Title 25, PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Sec. 13. The office of the attorney general shall submit to each board, at the request of the board, a report that includes the following information concerning that regulated occupation: (1) The number of complaints filed. (2) The number of cases currently under investigation. (…

Sec. 14. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, if the board of a regulated occupation believes that a person who is not licensed, certified, or registered under this title is engaged in or is believed to be engaged in activities for which a license, certification, or registration is…

Sec. 2. The office of the attorney general, under the conditions specified in this chapter, may receive, investigate, and prosecute complaints concerning regulated occupations. As added by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.4.

Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b), (c), and (d), the division is responsible for the investigation of complaints concerning licensees. (b) The medical licensing board of Indiana shall investigate a complaint concerning a physician licensed under IC 25-22.5 and a v…

Sec. 4. All complaints must be written and signed by the complainant and initially filed with the director. Except for employees of the attorney general's office acting in their official capacity, a complaint may be filed by any person, including members of any of the entities de…

Sec. 5. (a) Subsection (b)(1) does not apply to: (1) a complaint filed by: (A) a member of any of the entities described in IC 25-0.5-8; or (B) the Indiana professional licensing agency; or (2) a complaint filed under IC 25-1-5-4. (b) Except as provided in section 3(b), 3(c), or …

Sec. 6. (a) This section does not apply to: (1) a complaint filed by: (A) a member of any of the entities described in IC 25-0.5-8; or (B) the Indiana professional licensing agency; or (2) a complaint filed under IC 25-1-5-4. (b) If, at any time before the director files the dire…

Sec. 7. (a) If there has been no statement of settlement filed by the board under section 6 of this chapter, and if, after conducting an investigation, the director believes that the licensee should be subjected to disciplinary sanctions by the board of the licensee's regulated o…

Sec. 7.5. (a) This section is not subject to IC 4-15-10.5. (b) The board may designate a member of the board to serve as a hearing officer under section 7(c) of this chapter. (c) The board may designate a hearing officer before a: (1) particular; or (2) general; class of proceedi…

Sec. 8. At the hearing, the board or hearing officer may call witnesses in addition to those presented by the state or the licensee. As added by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.4.

Sec. 9. A board member is disqualified from any consideration of the case if the board member filed the complaint or participated in negotiations regarding the complaint. The board member is not disqualified from the board's final determination solely because the board member was…

Sec. 1. This chapter sets forth the entities for which the Indiana professional licensing agency performs administrative functions, duties, and responsibilities under IC 25-1-5-3. As added by P.L.3-2014, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.29-2026, SEC.2.

Sec. 10. The Indiana professional licensing agency shall perform administrative functions, duties, and responsibilities for the real estate appraiser licensure and certification board (IC 25-34.1-8-1) under IC 25-1-5-3. As added by P.L.3-2014, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.29-2026, SEC.1…

Sec. 11. The Indiana professional licensing agency shall perform administrative functions, duties, and responsibilities for the private investigator and security guard licensing board (IC 25-30-1-5.2) under IC 25-1-5-3. As added by P.L.3-2014, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.29-2026, SEC.1…

Sec. 12. The Indiana professional licensing agency shall perform administrative functions, duties, and responsibilities for the state board of registration for professional surveyors (IC 25-21.5-2-1) under IC 25-1-5-3. As added by P.L.3-2014, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.29-2026, SEC.13…

Sec. 13. The Indiana professional licensing agency shall perform administrative functions, duties, and responsibilities for the manufactured home installer licensing board (IC 25-23.7) under IC 25-1-5-3. As added by P.L.3-2014, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.29-2026, SEC.14.

Sec. 14. The Indiana professional licensing agency shall perform administrative functions, duties, and responsibilities for the home inspectors licensing board (IC 25-20.2-3-1) under IC 25-1-5-3. As added by P.L.3-2014, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.29-2026, SEC.15.

Sec. 15. The Indiana professional licensing agency shall perform administrative functions, duties, and responsibilities for the state board of massage therapy (IC 25-21.8-2-1) under IC 25-1-5-3. As added by P.L.3-2014, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.29-2026, SEC.16.

Sec. 2. The Indiana professional licensing agency shall perform administrative functions, duties, and responsibilities for the Indiana board of accountancy (IC 25-2.1-2-1) under IC 25-1-5-3. As added by P.L.3-2014, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.29-2026, SEC.3.

Sec. 3. The Indiana professional licensing agency shall perform administrative functions, duties, and responsibilities for the board of registration for architects and landscape architects (IC 25-4-1-2) under IC 25-1-5-3. As added by P.L.3-2014, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.29-2026, SEC…

Sec. 4. The Indiana professional licensing agency shall perform administrative functions, duties, and responsibilities for the Indiana auctioneer commission (IC 25-6.1-2-1) under IC 25-1-5-3. As added by P.L.3-2014, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.29-2026, SEC.5.

Sec. 5. The Indiana professional licensing agency shall perform administrative functions, duties, and responsibilities for the state board of cosmetology and barber examiners (IC 25-8-3-1) under IC 25-1-5-3. As added by P.L.3-2014, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.29-2026, SEC.6.

Sec. 6. The Indiana professional licensing agency shall perform administrative functions, duties, and responsibilities for the state board of funeral and cemetery service (IC 25-15-9) under IC 25-1-5-3. As added by P.L.3-2014, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.29-2026, SEC.7.

Sec. 7. The Indiana professional licensing agency shall perform administrative functions, duties, and responsibilities for the state board of registration for professional engineers (IC 25-31-1-3) under IC 25-1-5-3. As added by P.L.3-2014, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.29-2026, SEC.8.

Sec. 8. The Indiana professional licensing agency shall perform administrative functions, duties, and responsibilities for the Indiana plumbing commission (IC 25-28.5-1-3) under IC 25-1-5-3. As added by P.L.3-2014, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.29-2026, SEC.9.

Sec. 9. The Indiana professional licensing agency shall perform administrative functions, duties, and responsibilities for the Indiana real estate commission (IC 25-34.1) under IC 25-1-5-3. As added by P.L.3-2014, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.29-2026, SEC.10.

Sec. 1. (a) The board may issue a license under this article to operate a beauty culture salon. (b) Beginning July 1, 2014, a license issued or renewed under this chapter for a barber shop must state, in prominent type on the license, that the license is a "barber shop license". …

Sec. 2. A person who wishes to obtain a beauty culture salon license must: (1) do one (1) or more of the following: (A) Select a site for the salon which, if located in the same building as a residence: (i) is separated from the residence by a substantial floor to ceiling partiti…

Sec. 4. The board may issue a license under this chapter if the applicant has: (1) complied with section 2 of this chapter; and (2) paid the fee for the license set forth in IC 25-8-13-5. As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.6.

Sec. 5. If: (1) the board cannot determine whether an applicant has complied with section 2 of this chapter at the time the application is filed; and (2) the board determines that the board will require more than fifteen (15) days to determine if the applicant has complied with s…

Sec. 6. The temporary license issued under section 5 of this chapter is valid until the board approves or denies the application for a license under this chapter or until three (3) months following its issuance, whichever occurs first. As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.6.

Sec. 7. The board may not require a beauty culture professional to obtain a license under this chapter if the beauty culture professional has leased or subleased a portion of a beauty culture salon from a person licensed under this chapter. As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.6. Amende…

Sec. 8. (a) A person holding a license issued under IC 25-8-7 shall display a sign complying with standards prescribed by the board at the main public entrance to the salon. (b) The sign must: (1) be clearly visible to a customer entering the establishment at that entrance; and (…

Sec. 1. A license issued under this article is not transferable from one (1) person to another. As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.6.

Sec. 2. A funeral home license applies only to one (1) location and is not transferable from one (1) location to another. As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.6.

Sec. 3. The board may not prohibit a funeral home licensee from: (1) changing the licensee's name; or (2) transferring or assigning the licensee's name to another funeral home licensee. As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.6.

Sec. 4. The board may not prohibit a shareholder or a corporation that is a funeral home licensee from transferring or assigning any part of the shareholder's ownership of the corporation to another person. As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.6.

Sec. 5. The board may not prohibit a person from transferring or assigning any interest that the person has in the assets of a funeral home or branch location, other than a funeral home or branch location license, to another person. As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.6. Amended by P.L…

Sec. 1. An application by an individual or a firm that is not a resident of Indiana for a certificate under IC 25-2.1-3 or IC 25-2.1-4 or a permit to practice under IC 25-2.1-5 constitutes appointment of the secretary of state as the applicant's agent on whom process may be serve…

Sec. 1. If after a physical or mental examination under IC 25-1-9-7 and a hearing, the board determines that a podiatrist is impaired from practicing podiatric medicine with reasonable skill and safety because of a mental illness, a physical illness, or an excessive use or habitu…

Sec. 2. (a) A podiatrist who is prohibited from practicing podiatric medicine under section 1 of this chapter may present evidence to the board at reasonable intervals that the podiatrist is able to practice podiatry with reasonable skill and safety. (b) The board may after a hea…

Sec. 3. The board may adopt rules that do the following: (1) Require podiatrists to report an impaired podiatrist to the board. (2) Approve certain voluntary treatment programs for impaired podiatrists that are medically directed and nonprofit. The rules must allow an approved tr…

Sec. 1. (a) The party states create and establish a joint public entity known as the interstate commission of nurse licensure compact administrators. (b) The commission is an instrumentality of the party states. (c) Venue is proper, and judicial proceedings by or against the comm…

Sec. 10. The commission has the following powers: (1) To promulgate uniform rules: (A) having the force and effect of law; and (B) binding in all party states; to facilitate and coordinate implementation and administration of this compact. (2) To bring and prosecute legal proceed…

Sec. 11. (a) The commission shall pay, or provide for the payment of, the reasonable expenses of the commission's establishment, organization, and ongoing activities. (b) The commission may also levy on and collect an annual assessment from each party state to cover the cost of t…

Sec. 12. (a) The administrators, officers, executive director, employees, and representatives of the commission are immune from suit and liability, either personally or in their official capacity, for any claim for damage to or loss of property, personal injury, or another civil …