Title 25, PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Sec. 5. (a) Subject to IC 25-1-2-6(e), a license issued by the board expires on the date established by the agency under IC 25-1-5-4 in each even-numbered year. (b) To renew a license, an acupuncturist must: (1) pay a renewal fee not later than the expiration date of the license;…

Sec. 6. The board may deny, suspend, or revoke a license, require remedial education, or issue a letter of reprimand, if an applicant or licensed acupuncturist does any of the following: (1) Engages in false or fraudulent conduct that demonstrates an unfitness to practice acupunc…

Sec. 7. (a) This section may not be construed to prohibit licensed acupuncturists from practicing auricular acupuncture. (b) An individual who is not an acupuncturist licensed under this article may practice auricular acupuncture for the purpose of treating alcoholism, substance …

Sec. 1. (a) This section applies to: (1) any veteran described in IC 10-17-5-2 or IC 10-17-5-1 (before their repeal); or (2) any other veteran to whom this chapter applies because of the provisions of any other statute; who received a discharge from military service under conditi…

Sec. 1. PURPOSE The purpose of this Compact is to facilitate interstate practice of physical therapy with the goal of improving public access to physical therapy services. The practice of physical therapy occurs in the state where the patient or client is located at the time of t…

Sec. 10. OVERSIGHT, DISPUTE RESOLUTION, AND ENFORCEMENT (a) Oversight (1) The executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state government in each member state shall enforce this Compact and take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate the Compact's purposes and …

Sec. 11. DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY PRACTICE AND ASSOCIATED RULES, WITHDRAWAL, AND AMENDMENT (a) The Compact shall come into effect on the date on which the Compact statute is enacted into law in the tenth member state. The provisions…

Sec. 12. CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY This Compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this Compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this Compact is declared to be contrary to the constit…

Sec. 2. DEFINITIONS As used in this Compact, and except as otherwise provided, the following definitions shall apply: (1) "Active Duty Military" means full-time duty status in the active uniformed service of the United States, including members of the National Guard and Reserve o…

Sec. 3. STATE PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPACT (a) To participate in the Compact, a state must: (1) participate fully in the Commission's data system, including using the Commission's unique identifier as defined in rules; (2) have a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating…

Sec. 4. COMPACT PRIVILEGE (a) To exercise the compact privilege under the terms and provisions of the Compact, the licensee shall: (1) hold a license in the home state; (2) have no encumbrance on any state license; (3) be eligible for a compact privilege in any member state in ac…

Sec. 5. ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY PERSONNEL OR THEIR SPOUSES A licensee who is active duty military or is the spouse of an individual who is active duty military may designate one of the following as the home state: (1) home of record; (2) permanent change of station (PCS); or (3) sta…

Sec. 6. ADVERSE ACTIONS (a) A home state shall have exclusive power to impose adverse action against a license issued by the home state. (b) A home state may take adverse action based on the investigative information of a remote state, so long as the home state follows its own pr…

Sec. 7. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PHYSICAL THERAPY COMPACT COMMISSION (a) The Compact member states hereby create and establish a joint public agency known as the Physical Therapy Compact Commission. (1) The Commission is an instrumentality of the Compact states. (2) Venue is proper a…

Sec. 8. DATA SYSTEM (a) The Commission shall provide for the development, maintenance, and utilization of a coordinated database and reporting system containing licensure, adverse action, and investigative information on all licensed individuals in member states. (b) Notwithstand…

Sec. 9. RULEMAKING (a) The Commission shall exercise its rulemaking powers pursuant to the criteria set forth in this Section and the rules adopted thereunder. Rules and amendments shall become binding as of the date specified in each rule or amendment. (b) If a majority of the l…

Sec. 1. The board of podiatric medicine is established. As added by P.L.33-1993, SEC.60.

Sec. 10. The agency shall receive and account for all money collected under this article and deposit the money in the state general fund with the treasurer of state. As added by P.L.33-1993, SEC.60. Amended by P.L.1-2006, SEC.472.

Sec. 11. (a) The board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 concerning the following: (1) Forms necessary for applications. (2) Areas that are necessary to implement this act. (b) The board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 concerning the following: (1) The establishment of fees under…

Sec. 12. Each hearing conducted by the board must be held in accordance with the procedures under IC 4-21.5-3. As added by P.L.33-1993, SEC.60.

Sec. 2. (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 be licensed podiatrists who actively practice podiatric medicine and who meet the following conditions: (1) Be licensed in Indiana as a podiatrist und…

Sec. 3. A member of the board serves a term: (1) if appointed before July 1, 2019, of three (3) years and until the member's successor is appointed and qualified; and (2) if appointed after June 30, 2019, a term under IC 25-1-6.5. As added by P.L.33-1993, SEC.60. Amended by P.L.2…

Sec. 4. The governor may remove a member of the board under IC 25-1-6.5-4. As added by P.L.33-1993, SEC.60. Amended by P.L.249-2019, SEC.121.

Sec. 5. A quorum of the board consists of a majority of the appointed members. At least three (3) votes are necessary for the board to take official action. As added by P.L.33-1993, SEC.60. Amended by P.L.249-2019, SEC.122.

Sec. 6. (a) The board shall hold at least one (1) meeting each year. The board may hold additional meetings that the board considers necessary. (b) A meeting may be called by the chairman or by a majority of the members of the board. As added by P.L.33-1993, SEC.60.

Sec. 7. Each year the board shall elect a chairman and any other officers from its members that the board considers necessary. As added by P.L.33-1993, SEC.60.

Sec. 8. Each member of the board is entitled to receive the minimum salary per diem provided by IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). The member is also entitled to reimbursement for traveling and expenses as provided under IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the mem…

Sec. 9. The agency shall keep a record of all licenses and applications for licensure. The record must contain all the facts in the application, including the action of the board on the application. As added by P.L.33-1993, SEC.60. Amended by P.L.1-2006, SEC.471.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter: "Department" means the state police department established under IC 10-11-2-4. "Polygraph examiner" means a person who is solely or partly engaged in the business of establishing the truth or falsity of any statement or representation, by means of…

Sec. 2. (a) The department shall issue a certificate of competence to operate a polygraph instrument to each individual who complies with the standards and procedures established by the department under subsection (b). (b) The department shall, by rule adopted under IC 4-22-2, es…

Sec. 3. The department may revoke a certificate issued under section 2 of this chapter if it determines that information given by an applicant was false. As added by P.L.250-1983, SEC.2.

Sec. 4. The department: (1) shall adopt rules under IC 25-1-8 to establish fees for the administration of this chapter; and (2) may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to provide any additional procedures necessary to implement this chapter. As added by P.L.250-1983, SEC.2.…

Sec. 5. After December 31, 1983, an individual who has not received a certificate of competence to operate a polygraph instrument may not assume or use the title "certified polygraph examiner", "polygraph examiner", or "polygraph operator". A person who violates this section comm…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to a licensed psychologist who has received a health service provider endorsement under IC 25-33-1-5.1(c). As added by P.L.140-1993, SEC.18.

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a licensed psychologist must complete at least forty (40) hours of continuing education courses each license period. (b) A psychologist who has been licensed for less than two (2) years preceding the application for renewal must c…

Sec. 4. The board and licensed psychologists shall comply with the requirements concerning continuing education under IC 25-1-4. As added by P.L.140-1993, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.269-2001, SEC.29; P.L.157-2006, SEC.70.

Sec. 5. (a) A member of the board may attend or monitor a continuing education course. (b) An approved organization shall provide the board with course information or materials requested by the board. (c) The board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. As a…

Sec. 1. (a) The board shall license as an anesthesiologist assistant an individual who: (1) applies for licensure on a form approved by the board; (2) pays a licensing fee in an amount determined by the board; (3) does not have a conviction for a crime that has a direct bearing o…

Sec. 2. In order to maintain a license under this article, an individual licensed under this article shall comply with all continuing certification requirements set by the National Commission for Certification of Anesthesiologist Assistants or a successor organization. As added b…

Sec. 3. (a) The board shall do the following: (1) Subject to IC 25-1-8-2, establish the amounts of fees required under this article. (2) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 concerning the scope of practice for an anesthesiologist assistant. The rules must address the public welfare and s…

Sec. 4. (a) An anesthesiologist assistant may practice only: (1) under the supervision of an anesthesiologist; and (2) as described in a written practice protocol adopted under subsection (b). (b) Each anesthesiologist who agrees to act as the supervising anesthesiologist of an a…

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article. As added by P.L.262-1987, SEC.2.

Sec. 10. "Ground water" means water occurring beneath the surface of the ground regardless of location or form. As added by P.L.262-1987, SEC.2.

Sec. 11. "Grouting" means the process of sealing the annular space in a well. As added by P.L.262-1987, SEC.2.

Sec. 12. "License" refers to a water well driller's and water well pump installer's license issued by the department under this article. As added by P.L.262-1987, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.84-2010, SEC.77.

Sec. 12.5. "Licensee" refers to a person who has been issued a water well driller's and water well pump installer's license issued by the department under this article. As added by P.L.84-2010, SEC.78.