Title 25, PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Sec. 12. All rules and regulations authorized by this chapter, to become effective, shall be first approved by the board and then promulgated in the manner provided by law for the promulgation of rules and regulations of administrative bodies and when so promulgated shall be the …

Sec. 14. The attorney general, the board, or the prosecuting attorney or a citizen of any county in which a person is in violation of this chapter may bring an action in the name of the state to enjoin the person from continuing in violation of this chapter. A person who is enjoi…

Sec. 17. (a) This section applies to an administrator in training or a student intern seeking licensure as a health facility administrator. (b) An administrator in training or student intern may take a specialized course that: (1) is approved by the board as described in section …

Sec. 18. (a) An administrator in training seeking licensure as a health facility administrator shall do the following: (1) File an administrator in training application with the board and be approved by the board before starting an internship program. (2) Observe and become famil…

Sec. 19. (a) A student intern seeking licensure as a health facility administrator shall do the following: (1) File a student intern application with the board and be approved before starting the internship program. (2) Be enrolled in a postsecondary educational institution accre…

Sec. 2. (a) Subject to IC 25-1-6.5-3, there is created the Indiana state board of health facility administrators composed of five (5) members as follows: (1) Two (2) administrators of licensed proprietary health facilities. (2) Two (2) administrators of licensed nonproprietary he…

Sec. 2.5. (a) An individual seeking licensure as a residential care administrator must: (1) be at least twenty-one (21) years of age; (2) have obtained at least a high school diploma or its equivalent; (3) submit to a national criminal history background check, as required by IC …

Sec. 20. (a) To qualify as a preceptor, an applicant must: (1) be currently licensed as a health facility administrator under this article; (2) be in good standing and not the subject of a disciplinary action by the board; (3) file an application with the board and be approved be…

Sec. 21. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), to qualify as a postsecondary educational institution accredited program preceptor, an applicant must demonstrate that the program has faculty members who are currently licensed as health facility administrators under this articl…

Sec. 22. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a licensed health facility administrator shall complete at least forty (40) hours of continuing education during each two (2) year licensing period. (b) A licensed health facility administrator who: (1) is not currently licensed;…

expiration Sec. 23. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the board shall approve an application to be a sponsor if a person files an application with the board at least thirty (30) days before the date the continuing education program is scheduled to commence. (b) The board …

Sec. 24. (a) The agency shall do the following: (1) Retain a copy of a certificate of completion for a continuing education course described in section 22 of this chapter for three (3) years from the date of the end of the licensing period for which the continuing education credi…

Sec. 3. (a) The board may issue licenses to qualified persons as health facility administrators. (b) A person who applies to the board to practice as a health facility administrator must: (1) not have been convicted of a crime that has a direct bearing on the person's ability to …

Sec. 3.1. (a) To apply for a health facility administrator license or a residential care administrator license, an applicant shall do the following: (1) Electronically submit an application to the board on a form prescribed by the board. (2) Provide evidence that the applicant me…

fee; failure to achieve passing score Sec. 3.2. (a) An individual who applies to the board for a health facility administrator license must successfully pass a state jurisprudence examination that covers the following topics: (1) Applicable standards of environmental health and s…

Sec. 3.3. (a) The board may issue a provisional health facility administrator license to an individual for a specific licensed health facility or residential care facility if the individual has: (1) at least two (2) years of administrative experience in a licensed health facility…

Sec. 4. A health facility administrator's license and a residential care administrator's license shall not be transferable and shall be valid until surrendered for cancellation or suspended or revoked for violation of this chapter or any other laws or rules relating to the proper…

Sec. 5. The administrator of a residential care facility must have one (1) of the following licenses issued by the board: (1) A health facility administrator license. (2) A residential care administrator license. Formerly: Acts 1969, c.84, s.5; Acts 1971, P.L.374, SEC.2; Acts 197…

Sec. 5.1. (a) The fee for a health facility administrator's license and a residential care administrator's license shall be submitted to the agency for it to transmit to the state treasurer to be deposited by the treasurer in the state general fund. (b) Subject to IC 25-1-8-2 and…

Sec. 6. (a) The board shall elect from its membership annually a chairperson and vice chairperson and shall adopt rules to govern its proceedings. (b) Each member of the board who is not a state employee is entitled to the minimum salary per diem provided by IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). Su…

Sec. 7. The holder of a license under the provisions of this chapter, shall be deemed qualified to serve as the administrator of that type of health facility for which the holder is licensed. In carrying out its responsibilities under this chapter, The Board may seek the advice o…

Sec. 8. The board shall do the following: (1) Adopt rules necessary to carry out the requirements of this chapter for the practice of a health facility administrator and residential care administrator. (2) Develop and apply appropriate techniques, including examination and invest…

Sec. 9. (a) Subject to IC 25-1-2-6(e), every holder of a health facility administrator's license or a residential care administrator's license shall renew the license on the date established by the licensing agency under IC 25-1-5-4. The renewals shall be granted as a matter of c…

Sec. 9.5. (a) Subject to IC 25-1-8-6, a health facility administrator or residential care administrator whose license is in inactive status may apply to the board to renew the administrator's license. (b) A health facility administrator or residential care administrator while in …

Sec. 1. Except as the context requires otherwise: "Board" shall mean the medical licensing board. "Committee" means the committee of hearing aid dealer examiners. "Over-the-counter hearing aid" has the meaning set forth in 21 CFR 800.30(b). "Prescription hearing aid" has the mean…

Sec. 1.5. (a) Subject to IC 25-1-6.5-3, there is established the committee of hearing aid dealer examiners which consists of four (4) members all appointed by the governor to a term under IC 25-1-6.5. Three (3) members must be hearing aid dealers licensed under this chapter, who …

Sec. 11. (a) Standards for licensing shall be determined by the committee. The committee may require that an applicant pass an examination in order to demonstrate that the applicant is qualified to fit and dispense hearing aids. An examination required under this section may not …

Sec. 12. (a) The committee shall issue hearing aid dealer certificates of registration. Subject to IC 25-1-2-6(e), hearing aid dealer certificates of registration expire biennially on the date established by the licensing agency under IC 25-1-5-4. To renew a hearing aid dealer ce…

Sec. 13. Every registrant or temporary registrant shall conspicuously display the registrant's or temporary registrant's certificate of registration as issued under this chapter in the registrant's or temporary registrant's principal place of business, if any. Formerly: Acts 1967…

Sec. 14. (a) If the registrant or temporary registrant changes a place of business of the registrant or temporary registrant, the registrant or temporary registrant shall notify the committee, in writing, of the change of address within ten (10) days of the change. Failure to not…

Sec. 17.1. (a) A complaint against a person registered or temporarily registered under this chapter is subject to IC 25-1-7. (b) The committee may impose sanctions under IC 25-1-9 against a person registered or temporarily registered under this chapter. (c) An action taken by the…

Sec. 2. (a) This section does not apply to: (1) a person who is an audiologist licensed under IC 25-35.6; (2) the sale of hearing aid batteries or cords; or (3) the sale, use, provision of customer service, or distribution of an over-the-counter hearing aid. (b) It is unlawful fo…

Sec. 21. A person who violates this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor. Formerly: Acts 1967, c.257, s.21. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.2539.

Sec. 23. The board may adopt: (1) rules under IC 4-22-2; and (2) application forms and other forms and written materials; as necessary in order for it to carry out the provisions and legislative intent of this chapter. Formerly: Acts 1967, c.257, s.23. As amended by Acts 1981, P.…

Sec. 25. (a) This section applies only to a registrant who has held a certificate issued under this chapter for at least eighteen (18) months. (b) To renew a hearing aid dealer certificate of registration issued under this chapter, a registrant must complete at least twenty (20) …

Sec. 26. A person may not sell, lease, or rent a hearing aid in Indiana unless the person complies with the requirements under IC 25-35.6-4-1. As added by P.L.178-2014, SEC.3.

Sec. 27. Before fitting or dispensing a hearing aid, an individual who: (1) holds a temporary or valid hearing aid dealer certificate of registration; or (2) fits or dispenses hearing aids while under the supervision and direction of an individual who holds a temporary or valid h…

Sec. 3. The committee shall issue a hearing aid dealer certificate of registration to any person who makes application on forms provided by the committee if the committee has determined to its satisfaction that the applicant: (1) is eighteen (18) years of age or older; (2) if the…

Sec. 6. When a person applies for a hearing aid dealer certificate of registration or a temporary hearing aid dealer certificate of registration, the person shall be charged a nonrefundable fee established by the committee. Formerly: Acts 1967, c.257, s.6. As amended by Acts 1981…

Sec. 1. This article may be cited as "the accountancy act of 2007". As added by P.L.30-1993, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.128-2001, SEC.3; P.L.190-2007, SEC.1.

Sec. 10. (a) "Practice of accountancy" means the performance or the offering to perform by a licensee of a service involving: (1) the use of accounting or auditing skills, including the issuance of reports on financial statements; (2) management advisory, financial advisory, or c…

Sec. 10.2. "Principal place of business" means the office location designated by the licensee for purposes of substantial equivalency and reciprocity. As added by P.L.14-2023, SEC.1.

Sec. 10.3. "Professional" means the following: (1) For a certified public accountant, arising out of or related to the specialized knowledge or skills associated with certified public accountants. (2) For a public accountant, arising out of or related to the specialized knowledge…

Sec. 10.5. "Program of learning" refers to a collection of learning activities that are designed and intended as professional development and that maintain professional competency by achieving specific learning outcomes. As added by P.L.30-2017, SEC.3.

Sec. 11. "Public accountant" means an individual certified by the board under IC 25-2.1-6. As added by P.L.30-1993, SEC.7.

Sec. 13. (a) "Report", when used with reference to any attest or compilation service, means an opinion, report, or other form of language that states or implies assurance as to the reliability of the attested information or compiled financial statements and that also includes or …