Title 25, PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Sec. 6. (a) To renew a license under this article, an applicant must complete continuing education and maintain the certification status as follows: (1) For a genetic counselor, certification from the American Board of Genetic Counseling or its successor. (2) For a medical geneti…

Sec. 1. To qualify for licensure, an applicant must meet all of the following requirements: (1) Successful completion of at least thirty (30) semester hours or forty-five (45) quarter hours of course work in geology, culminating in a baccalaureate or advanced degree in geology, g…

Sec. 2. In counting years of experience under section 1(2) of this chapter, the board may give one (1) year of credit each for a master's degree or doctoral degree in geology, geophysics, geochemistry, geological engineering, or geotechnical engineering. As added by P.L.161-1996,…

Sec. 3. Credit toward the experience and education requirements described in this chapter is subject to evaluation and approval by the board. As added by P.L.161-1996, SEC.2.

Sec. 4. The board may require documentation of competency and integrity. As added by P.L.161-1996, SEC.2.

Sec. 5. Upon application, licensure may be provided to a person who is a licensed geologist in a state that has standards for licensure that contain substantially equal requirements to those for licensure under this chapter, as determined by the board. As added by P.L.161-1996, S…

Sec. 6. A person seeking licensure as a licensed professional geologist who is aggrieved by a determination of the board under this chapter may request administrative review under IC 25-17.6-9. As added by P.L.161-1996, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.17-1999, SEC.18.

Sec. 7. (a) An applicant for licensure shall pay a nonrefundable fee established by regulation of the board. (b) All fees paid to and collected by the board under this section and IC 25-17.6-5 shall be deposited in a fund under the jurisdiction of the board. (c) The survey shall …

Sec. 1. The agency shall provide the board with a competent person to serve as secretary of the board. The secretary is not a member of the board. The secretary, through the agency, shall: (1) provide reasonable notice to board members of the date, time, and place of each meeting…

Sec. 2. The agency shall provide the board with clerical or other assistants, including investigators, necessary for the proper performance of the board's duties. As added by P.L.145-2003, SEC.7.

Sec. 3. The secretary shall receive and account for all money collected under this article and, at the end of each month, report to the state comptroller and deposit the money into the state general fund with the treasurer of state. As added by P.L.145-2003, SEC.7. Amended by P.L…

Sec. 4. All expenses incurred in the administration of this article shall be paid from the state general fund. As added by P.L.145-2003, SEC.7.

Sec. 1. A registered interior designer who fails to renew the interior designer's certificate of registration for a period of not more than five (5) years after the date the registration expires may renew the registration at any time within the five (5) year period after the regi…

Sec. 2. After the five (5) year period referred to in section 1 of this chapter, the following apply: (1) The agency may not restore the expired registration of an interior designer. (2) To again be registered under this chapter, an interior designer must: (A) make the same appli…

Sec. 1. For the purpose of safeguarding life, health, and property, a person must be registered or exempted as a professional surveyor to do the following: (1) Practice or offer to practice surveying in Indiana. (2) Advertise or use a title or description tending to convey the im…

Sec. 2. The following persons are exempt from this article: (1) An employee or a subordinate of a person who holds a certificate of registration under this article if the practice of the employee or subordinate does not include responsible charge of design or supervision. (2) An …

Sec. 3. This article does not require registration for the purpose of practicing surveying by a person, firm, or corporation on property owned or leased by the person, firm, or corporation unless the practice involves the following: (1) Public health or safety. (2) The health or …

Sec. 1. Persons engaged in massage therapy for compensation must be licensed by the board. As added by P.L.200-2007, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.267-2017, SEC.11.

Sec. 2. An individual who applies for licensure as a massage therapist must do the following: (1) Complete and submit the licensure application in the form and manner provided by the board. (2) Furnish evidence satisfactory to the board showing that the individual: (A) is at leas…

Sec. 3. An individual who is not licensed under this article may not: (1) profess to be a licensed massage therapist; (2) use: (A) the title "Certified Massage Therapist", "Massage Therapist", "Licensed Massage Therapist", "Medical Massage Therapist", "Clinical Massage Therapist"…

Sec. 3.5. (a) An individual who is not licensed under this article may not advertise, publicly or privately, that the individual is a massage therapist or provides massage therapy. (b) An individual may not display or disseminate an advertisement, publicly or privately, for massa…

Sec. 4. An individual who is licensed as a massage therapist under this article shall display proof of licensure in a conspicuous location where the individual practices massage therapy. As added by P.L.177-2009, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.267-2017, SEC.15.

Sec. 5. This article does not prohibit the following: (1) An individual who has a license, registration, certificate, or permit from the state from acting within the scope of the individual's license, registration, certificate, or permit. (2) An individual who participates in an …

Sec. 6. (a) This subsection applies to an individual who holds a certification by the board as a massage therapist on the effective date of the rules adopted by the board for massage therapy licensure. An individual to whom this subsection applies is considered to be licensed fro…

Sec. 1. (a) The board shall: (1) adopt rules concerning examinations; and (2) prepare and give, or approve the preparation and giving of, an examination which covers those general subjects and topics, a knowledge of which is commonly and generally required, in the opinion of the …

Sec. 2. If any applicant fails to satisfactorily pass the examination for licensure, the applicant is entitled to take not more than two (2) subsequent examinations at other examination periods within nineteen (19) months from the date of the first examination upon the payment of…

Sec. 1. (a) All the following must occur before a certified direct entry midwife may accept a client for midwifery care: (1) The certified direct entry midwife must provide the potential client with an informed disclosure of practice form. (2) The potential client must sign and d…

Sec. 2. (a) A certified direct entry midwife may not perform on a client a specific procedure or treatment that is not described on the informed disclosure of practice form described in section 1 of this chapter until both of the following occur: (1) The specific procedure or tre…

Sec. 3. The informed disclosure of practice form must be in writing and must contain the following information: (1) A description of the certified direct entry midwife's education and training in midwifery, including completion of continuing education courses and participation in…

Sec. 4. (a) Before March 31 every year, a certified direct entry midwife shall provide an annual report to the board regarding each birth the previous year that the certified direct entry midwife assisted. A report must summarize the following on a form prescribed by the board: (…

Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a certified direct entry midwife may not dispense or administer prescription drugs. (b) A certified direct entry midwife may carry and administer the following medications under a protocol issued and agreed to by a physician licen…

Sec. 6. After a client has given birth, the certified direct entry midwife shall: (1) provide the client with a statement indicating that the newborn infant should be examined by a pediatrician or family practice physician for checkups beginning within two (2) weeks after birth; …

Sec. 1. If an occupational therapist performs an evaluation and the evaluation suggests the possibility of a condition that requires medical attention, the occupational therapist shall promptly refer the patient to an individual licensed under IC 25-22.5. As added by P.L.67-2014,…

Sec. 2. (a) An occupational therapist may assess and manage the pharyngoesophageal phase of swallowing, including instrumental evaluations, only if the occupational therapist has done the following: (1) Obtained continuing competency specific to the assessment and management of s…

Sec. 1. An individual may not: (1) profess to be a social worker, licensed social worker, or licensed clinical social worker; (2) use the title: (A) "social worker"; (B) "licensed social worker"; (C) "licensed clinical social worker"; (D) "clinical social worker"; (E) "psychiatri…

Sec. 2. (a) This article may not be construed to limit the social work or clinical social work services performed by a person who does not use a title specified in this article and who is one (1) of the following: (1) A licensed health care professional acting within the scope of…

Sec. 3. A person who is not licensed under this article may use the title "social service designee" if the person: (1) provides or assures provision of social services in: (A) a health facility licensed under IC 16-28; (B) a hospital licensed under IC 16-21 or IC 12-25; (C) a sub…

Sec. 3.1. An individual who is not licensed under this article may use the titles "case manager", "discharge planner", or a related title if the individual: (1) provides services in a hospital licensed under IC 16-21 or IC 12-25 or a community mental health center; and (2) does n…

Sec. 4. An individual who violates this chapter after July 1, 1999, commits a Class A misdemeanor. As added by P.L.186-1990, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.147-1997, SEC.43.

Sec. 5. An individual who is licensed as a social worker or clinical social worker shall: (1) display the license or a clear copy of the license at each location where the social worker or clinical social worker regularly practices; and (2) include the words "licensed social work…

Sec. 6. A social worker licensed under this article may provide factual testimony but may not provide expert testimony. As added by P.L.147-1997, SEC.45.

Sec. 1. The licensing agency shall provide the board with a competent person to serve as secretary of the board. The secretary is not a member of the board. The secretary, through the licensing agency, shall: (1) keep a complete and accurate record of all proceedings of the board…

Sec. 2. The licensing agency shall provide the board with clerical or other assistants necessary for the proper performance of the board's duties. As added by P.L.162-2002, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.197-2007, SEC.86.

Sec. 3. The secretary 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. All expenses incurred in the administration of this article shall be paid from the state general fund. As added …

Sec. 1. An individual must be licensed by the committee before the individual may practice as a physician assistant. The committee may grant a license as a physician assistant to an applicant who does the following: (1) Submits an application on forms approved by the committee. (…

Sec. 2. The committee may refuse to issue a license or may issue a probationary license to an individual if: (1) the individual has been disciplined by an administrative agency in another jurisdiction or been convicted for a crime that has a direct bearing on the individual's abi…