Title 25, PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Sec. 7. The affirmative vote of a majority of the total membership of the board is required for the board to take action on any matter. As added by P.L.244-2001, SEC.1.

Sec. 8. Each year the board shall elect from its members a chairperson and a secretary. As added by P.L.244-2001, SEC.1.

Sec. 9. A member of the board is not entitled to the minimum salary per diem provided by IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). However, the member is entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses as provided under IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duti…

Sec. 1. The definitions set forth in this chapter apply to this article. As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.

Sec. 10. "Confidentiality" means the principle that data or information is not made available or disclosed to unauthorized persons or processes. As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.

Sec. 11. "Coordinated licensure information system" or "coordinated data base" refers to the integrated process for collecting, storing, and sharing information on psychologist licensure and enforcement activities related to psychology licensure laws and that is administered by t…

Sec. 12. "Day" means any part of a day in which psychological work is performed. As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.

Sec. 13. "Distant state" means the compact state where a psychologist is physically present (not through the use of telecommunication technology) to provide temporary in-person, face-to-face psychological services. As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.

Sec. 14. "E.Passport" means a certificate issued by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards that promotes the standardization in the criteria of interjurisdictional telepsychology practice and facilitates the process for licensed psychologists to provide telepsy…

Sec. 15. "Executive board" means a group of directors elected or appointed to act on behalf of and within the powers granted to the group by the commission. As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.

Sec. 16. "Home state" means one (1) of the following: (1) The compact state where a psychologist is licensed to practice psychology. (2) If the psychologist is licensed in more than one (1) compact state as a psychologist and is practicing under the authorization to practice inte…

Sec. 17. "Identity history summary" means a summary of information retained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation or other designee with similar authority in connection with arrests and, in some instances, federal employment, naturalization, or military service. As added by P.L.…

Sec. 18. "In-person, face-to-face" means interactions in which the psychologist and the client or patient are in the same physical space and that does not include interactions that may occur through the use of telecommunication technology. As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.

Sec. 19. "Interjurisdictional practice certificate" refers to a certificate issued by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards that grants temporary authority to practice based on notification to the state psychology regulatory authority of intention to practice …

Sec. 2. "Adverse action" means any action taken by a state psychology regulatory authority that finds a violation of a statute or regulation that is identified by the state psychology regulatory authority as discipline and is a matter of public record. As added by P.L.65-2022, SE…

Sec. 20. "License" means the authorization by a state psychology regulatory authority to engage in the independent practice of psychology that would otherwise be unlawful to practice without authorization. As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.11-2023, SEC.84.

Sec. 21. "Noncompact state" refers to any state that is not a compact state. As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.

Sec. 22. "Psychologist" means an individual who is licensed for the independent practice of psychology. As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.

Sec. 23. "Receiving state" refers to a compact state where the client or patient is physically located when the telepsychological services are delivered. As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.

Sec. 24. "Rule" means a written statement by the psychology interjurisdictional compact commission promulgated under IC 25-33.5-11 that is of general applicability, implements, interprets, or prescribes a policy or provision of the compact, or an organizational, procedural, or pr…

Sec. 25. "Significant investigatory information" means: (1) investigatory information that the state psychology regulatory authority has reason to believe, after a preliminary inquiry that includes notification and opportunity to respond if required by state law, if proven true, …

Sec. 26. "State" refers to a state, commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, including the District of Columbia. As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.

Sec. 27. "State psychology regulatory authority" means a board, office, or other agency with the legislative mandate to license or regulate the practice of psychology. For purposes of investigatory activities, the term includes any other state agency lawfully responsible for cond…

Sec. 28. "Telepsychology" means the provision of psychological services using telecommunication technology. As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.

Sec. 29. "Temporary authorization to practice" means the authority of a licensed psychologist to conduct temporary in-person, face-to-face practice, within the limits authorized under the compact set forth in this article, in a compact state. As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.

Sec. 3. "Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards" means the recognized membership organization composed of state and provincial psychology regulatory authorities responsible for the licensure and registration of psychologists throughout the United States and Canada.…

Sec. 30. "Temporary in-person, face-to-face practice" means that a psychologist is physically present (not through the use of telecommunication technology) in the distant state to provide for the practice of psychology for not more than thirty (30) days within a calendar year and…

Sec. 4. "Authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology" means the authority of a licensed psychologist to practice telepsychology, within the limits authorized under the compact set forth in this article, in another compact state. As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.

Sec. 5. "Bylaws" refers to the bylaws established by the psychology interjurisdictional compact commission under IC 25-33.5-10 for the governance of the compact or for directing and controlling actions and conduct under the compact. As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.

Sec. 6. "Client" or "patient" refers to the recipient of psychological services, whether psychological services are delivered in the context of health care, corporate, supervision, or consulting services. As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.

Sec. 7. "Commission" refers to the psychology interjurisdictional compact commission, that national administration of which all compact states are members, as established by IC 25-33.5-10. As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.

Sec. 8. "Commissioner" means the voting representative appointed by each state psychology regulatory authority under IC 25-33.5-10. As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.

Sec. 9. "Compact state" means a state, the District of Columbia, or a United States territory that has enacted the compact set forth in this article and has not withdrawn under IC 25-33.5-13 or been terminated under IC 25-33.5-12. As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.

Sec. 1. (a) The Indiana real estate commission is created. (b) Subject to IC 25-1-6.5-3, the commission consists of the following: (1) Nine (9) members who must be a resident of a congressional district for not less than one (1) year. (2) One (1) real estate member at large. A me…

Sec. 2. (a) The commission shall elect from its membership a chairman and a vice chairman. The chairman and vice chairman shall serve in that capacity for one (1) year and until a successor is elected. The chairman and vice chairman may serve consecutively no more than two (2) te…

Sec. 3. (a) The commission shall meet upon the call of the chairman or at the written request of any seven (7) members of the commission. The chairman shall establish the time and place of all meetings. (b) A majority of the current members of the commission constitutes a quorum …

Sec. 4. (a) Each member is entitled to the minimum salary per diem as provided in IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). (b) Each member is entitled to reimbursement for traveling and other expenses, as provided in the state travel policies and procedures established by the department of administrat…

Sec. 5. The commission may: (1) administer and enforce the provisions of this article; (2) adopt rules in accordance with IC 4-22-2 and prescribe forms for licenses, applications, and other documents which are necessary or appropriate for the administration and enforcement of thi…

Sec. 5.1. The commission shall adopt rules establishing standards for the competent practice of the various occupations regulated in this article. As added by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.261.

Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), all funds collected under this article shall, at the end of each month, be reported to the state comptroller and deposited with the treasurer of state for deposit in the general fund. All expenses incurred in the administration of…

Sec. 1. The respiratory care committee is established to assist the board in carrying out this article with regard to the qualifications and examination of respiratory care practitioners. As added by P.L.242-1989, SEC.1.

Sec. 10. (a) The committee shall, under IC 25-1-2, renew every two (2) years the license of a practitioner who: (1) meets the continuing education requirements established by rule by the board; and (2) pays the fee set by the board. (b) If a practitioner does not renew the practi…

Sec. 10.1. (a) The committee shall issue a temporary permit to a person to practice respiratory care or to profess to be a respiratory care practitioner, not more than thirty (30) days after the application is filed and completed, if the person pays a fee and: (1) has: (A) a vali…

Sec. 11. (a) The committee shall issue a license by endorsement, not more than thirty (30) days after the application is filed and completed, to a person who: (1) presents satisfactory evidence to the committee that the person holds: (A) a license or certification to practice res…

Sec. 13. The committee may utilize the services of a testing company to prepare, conduct, and score examinations. As added by P.L.242-1989, SEC.1.

Sec. 14. (a) The committee shall issue a student permit to an individual if the individual does the following: (1) Submits the appropriate application to the committee. (2) Pays the fee established by the board. (3) Submits written proof to the committee that the individual is a …