				physician for a legitimate medical purpose in the usual course of professional
				practice and issued by the licensed physician who has first obtained a medical
				history and conducted an evaluation of the patient adequate to establish a
				diagnosis.
(h) "Visit" includes a
				single, independent encounter not to include follow-up visits by the same
				patient for that initial encounter. A visit by an established patient for a new
				encounter of treatment would be considered a new visit for purposes of the
				pilot.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 5 - STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND COMPETENT PRACTICE OF MEDICINE › Rule 8 - Telehealth Services Pilot Program › Section 8-3 - Pilot program requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-22.5-2-7; IC
				  25-22.5-14-1
Affected: IC
				  16-18-2-168; IC
				  25-22.5-14
Sec. 3.
The pilot program must include the following
				  requirements:
(1) All telehealth
				services must be provided by a physician licensed in good standing under IC
				25-22.5 who has an established physical practice in Indiana.
(2) Each patient's medical record shall be
				considered a health record as defined at IC
				16-18-2-168 and be subject to all
				confidentiality requirements associated with a health record.
(3) All technology must be secure and comply
				with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
				(Public Law
				104-191, 110 Stat. 1938 (1996) and 45 CFR Parts
				160 and 164).
(4) Prescriptions may
				not be issued for a controlled substance or an abortifacient.
(5) Services provided under the pilot program
				shall include primary, urgent, and nonemergent care and may not include
				emergency care.
(6) The geographic
				area that will be served under the pilot program shall be limited to the state
				of Indiana.
(7) Telehealth shall
				not include any encounter in which the patient is assured that any outcome,
				including the issuance of a prescription, will be issued as a quid pro quo for
				the payment of the provider's consultation fee or solely on the basis of an
				online questionnaire.
(8) The pilot
				program shall consist of at least two (2) months of actively treating patients
				and must include:
(A) a minimum of two hundred
				(200) visits; or
(B) no less than
				one hundred (100) visits that include the issuance of a prescription.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 5 - STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND COMPETENT PRACTICE OF MEDICINE › Rule 8 - Telehealth Services Pilot Program › Section 8-4 - Telehealth consultation requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-22.5-2-7; IC
				  25-22.5-14-1
Affected: IC
				  25-22.5-14
Sec. 4.
Telehealth consultations shall at least do the
				  following:
(1) Encourage the
				availability of patient medical information.
(2) Include a documented patient evaluation
				including history and discussion adequate to establish a diagnosis and identify
				underlying conditions or contraindications to the treatment
				recommended.
(3) Allow each patient
				upon conclusion of the encounter the ability to forward documentation to
				selected care providers to uphold patient's continuity of care.
(4) Not be based exclusively on the basis of
				an online questionnaire.
(5)
				Require participants to address what, if any, tools or peripherals are
				available to assist in the initial history and physician examination of the
				patient.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 5 - STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND COMPETENT PRACTICE OF MEDICINE › Rule 8 - Telehealth Services Pilot Program › Section 8-5 - Pilot program evaluation; surveys

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-22.5-2-7; IC
				  25-22.5-14-1
Affected: IC
				  25-22.5-14
Sec. 5.
(a) The
				participants shall establish a survey tool that, at a minimum, evaluates the:
(1) satisfaction of participating patients
				and participating physicians; and
(2) efficacy of a visit and determine whether
				additional follow-up was needed.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 5 - STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND COMPETENT PRACTICE OF MEDICINE › Rule 8 - Telehealth Services Pilot Program › Section 8-6 - Pilot program reporting

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-22.5-2-7; IC
				  25-22.5-14-1
Affected: IC
				  5-14-6; IC
				  25-22.5-14
Sec. 6.
Before the earlier of six (6) months after the completion of
				  the pilot program, February 1, 2015, or an alternative deadline that may be
				  established by the general assembly, the board shall report to the general
				  assembly in an electronic format under IC
				  5-14-6 concerning the outcomes of
				  the pilot program, including the following:
(1) The number of patients served.
(2) The number of prescriptions
				issued.
(3) The number of in-person
				follow-up visits required. This requirement shall be satisfied by written
				documentation in each patient's medical record indicating that follow-up care
				was recommended.
(4) Overall
				physician and patient satisfaction.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 5 - STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND COMPETENT PRACTICE OF MEDICINE › Rule 9 - Health Care Volunteer Registry Locations › Section 9-1 - Scope

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-22.5-2-7; IC
				  25-22.5-15
Affected: IC 25-22.5; IC
				  34-30-13
Sec. 1.
This rule establishes requirements for the approval of
				  locations at which the provision of health care services are provided and for
				  which inclusion in the health care volunteer registry is appropriate.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 5 - STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND COMPETENT PRACTICE OF MEDICINE › Rule 9 - Health Care Volunteer Registry Locations › Section 9-2 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-22.5-2-7; IC
				  25-22.5-15
Affected: IC
				  25-1-5-3; IC 25-22.5; IC
				  34-6-2-55; IC
				  34-30-13
Sec. 2.
(a) The
				definitions in this section apply throughout this rule.
(b) "Agency" means the Indiana professional
				licensing agency as established by IC
				25-1-5-3.
(c) "Approved location" means a location that
				meets the eligibility requirements of this rule for inclusion and is included
				on the health care volunteer registry.
(d) "Board" means the medical licensing board
				of Indiana as established by IC
				25-22.5-2-1.
(e) "Health care services" has the meaning
				set forth in IC
				34-6-2-55(a)(2).
(f) "Health care volunteer registry" means
				the electronic health care volunteer registry established by IC
				25-22.5-15 and 810 IAC
				2.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 5 - STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND COMPETENT PRACTICE OF MEDICINE › Rule 9 - Health Care Volunteer Registry Locations › Section 9-3 - Application

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-22.5-2-7; IC
				  25-22.5-15
Affected: IC 25-22.5; IC
				  34-30-13
Sec. 3.
(a) The
				application for inclusion as an approved location on the health care volunteer
				registry must be made upon forms supplied by the board.
(b) Each applicant shall provide the board
				with evidence of compliance with the requirements of this rule.
(c) All information in the application shall
				be submitted under oath or affirmation, subject to the penalties of
				perjury.
(d) Application forms
				submitted to the board must be complete. All supporting documents required by
				the application must be submitted with the application.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 5 - STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND COMPETENT PRACTICE OF MEDICINE › Rule 9 - Health Care Volunteer Registry Locations › Section 9-4 - Renewal

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-22.5-2-7; IC
				  25-22.5-15
Affected: IC 25-22.5; IC
				  34-30-13
Sec. 4.
An approved location must make an application for renewal of
				  its inclusion on the health care volunteer registry by December 31 of even
				  numbered years.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 5 - STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND COMPETENT PRACTICE OF MEDICINE › Rule 9 - Health Care Volunteer Registry Locations › Section 9-5 - Locations ineligible for inclusion on the health care volunteer registry

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-22.5-2-7; IC
				  25-22.5-15
Affected: IC 25-22.5; IC
				  34-30-13
Sec. 5.
The following locations providing health care services are
				  ineligible for inclusion on the health care volunteer registry:
(1) A physician's office.
(2) An entity licensed or certified by the
				Indiana state department of health.
(3) A health care facility, including a
				facility that receives federal funding.
(4) Any other permanent facility at which the
				primary purpose is to provide health care services.
(5) A residential structure, including
				long-term care facilities.
(6) Any
				location not meeting the requirements of section 8 of this rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 5 - STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND COMPETENT PRACTICE OF MEDICINE › Rule 9 - Health Care Volunteer Registry Locations › Section 9-6 - Locations eligible for inclusion on the health care volunteer registry

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-22.5-2-7; IC
				  25-22.5-15
Affected: IC 25-22.5; IC
				  34-30-13
Sec. 6.
A location that completes an application for inclusion and
				  meets the requirements of this rule may be approved by the board for inclusion
				  on the health care volunteer registry.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 5 - STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND COMPETENT PRACTICE OF MEDICINE › Rule 9 - Health Care Volunteer Registry Locations › Section 9-7 - Removal of locations from the health care volunteer registry

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-22.5-2-7; IC
				  25-22.5-15
Affected: IC 25-22.5; IC
				  34-30-13
Sec. 7.
The board may remove a location from the health care
				  volunteer registry if one (1) of the following conditions is met:
(1) The location does not complete a renewal
				application pursuant to section 4 of this rule.
(2) The location becomes a location described
				in section 5 of this rule.
(3) The
				location fails to meet the requirements of section 8 of this rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 5 - STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND COMPETENT PRACTICE OF MEDICINE › Rule 9 - Health Care Volunteer Registry Locations › Section 9-8 - Facilities and equipment

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-22.5-2-7; IC 25-22.5-15
Affected: IC 25-22.5; IC 34-30-13
Sec. 8.
(a) All
				locations seeking inclusion on the health care volunteer registry that have a
				fixed location shall meet the following:
(1)
				Have a reliable and readily available source of power capable of adequately
				powering all necessary equipment related to the provision of health care
				services.
(2) Have a reliable and
				readily available source of light capable of adequately illuminating the
				designated space necessary to the provision of health care services.
(3) Have a designated space within the
				facility where health care services will be provided.
(4) Conform to infectious waste management
				requirements as required by
				410 IAC 1-3.
(5) Conform to universal precaution
				requirements as required by
				410 IAC 1-4.
(6) Have ready access to potable water,
				including hot water, necessary for the provision of health care
				services.
(7) Have ready access to
				toilet facilities for use by individuals providing or obtaining health care
				services.
(8) Have adequate
				ventilation necessary for the provision of health care services.
(9) Keep the facility and grounds in good
				repair so that health care services can be delivered safely.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 6 - PHYSICAL THERAPISTS AND PHYSICAL THERAPISTS' ASSISTANTS › Rule 1 - General Provisions › Section 1-2 - Definitions (Transferred)

Current through July 10, 2024
Transferred from the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana (
					 844 IAC 6-1-2 ) to the Indiana Board of Physical Therapy ( 842 IAC 1-1-1 ) by
					 P.L. 160-2019, SECTION
					 31, effective July 1,
					 2019.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 6 - PHYSICAL THERAPISTS AND PHYSICAL THERAPISTS' ASSISTANTS › Rule 1 - General Provisions › Section 1-3 - Standards of practice for physical therapy services (Transferred)

Current through July 10, 2024
Transferred from the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana (
					 844 IAC 6-1-3 ) to the Indiana Board of Physical Therapy ( 842 IAC 1-1-2 ) by
					 P.L. 160-2019, SECTION
					 31, effective July 1,
					 2019.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 6 - PHYSICAL THERAPISTS AND PHYSICAL THERAPISTS' ASSISTANTS › Rule 1 - General Provisions › Section 1-4 - Accreditation of educational programs (Transferred)

Current through July 10, 2024
Transferred from the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana (
					 844 IAC 6-1-4 ) to the Indiana Board of Physical Therapy ( 842 IAC 1-1-3 ) by
					 P.L. 160-2019, SECTION
					 31, effective July 1,
					 2019.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 6 - PHYSICAL THERAPISTS AND PHYSICAL THERAPISTS' ASSISTANTS › Rule 2 - Fees › Section 2-2 - Fees (Transferred)

Current through July 10, 2024
Transferred from the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana (
					 844 IAC 6-2-2 ) to the Indiana Board of Physical Therapy ( 842 IAC 1-2-1 ) by
					 P.L. 160-2019, SECTION
					 31, effective July 1,
					 2019.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 6 - PHYSICAL THERAPISTS AND PHYSICAL THERAPISTS' ASSISTANTS › Rule 3 - Admission to Practice › Section 3-1 - Licensure by endorsement (Transferred)

Current through July 10, 2024
Transferred from the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana (
					 844 IAC 6-3-1 ) to the Indiana Board of Physical Therapy ( 842 IAC 1-3-1 ) by
					 P.L. 160-2019, SECTION
					 31, effective July 1,
					 2019.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 6 - PHYSICAL THERAPISTS AND PHYSICAL THERAPISTS' ASSISTANTS › Rule 3 - Admission to Practice › Section 3-2 - Licensure by examination (Transferred)

Current through July 10, 2024
Transferred from the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana (
					 844 IAC 6-3-2 ) to the Indiana Board of Physical Therapy ( 842 IAC 1-3-2 ) by
					 P.L. 160-2019, SECTION
					 31, effective July 1,
					 2019.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 6 - PHYSICAL THERAPISTS AND PHYSICAL THERAPISTS' ASSISTANTS › Rule 3 - Admission to Practice › Section 3-4 - Applications for licensure as a physical therapist or certification as a physical therapist's assistant (Transferred)

Current through July 10, 2024
Transferred from the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana (
					 844 IAC 6-3-4 ) to the Indiana Board of Physical Therapy ( 842 IAC 1-3-3 ) by
					 P.L. 160-2019, SECTION
					 31, effective July 1,
					 2019.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 6 - PHYSICAL THERAPISTS AND PHYSICAL THERAPISTS' ASSISTANTS › Rule 3 - Admission to Practice › Section 3-5 - Temporary permits (Transferred)

Current through July 10, 2024
Transferred from the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana (
					 844 IAC 6-3-5 ) to the Indiana Board of Physical Therapy ( 842 IAC 1-3-4 ) by
					 P.L. 160-2019, SECTION
					 31, effective July 1,
					 2019.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 6 - PHYSICAL THERAPISTS AND PHYSICAL THERAPISTS' ASSISTANTS › Rule 3 - Admission to Practice › Section 3-6 - Social Security numbers (Transferred)

Current through July 10, 2024
Transferred from the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana (
					 844 IAC 6-3-6 ) to the Indiana Board of Physical Therapy ( 842 IAC 1-3-5 ) by
					 P.L. 160-2019, SECTION
					 31, effective July 1,
					 2019.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 6 - PHYSICAL THERAPISTS AND PHYSICAL THERAPISTS' ASSISTANTS › Rule 4 - Registration of Licensed Physical Therapists and Physical Therapists' Assistants (Transferred)

Current through July 10, 2024
Transferred from the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana ( 844
				  IAC 6-4 ) to the Indiana Board of Physical Therapy ( 842 IAC 1-4 ) by P.L.
				  160-2019, SECTION
				  31, effective July 1,
				  2019
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 6 - PHYSICAL THERAPISTS AND PHYSICAL THERAPISTS' ASSISTANTS › Rule 6 - Reinstatement of Suspended License › Section 6-3 - Duties of suspended licensees, certificate holders (Transferred)

Current through July 10, 2024
Transferred from the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana (
					 844 IAC 6-6-3 ) to the Indiana Board of Physical Therapy ( 842 IAC 1-5-1 ) by
					 P.L. 160-2019, SECTION
					 31, effective July 1,
					 2019.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 6 - PHYSICAL THERAPISTS AND PHYSICAL THERAPISTS' ASSISTANTS › Rule 6 - Reinstatement of Suspended License › Section 6-4 - Protection of patients' interests (Transferred)

Current through July 10, 2024
Transferred from the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana (
					 844 IAC 6-6-4 ) to the Indiana Board of Physical Therapy ( 842 IAC 1-5-2 ) by
					 P.L. 160-2019, SECTION
					 31, effective July 1,
					 2019.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 6 - PHYSICAL THERAPISTS AND PHYSICAL THERAPISTS' ASSISTANTS › Rule 7 - Standards of Professional Conduct (Transferred)

Current through July 10, 2024
Transferred from the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana ( 844
				  IAC 6-7 ) to the Indiana Board of Physical Therapy ( 842 IAC 1-6 ) by P.L.
				  160-2019, SECTION
				  31, effective July 1,
				  2019
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 6 - PHYSICAL THERAPISTS AND PHYSICAL THERAPISTS' ASSISTANTS › Rule 8 - Continuing Competency Requirements (Transferred)

Current through July 10, 2024
Transferred from the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana ( 844
				  IAC 6-8 ) to the Indiana Board of Physical Therapy ( 842 IAC 1-7 ) by P.L.
				  160-2019, SECTION
				  31, effective July 1,
				  2019
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 7 - REINSTATEMENT TO PRACTICE › Rule 1 - General Provisions › Section 1-1 - Evidence for reinstatement

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-22.5-2-7
Affected: IC 25-22.5; IC 25-27; IC 25-29; IC 25-33
Sec. 1.
No person whose license to practice medicine or osteopathic
				  medicine, midwifery, or whose license as a podiatrist, physical therapist,
				  physical therapist assistant, or whose registration and approval as a
				  physician's assistant, has been suspended or revoked shall be eligible for
				  reinstatement unless that person establishes by clear and convincing evidence
				  before the medical licensing board that:
(1) the person desires in good faith to
				obtain restoration of such license, registration or approval;
(2) the term of suspension prescribed in the
				order of suspension has elapsed or seven (7) years have elapsed since the
				revocation;
(3) the person has not
				engaged in that practice for which that person was licensed, registered or
				approved, in this state or has attempted to do so from the date discipline was
				imposed;
(4) the person has
				complied fully with the terms, if any, of the order for suspension or
				revocation;
(5) the person's
				attitude with regard to the misconduct, violation of law or rule, or
				incompetent practice for which the person was disciplined is one of genuine
				remorse;
(6) the person has a
				proper understanding of an attitude towards the standards that are imposed by
				statute or rule upon persons holding such license, registration or approval as
				had been suspended or revoked and the person can be reasonably expected to
				conduct himself/herself in conformity with such standards;
(7) the person can be safely recommended to
				the public and applicable professions as a person fit to be reinstated and is
				able to practice his/her profession with reasonable skill and safety to
				patients;
(8) the disability has
				been removed, corrected or otherwise brought under control if the suspension or
				revocation was imposed by reason of physical or mental illness or infirmity, or
				for use of or addiction to intoxicants or drugs;
(9) the person has successfully taken and
				completed such written examinations and tests as may be required by the medical
				licensing board, and has completed such professional training or education
				under a preceptorship as may be required.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 7 - REINSTATEMENT TO PRACTICE › Rule 1 - General Provisions › Section 1-3 - Duties of revoked licensees and registrants

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-22.5-2-7
Affected: IC 25-22.5; IC 25-27; IC 25-29; IC 25-33
Sec. 3.
In any case where a person's license, registration or
				  approval has been revoked, said person shall:
(1) Promptly notify or cause to be notified
				by in the manner and method specified by the board, all patients then in the
				care of the licensee or registrant, or those persons responsible for the
				patient's care, of the revocation and of the licensee's or registrant's
				consequent inability to act for or on their behalf in the licensee's or
				registrant's professional capacity. Such notice shall advise all such patients
				to seek the services of another licensee in good standing of their own
				choice.
(2) Promptly notify or
				cause to be notified all hospitals, medical and health care facilities where
				such licensee or registrant has privileges or staff status of the revocation
				accompanied by a list of all patients then in the care of said licensee or
				registrant.
(3) Notify in writing,
				by first class mail, the following organizations and governmental agencies of
				the revocation of licensure, registration or approval:
(A) Indiana department of public
				welfare;
(B) Social Security
				Administration;
(C) the medical
				licensing board(s), or equivalent state agency, of each state in which the
				person is licensed, registered or approved;
(D) drug enforcement
				administration;
(E) Indiana
				hospital association;
(F) Indiana
				state medical association;
(G)
				Indiana pharmacists association;
(H)
				American Medical Association;
(I)
				American Osteopathic Association;
(J) Federation of State Medical Boards of the
				United States, Inc.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 7 - REINSTATEMENT TO PRACTICE › Rule 1 - General Provisions › Section 1-4 - Duties of suspended licensees and registrants

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-22.5-2-7
Affected: IC 25-22.5; IC 25-27; IC 25-29; IC 25-33
Sec. 4.
In any case where a person's license or registration has
				  been suspended, said person shall:
(1)
				Within thirty (30) days from the date of the order of suspension, file with the
				medical licensing board an affidavit showing that:
(A) All active patients then under the
				licensee's or registrant's care have been notified in the manner and method
				specified by the board of the licensee's or registrant's suspension and
				consequent inability to act for or on their behalf in a professional capacity.
				Such notice shall advise all such patients to seek the services of another
				licensee or registrant of good standing of their own choice.
(B) All hospitals, medical and health care
				facilities where such licensee or registrant has privileges or staff status
				have been informed of the suspension order.
(C) Reasonable arrangements were made for the
				transfer of patient records, radiographic studies, and test results, or copies
				thereof, to a succeeding licensee or registrant employed by the patient or
				those responsible for the patient's care.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 7 - REINSTATEMENT TO PRACTICE › Rule 1 - General Provisions › Section 1-5 - Protection of patients' interests

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-22.5-2-7
Affected: IC 25-22.5; IC 25-27; IC 25-29; IC 25-33
Sec. 5.
Whenever a person's license or registration has been revoked
				  or suspended, and said person has not fully complied with the provisions of
				  844 IAC
				  7-1-3 and
				  844 IAC
				  7-1-4, or if said licensee or registrant has
				  disappeared or died or is otherwise unable to comply with said sections, the
				  medical licensing board shall request the health professions service bureau or
				  any state medical or osteopathic association or any county medical or
				  osteopathic society to take such action as may be appropriate to protect the
				  interest of that person's patients.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 7 - REINSTATEMENT TO PRACTICE › Rule 1 - General Provisions › Section 1-6 - Surrendered licenses

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-22.5-2-7
Affected: IC 25-22.5-3-1
Sec. 6.
(a) No
				person who has voluntarily surrendered his license or permit to practice
				medicine or osteopathic medicine in this state, or who surrenders such license
				or permit while disciplinary proceedings are pending, with written approval of
				the medical licensing board, shall be eligible for reinstatement unless that
				person establishes in a written request and by clear and convincing evidence
				before the medical licensing board that:
(1)
				The person satisfies the requirements of IC 25-22.5-3-1.
(2) The person has not engaged in the
				practice for which the person was licensed in this state or has attempted to do
				so from the date of surrender of his/her license.
(3) The person can be safely recommended to
				the public and applicable professions as a person fit to be reinstated, and is
				able to practice his/her profession with reasonable skill and safety to
				patients.
(4) The person is not
				under any physical, mental or medical disability, including addiction to
				intoxicants or drugs, which precludes or substantially inhibits the person from
				safely engaging in the practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine.
(5) The person has not violated IC
				25-22.5-6-2.1 prior to the surrender of licensure.
(6) The person, during the period in which
				licensure has been surrendered, has kept abreast of current professional theory
				and practice.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 7 - REINSTATEMENT TO PRACTICE › Rule 1 - General Provisions › Section 1-7 - Costs of disciplinary proceedings

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-22.5-2-7
Affected: IC 25-22.5-3-1
Sec. 7.
Persons who have been subjected to disciplinary sanctions by
				  the medical licensing board shall be responsible for the payment of the costs
				  of such disciplinary proceedings including, but not limited to, costs
				  for:
(1) court reporters;
(2) transcriptions;
(3) certifications, notarizations;
(4) photoduplication;
(5) witness attendance and mileage
				fees;
(6) postage for mailings
				required by law;
(7) expert
				witnesses;
(8)
				depositions.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 8 - PODIATRISTS (TRANSFERRED)

Current through July 10, 2024
Transferred from the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana (844
				IAC 8) to the Board of Podiatric Medicine (845 IAC 1) by P.L. 33-1993, SECTION
				76, effective July 1, 1993.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 9 - HEARING AID DEALERS › Rule 1 - Fees › Section 1-1 - Fees

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-1-8-2; IC
				  25-20-1-6
Affected: IC
				  25-20-1
Sec. 1.
The medical licensing board of Indiana shall charge and
				  collect the following fees:
(1) For
				the examination and/or reexamination of an applicant to practice as a hearing
				aid dealer, an administrative/issuance fee of sixty dollars ($60) payable to
				the Health Professions Bureau, plus the applicant's cost of purchasing the
				examination payable to the examination service.
(2) For the renewal of the certificate to
				practice as a hearing aid dealer, forty dollars ($40).
(3) For the issuance of a student hearing aid
				dealer certificate of registration, twenty dollars ($20).
(4) For the renewal of a student hearing aid
				dealer certificate, twenty dollars ($20).
(5) For verification of hearing aid dealer
				certificate to another state, ten dollars ($10).
(6) For a duplicate wall certificate, ten
				dollars ($10).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 9 - HEARING AID DEALERS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-1 - General

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-20-1-23
Affected: IC
				  25-20-1
Sec. 1.
The definitions in this rule apply throughout this article.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 9 - HEARING AID DEALERS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-2 - "Board" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-20-1-23
Affected: IC
				  25-20-1
Sec. 2.
"Board" refers to the medical licensing board of Indiana.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 9 - HEARING AID DEALERS › Rule 2 - Definitions › Section 2-4 - "Committee" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-20-1-23
Affected: IC
				  25-20-1
Sec. 4.
"Committee" refers to the committee of hearing aid dealer
				  examiners.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 9 - HEARING AID DEALERS › Rule 3 - Application › Section 3-1 - Hearing aid dealer registration

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-20-1-23
Affected: IC 25-1-9; IC 25-20-1-3
Sec. 1.
(a) The board
				may issue a registration to an applicant submitting an application in proper
				form, together with the nonrefundable fee, specified in
				844 IAC 9-1-1, passing the
				examination, and meeting all other minimum requirements specified in IC
				25-20-1-3.
(b) Persons seeking
				registration as a hearing aid dealer shall file an application on a form
				supplied by the bureau.
(c) Persons
				seeking registration as a hearing aid dealer may be requested to appear before
				the committee and shall provide the following information on, or submit such
				information with, the application for licensure or permit:
(1) All names used by the applicant,
				explaining the reason for the name change(s) or use(s).
(2) Date and place of birth.
(3) Whether the applicant has ever been
				issued a student hearing aid dealer certificate and, if so, the name of the
				sponsor for that certificate and date the certificate was issued.
(4) A list of all states, including Indiana,
				in which the applicant has ever applied for, or held, a certificate to practice
				as a hearing aid dealer.
(5)
				Whether the applicant is, or has ever been, addicted to any narcotic drugs,
				alcohol, or other drugs, and if so, the details of such addiction.
(6) Whether the applicant has ever had any
				disciplinary action taken against any hearing aid dealer certificate,
				registration, and/or license held by the applicant, by a licensing agency of
				this state, or any other state or jurisdiction and the date(s) and details of
				such action.
(7) Whether the
				applicant has ever been convicted of any violation of law relating to drug
				abuse, controlled substances, narcotic drugs, or any other drugs, including the
				date(s) and details of such conviction.
(8) A statement that the applicant has not
				been convicted of a criminal offense (excluding minor traffic violations) nor
				other offenses as specified in IC
				25-1-9, or a certified statement
				listing all criminal offenses (excluding minor traffic violations) of which the
				applicant has been convicted. This listing must include:
(A) the offense for which the applicant was
				convicted;
(B) the court in which
				the applicant was convicted; and
(C) the cause number in which the applicant
				was convicted.
(9) Two
				(2) passport-type photographs taken within sixty (60) days of the date of
				submission of the application.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 9 - HEARING AID DEALERS › Rule 3 - Application › Section 3-3 - Change of address

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-20-1-23
Affected: IC
				  25-20-1
Sec. 3.
(a) Each
				registrant shall inform the board, in writing, of all changes of address for
				residence and business, within ten (10) days of such change.
(b) A registrant's failure to receive
				notification of renewal due to failure to notify the board of a change of
				address shall not constitute an error on the part of the committee, board, or
				bureau, nor shall it exonerate or otherwise excuse the registrant from renewing
				such registration.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 9 - HEARING AID DEALERS › Rule 4 - Certification Renewal › Section 4-1 - Hearing aid dealer certificate renewal

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-20-1-23
Affected: IC 25-20-1-25
Sec. 1.
(a) Every
				individual holding a certificate to practice as a hearing aid dealer shall
				renew that certificate biennially.
(b) An application for renewal shall be on a
				form provided by the bureau and shall be accompanied by the renewal fee
				specified in
				844 IAC 9-1-1.
(c) Any registrant not renewing the
				certificate to practice as a hearing aid dealer by June 30 of each even
				numbered year shall be reinstated upon paying the biennial renewal fee, late
				fee, completing a renewal form supplied by the board or its duly authorized
				agent, and submitting proof of meeting the continuing education hour
				requirements specified in IC
				25-20-1-25.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 9 - HEARING AID DEALERS › Rule 4 - Certification Renewal › Section 4-4 - Standards for approval

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-20-1-25
Affected: IC
				  25-20-1-25
Sec. 4.
(a) Except
				for courses approved by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association or the
				National Institute for Hearing Instrument Studies, all other courses must be
				approved by the committee. In order to be approved by the committee, all
				courses for continuing education shall meet the requirements in subsection
				(b).
(b) The course will make a
				substantial contribution to the professional competency of hearing aid dealers
				who enroll. In determining if a course meets this standard, the committee will
				consider whether the continuing education course:
(1) has an acceptable statement of objectives
				which the program shall achieve for its participants;
(2) will provide adequate administration,
				including a responsible person to coordinate and administer the course, and
				will provide for the maintenance of proper records;
(3) will employ a variety of educational
				methods and teaching aids that enhance the learning opportunities;
(4) is of sufficient length to provide a
				substantial educational experience; courses of less than one (1) hour will be
				reviewed carefully to determine if they furnish a substantial educational
				experience; and
(5) will provide to
				the participants a meaningful record of attendance stating the continuing
				education hours involved.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 9 - HEARING AID DEALERS › Rule 4 - Certification Renewal › Section 4-5 - Responsibilities

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-20-1-25
Affected: IC
				  25-20-1-25
Sec. 5.
(a)
				Continuing education hours must be obtained within the biennial renewal period
				and may not be carried over from one (1) certification period to
				another.
(b) It is the
				responsibility of the certificate holder to notify the health professions
				bureau of courses completed to meet the continuing education requirements of IC
				25-20-1-25.
(c) It is the responsibility of the
				certificate holder to prove that courses attended have been approved by the
				committee, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association or the National
				Institute for Hearing Instrument Studies.
(d) The certificate holder shall maintain his
				or her continuing education records of a given biennium for a period of two (2)
				years following the end of that biennium.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 9 - HEARING AID DEALERS › Rule 5 - Examinations › Section 5-1 - Examination

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-20-1-23
Affected: IC
				  25-20-1
Sec. 1.
(a) The
				examination required for registration shall be designed to demonstrate the
				applicant's adequate technical and practical qualifications, including, but not
				limited to, the following:
(1) Written tests
				of knowledge in areas such as physics of sound, anatomy and physiology of
				hearing, and the function of hearing aids, as these areas pertain to the
				fitting or selection and sale of hearing aids.
(2) Evidence of knowledge of situations in
				which it is commonly believed that a hearing aid is inappropriate.
(3) Practical tests of proficiency in the
				taking of earmold impressions.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 9 - HEARING AID DEALERS › Rule 6 - Supervision; Standards of Conduct › Section 6-2 - Standards of unprofessional conduct

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-20-1-23
Affected: IC
				  25-20-1
Sec. 2.
The following acts, if performed by a hearing aid dealer or
				  a student hearing aid dealer, shall constitute grounds for disciplinary
				  action:
(1) Aiding and abetting a
				person to fit and/or dispense hearing aids who does not hold a proper
				registration or student registration.
(2) Fraudulent billing practices.
(3) Attaching the description "audiologist",
				"doctor", "physician", or similar terms or abbreviations to a name indicating
				or inducing others to believe that the person is engaged in the practice of
				another profession.
(4) Use of any
				symbol or depiction which connotes the medical or audiological
				profession.
(5) Use of any terms
				that could reasonably mislead the public that a private business practice has
				some relationship to a governmental or nonprofit medical, educational, or
				research institution or entity.
(6)
				Use, cause, or promote the use of any advertising media, promotional
				literature, testimonial, guarantee, warranty, label, brand, insignia, or any
				other representation, however disseminated or published, which is misleading,
				deceiving, or untruthful. Included among the foregoing acts are
				misrepresentations relating to:
(A) the grade,
				quality, quantity, origin, novelty, price, dealer cost, terms of sale, use,
				construction, size, composition, dimensions, type, design, development,
				visibility, durability, performance, fit, appearance, efficacy, benefits of any
				hearing aid, or the psychological well-being induced by a hearing aid;
				or
(B) any service or adjustment
				offered, promised, or supplied to purchasers of any hearing aid.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 9 - HEARING AID DEALERS › Rule 6 - Supervision; Standards of Conduct › Section 6-3 - Standards of conduct

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-20-1-23
Affected: IC
				  25-20-1
Sec. 3.
A hearing aid dealer shall be required, but not be limited
				  to, do the following:
(1) Give a
				truthful, candid, and complete account of the client's condition to the client
				or to those responsible for the client's care.
(2) Exercise reasonable care and diligence in
				providing services to clients based upon generally accepted scientific
				principles, methods, and current professional theory and practice.
(3) Make reasonable efforts to obtain a
				consultation with a physician or audiologist whenever requested to do so by a
				client or by those responsible for a client's care.
(4) Report unlawful activity of any other
				registrant or student to the committee or medical licensing board.
(5) Maintain appropriate audiometric
				measurement equipment to assess hearing loss to include air conduction, bone
				conduction, speech reception thresholds, speech discrimination, MCLs and UCLs,
				and masking capability. He or she will also have appropriate tools to evaluate
				the condition of the external auditory canal and visualize the tympanic
				membrane. All evaluation equipment must be calibrated yearly if
				indicated.
(6) Maintain an
				appropriate laboratory for the modification, repair, and/or cleaning of hearing
				aids and accessories.
(7) Maintain
				an appropriate filing system, which includes a client's personal and
				appropriate medical history, audiometric results, and hearing aid information
				(including warranties and spec sheets) as well as appropriate medical
				clearances or medical waivers.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 10 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-1 - Applicability

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.5-2-5; IC
				  25-23.5-2-6
Affected: IC
				  25-1-5-3; IC 25-23.5
Sec. 1.
The definitions in this rule apply throughout this
				  article.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 10 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-2.2 - "Contact hour" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.5-2-5; IC
				  25-23.5-2-6
Affected: IC
				  25-23.5-5
Sec. 2.2.
"Contact hour" means a unit of measure for a continuing
				  competency activity. One (1) contact hour equals at least fifty (50) minutes in
				  a learning activity.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA › Article 10 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-2.3 - "Continuing competency" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-23.5-2-5; IC 25-23.5-2-6
Affected: IC 25-23.5-5
Sec. 2.3.
"Continuing competency" means those activities under
				  category I continuing competency courses and category II continuing competency
				  activities as used in
				  844 IAC 10-7.