Title 25, PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Sec. 11. "Funeral" means a memorial service or ceremony for a deceased individual where human remains or cremated remains are present or a memorial visitation or viewing of the human remains of a deceased individual. As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.237-1995, SEC.4…

Sec. 12. "Funeral director" means an individual who has a funeral director license issued under this article. As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.1.

Sec. 13. "Funeral director intern" means an individual who has a funeral director intern license issued under this article. As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.1.

Sec. 14. "Funeral goods" means goods, other than clothing, flowers, gravemarkers, and urns, that are sold or offered for sale directly to a consumer for use in connection with funeral services. As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.1.

Sec. 15. "Funeral home" means a physical structure where: (1) human remains are prepared for a funeral or final disposition; (2) human remains are held for disposition; (3) there is an embalming room in compliance with licensure requirements of this article where at least one (1)…

Sec. 16. "Funeral home licensee" means a person that has a funeral home license issued under this article. As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.1.

Sec. 17. As used in this chapter, "funeral services" means: (1) accepting, holding, caring for, or preparing human remains for a funeral or final disposition, including embalming (where authorized) and the practice of restorative arts; (2) at need counseling of survivors of a dec…

Sec. 18. "Human remains" means any part of the body of a deceased individual. The term includes human remains that have been cremated. As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.1.

Sec. 19. "Licensee" means a person that has been issued a license under this article. As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.1.

Sec. 2. "Alternative container" means a rigid or nonrigid receptacle or other enclosure that: (1) is made of a nonmetallic material; and (2) does not have ornamentation or an inner lining. As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.1.

Sec. 20. "Outer burial container" means any container that is designed for placement in a grave around a casket or alternative container. The term includes a burial vault, grave box, or grave liner. As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.1.

Sec. 21. "Person" includes a partnership, limited liability company, corporation, trust, or other business association. As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.8-1993, SEC.381.

Sec. 22. As used in this chapter, "practice of funeral service" means: (1) the application of the principles, methods, and techniques of mortuary science to the delivery of funeral services; (2) the counseling of individuals concerning methods and alternatives for the final dispo…

Sec. 23. "Practitioner" means an individual who is a funeral director, an embalmer, or a funeral director intern. As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.1.

Sec. 24. "Protection order" means an injunction or other order issued by a tribunal of the issuing state or Indian tribe to prevent an individual from: (1) engaging in violent or threatening acts against; (2) engaging in harassment of; (3) engaging in contact or communication wit…

Sec. 3. "Board" means the state board of funeral and cemetery service. As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.48-1991, SEC.27.

Sec. 3.5. As used in this chapter, "branch location" means a physical structure: (1) that is owned or leased by a person, not in conjunction with any other person, who owns and operates a licensed funeral home in the same or adjoining county; (2) where human remains are prepared …

Sec. 4. "Casket" means a rigid enclosure that: (1) is made of wood, metal, or other material; (2) is ornamented; (3) has a fixed or nonfixed inner lining; and (4) is designed to encase human remains. As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.1.

Sec. 5. "Consumer" means a person that: (1) during an individual's lifetime; or (2) after an individual's death; discusses, offers to purchase, or purchases funeral goods or funeral services for the individual's human remains. As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.1.

Sec. 6. "Cremate" means to incinerate human remains and to mechanically or manually reduce the bone fragments of the remains to unidentifiable bone fragments. As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.231-1995, SEC.3.

Sec. 7. "Disposition" means: (1) interment of human remains in the earth in an established cemetery; (2) interment of human remains in a mausoleum or columbarium; (3) disposal of cremated human remains on the property of a consenting owner, on uninhabited public land, or on a wat…

Sec. 8. "Embalmer" means a person who is licensed as an embalmer under this article. As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.1.

Sec. 9. "Embalming" means the temporary preservation and disinfection of human remains by the internal or external application of chemicals or by other methods in preparation for disposition. As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.1.

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a health facility administrator or a residential care administrator licensed under this article. As added by P.L.149-2023, SEC.49.

Sec. 2. The definitions of IC 25-19-1 apply to this chapter. As added by P.L.149-2023, SEC.49.

Sec. 3. A health facility administrator or a residential care administrator shall do the following: (1) Review and consider for implementation at the health facility or the residential care facility the administrator oversees recommendations contained in various reports to mainta…

Sec. 4. A health facility administrator or a residential care administrator shall develop and administer the following facility policies: (1) Resident care policies to: (A) ensure the health, safety, welfare, and rights of facility residents; (B) govern continuing resident care, …

Sec. 1. The Indiana board of accountancy is established. As added by P.L.30-1993, SEC.7.

Sec. 10. 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). The member is also entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties,…

Sec. 11. (a) The board shall: (1) retain or arrange for the retention of all applications and all verified documents that are filed with the board and the records of the board's proceedings; and (2) maintain registry of the names and addresses of all licensees. (b) In a civil or …

Sec. 12. (a) Fees collected by the board shall be received and accounted for by the board and be deposited in the state general fund. (b) In addition to the fee to issue or renew a certificate or permit, the board shall establish a fee of not more than ten dollars ($10) per year …

Sec. 13. The board may appoint committees or individuals to advise or assist the board in the administration and enforcement of this article. As added by P.L.30-1993, SEC.7.

Sec. 14. The board may: (1) sue and be sued in the board's name as an agency of the state; (2) issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents; (3) administer oaths; and (4) take testimony and receive evidence concerning matters under the boa…

Sec. 15. The board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 governing the administration and enforcement of this article and the conduct of licensees, including the following: (1) The board's meetings and conduct of business. (2) The procedure of investigations and hearings. (3) The educa…

Sec. 16. (a) The board may adopt a rule under IC 4-22-2 to incorporate by reference into a rule the latest statement, edition, or compilation of the professional standards governing the competent practice of accountancy that are: (1) enacted in a federal or state statute, rule, o…

Sec. 2. The board is responsible for the administration and enforcement of this article. As added by P.L.30-1993, SEC.7.

Sec. 3. (a) The board consists of five (5) members appointed by the governor. (b) Subject to IC 25-1-6.5-3, four (4) members must meet the following conditions: (1) Be a resident of Indiana. (2) Be a certified public accountant under IC 25-2.1-3 or IC 25-2.1-4. (c) Subject to IC …

Sec. 4. (a) A member of the board appointed before July 1, 2019, serves a term of three (3) years and until the member's successor is appointed and qualified. (b) A member of the board appointed after June 30, 2019, serves a term under IC 25-1-6.5. As added by P.L.30-1993, SEC.7.…

Sec. 5. A member of the board may be removed under IC 25-1-6.5-4. As added by P.L.30-1993, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.249-2019, SEC.49.

Sec. 6. (a) Each year the board shall elect a member as chairman. (b) The board may annually elect a member to fill an office that the board determines is appropriate. As added by P.L.30-1993, SEC.7.

Sec. 7. The board shall meet at times and places determined by the board. As added by P.L.30-1993, SEC.7.

Sec. 8. A quorum of the board consists of a majority of the appointed members. As added by P.L.30-1993, SEC.7.

Sec. 9. The board shall adopt and use an official seal. As added by P.L.30-1993, SEC.7.

Sec. 1. (a) The minimum requirements which must be fulfilled before an applicant will be permitted to take an examination for a license to practice optometry in Indiana are as follows: (1) Applicant must be at least eighteen (18) years of age. (2) Applicant must not have a convic…

Sec. 2. There is hereby created a program for the training of optometrists at Indiana University, said program to be established by the trustees of said University and to be effective when adequate funds for the establishment of said program are made available by the optometrists…

Sec. 3. In addition to the biennial licensure fee provided for by IC 25-24-1-1, each licensed optometrist, at the time of payment of the biennial licensure fee each even-numbered year, shall pay to the Indiana professional licensing agency an additional fee of thirty-four dollars…