Title 25, PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Sec. 12. All fees collected by a county, city, or town under this chapter shall be paid into the general fund of the county, city, or town. Formerly: Acts 1955, c.345, s.12. As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.154, SEC.135; P.L.158-1986, SEC.6.

Sec. 13. A temporary association or partnership with a person excluded from the definition of transient merchant under section 2 of this chapter does not relieve a transient merchant from complying with this chapter. As added by P.L.158-1986, SEC.7.

Sec. 14. (a) This section applies to a county having a consolidated city. (b) A veteran who received a discharge from the armed forces of the United States under conditions other than conditions set forth in IC 10-17-12-8.1(2) is exempt from the payment of a fee for a transient m…

Sec. 15. A county having a population of more than sixteen thousand (16,000) and less than sixteen thousand four hundred (16,400) may require that the holder of a registered retail merchant's certificate under IC 6-2.5-8 obtain a transient merchant license. As added by P.L.19-199…

Sec. 2. "Transient merchant", when used in this chapter, includes all persons, firms, limited liability companies, and corporations, both as principals and agents, who engage in, do, or transact any temporary or transient business in this state, either in one (1) locality or in t…

Sec. 3. Except as provided in section 11 of this chapter, it shall be unlawful for any transient merchant to transact business in any county in this state unless such transient merchant and the owners of any goods, wares or merchandise to be offered for sale or sold, if such are …

Sec. 4. Any transient merchant desiring to transact business in any county in this state shall file application for a license for that purpose with the auditor of the county in this state in which such transient merchant desires to do business. The application shall state the fol…

Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in section 5.5 of this chapter, at the time of filing the application, the applicant shall also file and deposit with the county auditor a bond with sureties to be approved by the county auditor in the penal sum of seven hundred fifty dollars ($750)…

Sec. 5.5. (a) Notwithstanding section 5 of this chapter, a county legislative body (as defined in IC 36-1-2-9) may annually: (1) set the amount of the bond required under section 5 of this chapter in any amount that is not greater than the amount required in section 5 of this cha…

Sec. 6. Except as provided in section 6.5 of this chapter, the applicant desiring to file an application with the auditor for a transient merchant license shall pay to the treasurer of the county in which the application is made a license fee of one hundred dollars ($100) for eac…

Sec. 6.5. (a) Notwithstanding section 6 of this chapter, a county legislative body (as defined in IC 36-1-2-9) may annually: (1) set the county license fee required under section 6 of this chapter in any amount that is not greater than the amount required in section 6 of this cha…

Sec. 7. (a) Upon the filing of such application and after the applicant has established that he has fully complied with all the provisions of this chapter, the auditor of said county may issue to the applicant a license authorizing the said applicant to transact business as propo…

Sec. 8. Within ten (10) days after said license expires the holder thereof shall file in duplicate with the county auditor an inventory of all goods, wares and merchandise sold and the price received therefor, which inventory shall be verified by the person who filed the applicat…

Sec. 9. A transient merchant who: (1) transacts business without having first obtained a license under this chapter; or (2) knowingly advertises, offers for sale, or sells any goods, wares, or merchandise contrary to this chapter; commits a Class B infraction for each day a viola…

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article. As added by P.L.185-1999, SEC.1.

Sec. 2. "Association" refers to the Employee Assistance Professionals Association, Inc., a national nonprofit organization designed to authorize state programs. As added by P.L.185-1999, SEC.1.

Sec. 3. "Certified employee assistance professional" means an individual who meets the requirements of and remains in good standing with the commission. As added by P.L.185-1999, SEC.1.

Sec. 4. "Commission" refers to the Employee Assistance Certification Commission, a nationally recognized body that certifies employee assistance professionals. As added by P.L.185-1999, SEC.1.

Sec. 5. "Employee assistance professional" means an individual who: (1) practices the employee assistance profession by providing workplace based services designed to address employer and employee productivity issues; (2) practices the employee assistance profession by assisting …

Sec. 6. "Program" refers to the Indiana chapter of the association, or other in-state, local programs, as authorized by the association, that are designed to identify employee assistance professionals who are certified by and remain in good standing with the commission. As added …

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article. As added by P.L.135-2019, SEC.5.

Sec. 10. "Licensing board" means a party state's regulatory body responsible for issuing nurse licenses. As added by P.L.135-2019, SEC.5.

Sec. 11. "Multistate license" means a license to practice as a licensed nurse that: (1) is issued by a home state licensing board; and (2) authorizes the nurse to practice in all party states under a multistate licensure privilege. As added by P.L.135-2019, SEC.5.

Sec. 12. "Multistate licensure privilege" means a legal authorization associated with a multistate license permitting the practice of nursing as a licensed nurse in a remote state. As added by P.L.135-2019, SEC.5.

Sec. 13. "NCLEX" refers to the National Council Licensure Examination. As added by P.L.135-2019, SEC.5.

Sec. 14. "Nurse license" refers to any of the following issued by a state's regulatory body responsible for issuing nurse licenses: (1) A registered nurse license. (2) A licensed practical nurse license. (3) A licensed vocational nurse license. As added by P.L.135-2019, SEC.5.…

Sec. 15. "Party state" means a state that has adopted this compact. As added by P.L.135-2019, SEC.5.

Sec. 16. "Remote state" means a party state other than the home state. As added by P.L.135-2019, SEC.5.

Sec. 17. "Single state license" means a nurse license issued by a party state that: (1) authorizes practice only within the issuing state; and (2) does not include a multistate licensure privilege to practice in another party state. As added by P.L.135-2019, SEC.5.

Sec. 18. "State" means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, and the District of Columbia. As added by P.L.135-2019, SEC.5.

Sec. 19. "State board of nursing" refers to the Indiana state board of nursing established by IC 25-23-1-2. As added by P.L.135-2019, SEC.5.

Sec. 2. "Adverse action" means any administrative, civil, equitable, or criminal action permitted by a state's laws that is imposed by a licensing board or other authority against a nurse, including any of the following actions against the nurse's license or multistate licensure …

Sec. 20. (a) "State practice laws" means a party state's laws, rules, and regulations that: (1) govern the practice of nursing; (2) define the scope of nursing practice; and (3) create the methods and grounds for imposing discipline on licensed nurses. (b) "State practice laws" d…

Sec. 3. "Alternative program" means a nondisciplinary monitoring program approved by a licensing board. As added by P.L.135-2019, SEC.5.

Sec. 4. "Commission" refers to the interstate commission of nurse licensure compact administrators established by IC 25-42-7-1. As added by P.L.135-2019, SEC.5.

Sec. 5. "Coordinated licensure information system" means: (1) an integrated process for collecting, storing, and sharing information concerning nurse licensure and enforcement activities related to nurse licensure laws; and (2) a system that is administered by a nonprofit organiz…

Sec. 6. "Current significant investigative information" means either of the following: (1) Investigative information that, following a preliminary inquiry that includes notice to the nurse and an opportunity for the nurse to respond as required by state law: (A) a licensing board…

Sec. 7. "Encumbrance" means: (1) a revocation or suspension of; or (2) a limitation on; the full and unrestricted practice of nursing imposed by a licensing board. As added by P.L.135-2019, SEC.5.

Sec. 8. "Home state" means the party state that is a nurse's primary state of residence. As added by P.L.135-2019, SEC.5.

Sec. 9. "Licensed nurse" means a: (1) registered nurse; (2) licensed practical nurse; or (3) licensed vocational nurse; as those terms are defined by each party state's practice laws. As added by P.L.135-2019, SEC.5.

Sec. 1. (a) The purpose of this compact is to facilitate interstate practice of occupational therapy with the goal of improving public access to occupational therapy services. The practice of occupational therapy occurs in the state where the patient/client is located at the time…

Sec. 0.5. This article does not apply to an individual who meets the following conditions: (1) Is not a resident of Indiana. (2) Is employed for the primary purpose of providing athletic training services for an athletic or sports organization in another jurisdiction. (3) Provide…

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article. As added by P.L.213-1993, SEC.5.

Sec. 1.5. "Agency" refers to the Indiana professional licensing agency established by IC 25-1-5-3. As added by P.L.1-2006, SEC.420.

Sec. 10. "Manual therapies" means soft tissue techniques, massage, and low-velocity, non-thrust joint mobilization. As added by P.L.252-2023, SEC.6.

Sec. 11. "Supervision" means: (1) advising; (2) consenting to; or (3) directing the activities of; an athletic trainer through written or oral orders. The term includes ensuring that the referral of athletic injuries is appropriate to the athletic trainer's level of training and …