Title 25, PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Sec. 8. The Indiana board of pharmacy (IC 25-26) is a board under IC 25-1-9. As added by P.L.3-2014, SEC.5.

Sec. 9. The board of podiatric medicine (IC 25-29-2-1) is a board under IC 25-1-9. As added by P.L.3-2014, SEC.5.

Sec. 1. The practice of natural hair braiding (as defined in IC 25-8-2-20) is exempt from regulation under this article. As added by P.L.189-2017, SEC.1.

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this section, "eyelash extensions" means strands of silk, mink, or another synthetic or natural material that are applied one (1) at a time and fixed to an individual's natural eyelashes. (b) The application of eyelash extensions as described in subsection …

Sec. 1. The board may license a person to perform manicuring. As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.10.

Sec. 2. A person may perform manicuring without offering cosmetology. As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.10.

Sec. 3. A person must file a verified application for a manicurist license with the board on a form prescribed by the board to obtain that license. As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.10.

Sec. 4. The application described in section 3 of this chapter must state that the applicant: (1) is at least eighteen (18) years of age; (2) has successfully completed the eighth grade or received the equivalent of an eighth grade education; (3) has graduated from a manicurist p…

Sec. 4.5. An individual who has completed a United States Department of Labor registered apprenticeship program to practice manicuring is eligible to take the examination described in section 4(4) of this chapter. As added by P.L.35-2025, SEC.3.

Sec. 5. If a person does not receive a satisfactory grade on the examination described in section 4(4) of this chapter, the person may repeat the examination without completing any additional study in manicuring. As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.236-1995, SEC.20; …

Sec. 7. (a) A person licensed under this article may not use acrylic liquid monomer formulated with methyl methacrylate (MMA). (b) A person who violates subsection (a) may be disciplined under IC 25-1-11. As added by P.L.113-1999, SEC.13.

Sec. 8. (a) This section applies only to applications for a manicurist license under this article. (b) If an applicant comes from a jurisdiction that does not issue a manicurist license, the board may issue an initial provisional license to an applicant who meets the following re…

Sec. 2. Before reinstating a suspended certificate or permit under IC 25-1-11-14, the board may require the applicant to show successful completion of specified continuing professional education or other actions, and the board may make the reinstatement of a certificate or permit…

Sec. 3. The board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 concerning the procedures for reinstatement. As added by P.L.30-1993, SEC.7.

Sec. 1. This compact must be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes of the compact. The provisions of this compact are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of the compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any party state or of…

Sec. 2. If this compact is held to be contrary to the constitution of any party state, the compact remains in full force and effect as to the: (1) remaining party states; and (2) party state affected; as to all severable matters. As added by P.L.135-2019, SEC.5.

Sec. 3. This compact takes effect on July 1, 2019. As added by P.L.135-2019, SEC.5.

Sec. 1. (a) The executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state government in each member state shall enforce this compact and take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate the compact's purposes and intent. The provisions of this compact and the rules promulgat…

Sec. 2. (a) If the commission determines that a member state has defaulted in the performance of its obligations or responsibilities under this compact or the promulgated rules, the commission shall: (1) provide written notice to the defaulting state and other member states of th…

Sec. 3. (a) Upon request by a member state, the commission shall attempt to resolve disputes related to the compact that arise among member states and between member and nonmember states. (b) The commission shall promulgate a rule providing for both mediation and binding dispute …

Sec. 4. (a) The commission, in the reasonable exercise of its discretion, shall enforce the provisions and rules of this compact. (b) By majority vote, the commission may initiate legal action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or the federal distric…

Sec. 1. The attorney general, the prosecuting attorney of a county, the board, or a citizen of a county where a person who is not exempted or a professional surveyor engages in the practice of surveying may file an action in the name of the state of Indiana to prohibit the person…

Sec. 2. A person who violates an order issued under section 1 of this chapter shall be punished for contempt of court. An order does not relieve a person who is engaged in the practice of surveying but who is not a professional surveyor from the requirement of registering under t…

Sec. 3. A complaint for a violation of a provision of this chapter is sufficient if the complaint alleges that a person on a specific day: (1) engaged in the practice of surveying in Indiana; (2) did not have a valid certificate of registration; and (3) was not exempt from regist…

Sec. 4. (a) The professional surveyor and surveyor intern investigative fund is established to provide funds for administering and enforcing the provisions of this article, including investigating and taking enforcement action against violators of this article. The fund shall be …

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "financial interest" means an ownership or investment interest through equity, debt, or other means. The term includes an ownership or investment interest in an entity that holds: (1) directly; or (2) through a subsidiary; an ownership or inve…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "health care entity" means an organization or a business that provides diagnostic, medical, or surgical services, dental treatment, or rehabilitative care. As added by P.L.217-2005, SEC.26.

Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a physician must do the following before referring an individual to a health care entity in which the physician has a financial interest: (1) Disclose in writing to the individual that the physician has a financial interest in the…

Sec. 4. Compliance with this chapter is a condition of licensure under this article. As added by P.L.217-2005, SEC.26.

Sec. 5. This chapter is not intended to conflict with 42 U.S.C. 1395nn or 42 U.S.C. 1396b(s). As added by P.L.217-2005, SEC.26.

Sec. 1. (a) Except for an individual who is licensed under IC 25-22.5, is licensed under IC 25-33, is an advanced practice registered nurse (as defined by IC 25-23-1-1(b)), or is licensed under this article, and who uses the terms within the scope of the individual's education, t…

Sec. 2. (a) An individual may not knowingly use a license issued under this article unless: (1) the license was issued to the individual; and (2) the license is valid. (b) An individual who violates this section commits a Class A misdemeanor. As added by P.L.147-1997, SEC.72.…

Sec. 3. (a) An individual may not knowingly present false or forged information or documents to the board for the purpose of obtaining a license under this article. (b) An individual who violates this section commits a Class A misdemeanor. As added by P.L.147-1997, SEC.72.

Sec. 4. An individual licensed under this article may not make a mental health diagnosis unless the individual meets all of the following criteria: (1) Has at least sixty (60) clock hours (as defined in 34 CFR 600.2) of graduate studies in mental health diagnosis. (2) Training th…

Sec. 1. The commission shall exercise the commission's rulemaking powers pursuant to the criteria set forth in this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter. Rules and amendments shall become binding as of the date specified in each rule or amendment. As added by P.L.65-2…

Sec. 2. If a majority of the legislatures of the compact states reject a rule, by enactment of a statute or resolution in the same manner that was used to adopt the compact, then the rule shall have no further force and effect in any compact state. As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.

Sec. 3. Rules, or amendments to the rules, shall be adopted at a regular or special meeting of the commission. As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.

Sec. 4. (a) Before promulgation and adoption of a final rule by the commission, and at least sixty (60) days in advance of the meeting at which the rule will be considered and voted upon, the commission shall file a notice of proposed rulemaking as follows: (1) On the commission'…

Sec. 5. Before the adoption of a proposed rule, the commission shall allow a person to submit written data, facts, opinions, and arguments to the commission and the submission shall be made available to the public. As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.

Sec. 6. (a) The commission shall grant an opportunity for a public hearing before the commission adopts a rule or amendment if a hearing is requested by: (1) at least twenty-five (25) persons who submit comments independently of each other; (2) a governmental subdivision or agenc…

Sec. 7. (a) Upon determination that an emergency exists, the commission may consider and adopt an emergency rule without: (1) prior notice; (2) opportunity for comment; or (3) hearing; provided that the usual rulemaking procedures provided in the compact and in this chapter shall…

Sec. 8. (a) The commission, or an authorized committee of the commission, may direct revisions to a previously adopted rule or amendment for purposes of correcting typographical errors, errors in format, errors in consistency, or grammatical errors. Public notice of any revisions…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "appraisal" has the meaning set forth in IC 24-5-23.5-1. As added by P.L.77-2010, SEC.2.

Sec. 10. (a) The board shall issue a certificate of registration to an appraisal management company that: (1) has furnished the information required by section 9(a) of this chapter in the manner prescribed by the board; and (2) paid the fee required under section 9(b) of this cha…

Sec. 11. (a) A person may not own an interest in an appraisal management company if the person has had the person's license or certificate to act as a real estate appraiser in Indiana or any other state revoked, refused, denied, canceled, or surrendered in lieu of revocation, for…