Title 25, PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Sec. 11. (a) Subject to IC 25-1-2-6(e), a license issued under this chapter is valid until the next renewal date described under subsection (b). (b) All licenses expire on a date set by the board in each odd-numbered year but may be renewed by application to the board and payment…

Sec. 12. (a) Subject to IC 25-1-2-6(e), a registration certificate issued under this chapter is valid until the next renewal date described under subsection (b). (b) Subject to IC 25-1-2-6(e), all registration certificates expire on a date set by the board of each even-numbered y…

Sec. 13. (a) An individual who: (1) practices veterinary medicine after the individual's license has expired, been revoked, or been placed on inactive status; or (2) acts as a registered veterinary technician after the individual's registration has expired, been revoked, or been …

Sec. 2. To become a licensed veterinarian, a person must: (1) not have a conviction for a crime that has a direct bearing on the person's ability to practice ethically and competently; (2) not have committed an act that would have been a violation of IC 25-1-9-4 or IC 25-1-9-6; (…

Sec. 3. (a) As used in this subsection, "term" refers to an academic semester, trimester, or quarter. A person desiring a license to practice veterinary medicine shall make written application to the board. The application must state that the applicant is: (1) a graduate of an ac…

Sec. 4. (a) The board shall hold at least one (1) examination for licensing veterinarians and one (1) examination for registering veterinary technicians each year. However, the board may hold additional examinations. The board shall give notice of the date, time, and place for ea…

Sec. 5. The board may issue a license without an examination to a qualified applicant who: (1) satisfies the requirements set forth in IC 25-1-21; and (2) otherwise meets the requirements of this chapter. [Pre-2008 Title 15 Recodification Citation: 15-5-1.1-13.] As added by P.L.2…

Sec. 5.5. (a) An individual may not act as a registered veterinary technician unless the person is registered as a veterinary technician in Indiana or has been issued a special permit by the board. (b) An individual is not required to meet the registration requirements for a regi…

Sec. 6. To become a registered veterinary technician, a person must: (1) not have a conviction for a crime that has a direct bearing on the person's ability to practice competently; (2) pay the required fees; (3) be at least eighteen (18) years of age; (4) have successfully compl…

Sec. 7. (a) The board may refuse to issue a registration or may issue a probationary registration to an applicant for registration as a registered veterinary technician under this chapter if: (1) the applicant has been disciplined by a licensing entity of another state or jurisdi…

Sec. 8. The board may issue a registration without an examination to a qualified applicant who: (1) satisfies the requirements set forth in IC 25-1-21; and (2) otherwise meets the requirements of this chapter. [Pre-2008 Title 15 Recodification Citation: 15-5-1.1-15.4.] As added b…

Sec. 9. An applicant for registration as a registered veterinary technician shall complete an application form prescribed by the board. Each application shall be accompanied by the required registration fee and other material that the board may require by rule. Each applicant sha…

Sec. 1. To participate in the compact, a state must currently meet the following requirements: (1) License and regulate licensed professional counselors. (2) Require licensees to pass a nationally recognized exam approved by the commission. (3) Require licensees to have a sixty (…

Sec. 2. A member state shall comply with the following: (1) Participate fully in the commission's data system, including using the commission's unique identifier as defined in rules. (2) Notify the commission, in compliance with the terms of the compact and rules, of any adverse …

Sec. 3. Member states may charge a fee for granting the privilege to practice. As added by P.L.98-2023, SEC.2.

Sec. 4. Individuals not residing in a member state shall continue to be able to apply for a member state's single state license as provided under the laws of each member state. However, the single state license granted to these individuals shall not be recognized as granting a pr…

Sec. 5. Nothing in this compact shall affect the requirements established by a member state for the issuance of a single state license. As added by P.L.98-2023, SEC.2.

Sec. 6. A license issued to a licensed professional counselor by a home state to a resident in that state shall be recognized by each member state as authorizing a licensed professional counselor to practice professional counseling, under a privilege to practice, in each member s…

Sec. 0.2. As used in this chapter, "approved organization" refers to the following: (1) United States Department of Education. (2) Council on Post-Secondary Education. (3) Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals. (4) Joint Commission on Healthcare Organizations. (5) Federa…

Sec. 0.3. As used in this chapter, "board" means any of the entities described in IC 25-0.5-4. As added by P.L.269-2001, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.157-2006, SEC.11; P.L.185-2007, SEC.2; P.L.2-2008, SEC.52; P.L.122-2009, SEC.2; P.L.160-2009, SEC.5; P.L.1-2010, SEC.101; P.L.84-2010, SE…

Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "continuing education" means an orderly process of instruction: (1) that is approved by: (A) an approved organization or the board for a profession or occupation other than a real estate appraiser; or (B) for a real estate appraiser: (i) the App…

Sec. 0.6. As used in section 3 of this chapter, "practitioner" means an individual who holds: (1) an unlimited license, certificate, or registration; (2) a limited or probationary license, certificate, or registration; (3) a temporary license, certificate, registration, or permit…

Sec. 0.7. (a) In computing any period under this chapter, the day of the act, event, or default from which the designated period of time begins to run is not included. The last day of the computed period is to be included unless it is: (1) a Saturday; (2) a Sunday; (3) a legal ho…

Sec. 1. No board or agency regulating a profession or occupation under this title or under IC 16 or IC 22 may require continuing education as a condition of certification, registration, or licensure unless so specifically authorized or mandated by statute. As added by Acts 1981, …

Sec. 2. A board or agency regulating a profession or occupation under this title or under IC 16 or IC 22 may cooperate with members of the profession or occupation it regulates to promote continuing education within the profession or occupation. As added by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SE…

Sec. 3. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a board that is specifically authorized or mandated to require continuing education as a condition to renew a registration, certification, or license must require a practitioner to comply with the following renewal requirements: (1) The …

Sec. 3.2. (a) A board or agency regulating a profession or occupation under this title or under IC 16 or IC 22 shall require that at least one-half (1/2) of all continuing education requirements must be allowed by distance learning methods, except for doctors, nurses, chiropracto…

Sec. 4. A board, a commission, a committee, or an agency regulating a profession or an occupation under this title or under IC 16 or IC 22 may grant an applicant a waiver from all or part of the continuing education requirement for a renewal period if the applicant was not able t…

Sec. 5. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, if the board determines that a practitioner has not complied with this chapter or IC 25-1-8-6 at the time that the practitioner applies for license renewal or reinstatement or after an audit conducted under section 3 of this chapter, the…

Sec. 6. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, if at the time a practitioner applies for license renewal or reinstatement or after an audit conducted under section 3 of this chapter, the board determines that the practitioner has failed to comply with this chapter or IC 25-1-8-6, if …

Sec. 7. Credit hours acquired by a practitioner under section 5(b)(2) or 6(b)(2) of this chapter may not apply to the practitioner's credit hour requirement for the license period in which the credit hours are acquired. As added by P.L.157-2006, SEC.16.

Sec. 8. The board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. As added by P.L.157-2006, SEC.17.

Sec. 1. As used in IC 25-1-4, "board" means any of the entities described in this chapter. As added by P.L.3-2014, SEC.5.

Sec. 10. The state board of registration for professional engineers (IC 25-31-1-3) is a board under IC 25-1-4. As added by P.L.3-2014, SEC.5.

Sec. 11. The state board of funeral and cemetery service (IC 25-15-9) is a board under IC 25-1-4. As added by P.L.3-2014, SEC.5.

Sec. 12. The Indiana state board of health facility administrators (IC 25-19-1) is a board under IC 25-1-4. As added by P.L.3-2014, SEC.5.

Sec. 13. The committee of hearing aid dealer examiners (IC 25-20-1-1.5) is a board under IC 25-1-4. As added by P.L.3-2014, SEC.5.

Sec. 14. The home inspectors licensing board (IC 25-20.2-3-1) is a board under IC 25-1-4. As added by P.L.3-2014, SEC.5.

Sec. 15. The state board of registration for professional surveyors (IC 25-21.5-2-1) is a board under IC 25-1-4. As added by P.L.3-2014, SEC.5.

Sec. 16. The manufactured home installer licensing board (IC 25-23.7) is a board under IC 25-1-4. As added by P.L.3-2014, SEC.5.

Sec. 17. The medical licensing board of Indiana (IC 25-22.5-2) is a board under IC 25-1-4. As added by P.L.3-2014, SEC.5.

Sec. 18. The Indiana state board of nursing (IC 25-23-1) is a board under IC 25-1-4. As added by P.L.3-2014, SEC.5.

Sec. 19. The occupational therapy committee (IC 25-23.5) is a board under IC 25-1-4. As added by P.L.3-2014, SEC.5.

Sec. 2. The Indiana board of accountancy (IC 25-2.1-2-1) is a board under IC 25-1-4. As added by P.L.3-2014, SEC.5.

Sec. 20. The Indiana optometry board (IC 25-24) is a board under IC 25-1-4. As added by P.L.3-2014, SEC.5.

Sec. 21. The Indiana board of pharmacy (IC 25-26) is a board under IC 25-1-4. As added by P.L.3-2014, SEC.5.