Title 25, PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Sec. 7. The department may enter into a contract with the Indiana Ground Water Association to administer this chapter. As added by P.L.84-2010, SEC.90.

Sec. 1. (a) All party states shall participate in a coordinated licensure information system of all licensed nurses. (b) The coordinated licensure information system must include information submitted by party states: (1) concerning the licensure and disciplinary history of each …

Sec. 2. The commission, in consultation with the administrator of the coordinated licensure information system, shall formulate necessary and proper procedures for the identification, collection, and exchange of information under this compact. As added by P.L.135-2019, SEC.5.

Sec. 3. All licensing boards shall promptly report to the coordinated licensure information system any: (1) adverse action; (2) current significant investigative information; (3) denials of applications and reasons for the denials; and (4) nurse participation in alternative progr…

Sec. 4. Current significant investigative information and participation in nonpublic or confidential alternative programs must be transmitted through the coordinated licensure information system only to party state licensing boards. As added by P.L.135-2019, SEC.5.

Sec. 5. Notwithstanding any other law, all party state licensing boards contributing information to the coordinated licensure information system may designate information that may not be shared with nonparty states or disclosed to other entities or individuals without the express…

Sec. 6. Any personally identifiable information obtained from the coordinated licensure information system by a party state licensing board must not be shared with nonparty states or disclosed to other entities or individuals except to the extent permitted by the laws of the part…

Sec. 7. Information contributed to the coordinated licensure information system that is subsequently required to be expunged by the laws of the party state contributing that information must also be expunged from the coordinated licensure information system. As added by P.L.135-2…

Sec. 8. The compact administrator of each party state shall furnish a uniform data set to the compact administrator of each other party state, which must include, at a minimum, the following: (1) Identifying information. (2) Licensure data. (3) Information related to alternative …

Sec. 9. The compact administrator of a party state shall provide all investigative documents and information requested by another party state. As added by P.L.135-2019, SEC.5.

Sec. 1. Active duty military personnel, or their spouses, shall designate a home state where the individual has a current license in good standing. The individual may retain the home state designation during the period the service member is on active duty. Subsequent to designati…

Sec. 1. Performance by Auctioneer. In performing the duties of an auctioneer, every auctioneer shall follow all reasonable requests of the owner or consignor of the goods or real estate being sold at the auction, shall perform his duties so that the highest or most favorable offe…

Sec. 2. Accounting and Paying Over. (a) Every licensee, within thirty (30) days after the sale transaction, shall account to, or see to an accounting for, those persons who own or who are acting as consignor of goods or real estate which is the subject of an auction engaged in or…

Sec. 3. Records and Accounts. Each licensee shall keep and maintain in a place of safety for a period of not less than two (2) years complete and correct records and accounts pertaining to that licensee's licensed activity, including the name and address of the owner or consignor…

Sec. 4. No licensee shall sell goods or real estate at auction until the auctioneer or auction company involved has first entered into a written contract with the owner or consignor of such goods or real estate, which contract sets forth the terms and conditions upon which such a…

Sec. 5. Advertising. All advertisements of auctions shall disclose: (1) the auctioneer's name and the name of the auction company involved; and (2) the name of the owner or consignor of goods or real estate to be sold or the fact that the goods are being sold on general consignme…

Sec. 6. (a) Each licensee: (1) shall keep in one (1) or more trust accounts (interest or noninterest bearing) all funds belonging to others that come into the possession of the licensee and are held by the licensee for more than twenty-four (24) hours after the funds become avail…

Sec. 1.1. (a) Subject to IC 25-1-2-6(e), a license issued under this article expires on a date established by the agency under IC 25-1-5-4 in the next even-numbered year following the year in which the license was issued. (b) An individual who holds a license issued under this ar…

Sec. 3.1. (a) The board shall mail an application for renewal to a licensed dietitian at least ninety (90) days before the date on which the licensed dietitian's license expires. (b) The application must be mailed to the licensed dietitian's most recent address as it appears on t…

Sec. 4. (a) A license may be reinstated by the board not later than three (3) years after its expiration if the applicant for reinstatement meets the requirements under IC 25-1-8-6(c). (b) A license that has been expired for more than three (3) years may be reinstated by the boar…

Sec. 6. (a) The board may classify a license as inactive if the board receives written notification from a licensed dietitian stating that the licensed dietitian will not maintain an office or practice dietetics in Indiana. (b) The renewal fee for an inactive license must be one-…

Sec. 7. The board may issue a license to the holder of an inactive license under section 6 of this chapter if the applicant meets the requirements under IC 25-1-8-6. As added by P.L.124-1994, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.269-2001, SEC.13; P.L.90-2019, SEC.43.

Sec. 1. (a) The board shall, upon payment of the licensure fee, issue a license to an applicant who in the opinion of the board has satisfactorily met all the requirements for licensure under IC 25-17.6-4. (b) Each license shall show the full name of the board. As added by P.L.16…

Sec. 2. The issuance of a license by the board is prima facie evidence that the person named on the license is entitled to all the rights and privileges of a licensed professional geologist while the license remains in force. As added by P.L.161-1996, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.17-199…

Sec. 3. Each geologist may, upon licensure, obtain and use a seal or stamp of licensure of a design authorized by the board, containing the geologist's name and license number and the legend "Professional Geologist". As added by P.L.161-1996, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.17-1999, SEC.26…

Sec. 4. A replacement license may be issued to replace a license that has been lost, destroyed, or mutilated, subject to the rules of the board. As added by P.L.161-1996, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.17-1999, SEC.27.

Sec. 5. A geologist may not affix the geologist's signature, stamp, or seal, or certify any report or other geological document after the geologist's license has been suspended or revoked, unless the license has been renewed or reissued. As added by P.L.161-1996, SEC.2. Amended b…

Sec. 1. Subject to IC 25-1-2-6(e), a license for a home inspector issued under this article expires on a date established by the licensing agency under IC 25-1-5-4 and shall be renewed biennially upon payment of the required renewal fees. As added by P.L.145-2003, SEC.7. Amended …

Sec. 2. (a) An individual who applies to renew a license as a licensed home inspector must: (1) furnish evidence showing successful completion of the continuing education requirements of this chapter; and (2) pay the renewal fee established by the board. (b) Subject to IC 25-1-2-…

Sec. 3. (a) Renewal notices must be sent in accordance with IC 25-1-2-6(c). (b) The renewal fee must be paid in accordance with IC 25-1-8-2(d). As added by P.L.145-2003, SEC.7.

Sec. 4. Before the end of each license period, each licensee must complete the continuing education required by the board. This requirement may not exceed twenty (20) hours per year. As added by P.L.145-2003, SEC.7.

Sec. 5. (a) The board shall adopt rules concerning the continuing education required for the renewal of a license under this chapter. (b) The rules must do the following: (1) Establish procedures for approving organizations that provide continuing education. (2) Prescribe the con…

Sec. 1. The examination required of all applicants for registration as a professional surveyor must be a written or computer based examination divided into the following two (2) parts: (1) The basic disciplines part of the examination, which must be designed to test the applicant…

Sec. 2. An applicant for registration as a professional surveyor who holds a surveyor intern certificate that was issued in Indiana or in any other state or territory of the United States having equivalent standards may be exempted from the basic disciplines part of the examinati…

Sec. 3. The examination for certification as a surveyor intern must be a written or computer based examination. The examination must be identical in subject matter to, but may be more comprehensive than, the first part of the examination for registration as a professional surveyo…

Sec. 4. Examinations must be held at least two (2) times each year at times, places, and under conditions determined by the board. Examinations for certification as a surveyor intern may be held separately from the examinations for registration as a professional surveyor. As adde…

Sec. 5. An applicant for registration as a professional surveyor who is presently registered in another state or territory may be assigned a written examination if the board considers the written examination necessary to meet the requirements of this chapter. As added by P.L.23-1…

Sec. 6. The board shall determine the fee to be paid for each examination. As added by P.L.23-1991, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.178-1997, SEC.12.

Sec. 1. (a) Subject to IC 25-1-2-6(e), a license issued by the board is valid for four (4) years. (b) A license expires: (1) at midnight on the date established by the licensing agency under IC 25-1-5-4, subject to IC 25-1-2-6(e); and (2) every four (4) years thereafter, unless r…

Sec. 2. An individual who applies to renew a license as a massage therapist must: (1) apply for renewal in the manner required by the board; (2) furnish evidence of successful completion of twenty-four (24) hours of continuing education within the most recent four (4) year period…

Sec. 3. If a renewal application is not submitted within the time under section 1 of this chapter, the board shall charge the applicant a reinstatement fee in an amount established under IC 25-1-8-6. As added by P.L.200-2007, SEC.8.

Sec. 1. (a) Any physician licensed to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine in this state who intends to retire from practice shall notify the board in writing of the physician's intention to retire. Upon receipt of this notice, the board shall record the fact that the physic…

Sec. 3. The executive director and staff of the agency, counsel, investigators, hearing officers, and the board members are immune from civil liability for damages for conduct within the scope and arising out of the performance of their duties. Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.271, SEC.1…

Sec. 4. In cases where the continued practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine by an accused is considered harmful to the public or the accused, the board may sue to enjoin the accused from practicing medicine or osteopathic medicine until the hearing, provided in section 3 of…

Sec. 1. (a) Subject to rules adopted under IC 25-23.4-2-6(b), a certified direct entry midwife must provide an initial screening of a client that includes an assessment of health conditions that require a referral to a physician under subsection (c). (b) Subject to rules adopted …

Sec. 2. (a) If the certified direct entry midwife, physician, and client agree that the certified direct entry midwife may continue to provide services to the at-risk client, the certified direct entry midwife shall enter into a written collaborative plan of treatment with the co…