Title 25, PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Sec. 4. (a) There is created the Indiana board of physical therapy. Subject to IC 25-1-6.5-3, the board is comprised of the following: (1) Three (3) physical therapists. (2) One (1) physical therapist assistant. (3) One (1) member who is a resident of the state and who is not ass…

Sec. 5. (a) The board shall do the following: (1) Pass upon the qualifications of physical therapists who apply for licensure and physical therapist assistants who apply for certification. (2) Provide all examinations either directly or by delegation under subsection (c); (3) Det…

Sec. 6. (a) Each applicant for a license as a physical therapist or certification as a physical therapist assistant must present satisfactory evidence that the applicant: (1) does not have a conviction for a crime that has a direct bearing on the applicant's ability to practice c…

Sec. 6.1. An applicant for a license as a physical therapist must do the following: (1) Complete the application process, including payment of fees. (2) Submit proof of graduation from a professional physical therapist education program accredited by a national accreditation agen…

Sec. 6.2. An applicant for a license as a physical therapist who has been educated outside the United States must do the following: (1) Complete the application process, including payment of fees. (2) Provide satisfactory evidence that the applicant's education is substantially e…

Sec. 6.3. An applicant for a certificate as a physical therapist assistant must do the following: (1) Complete the application process, including payment of fees. (2) Submit proof of graduation from a professional physical therapist assistant education program accredited by a nat…

Sec. 6.4. An applicant for a certificate as a physical therapist assistant who has been educated outside the United States must do the following: (1) Complete the application process, including payment of fees. (2) Provide satisfactory evidence that the applicant's education is s…

Sec. 7. (a) To be eligible to sit for the examination, an applicant must meet: (1) the qualifying standards of any testing company or national organization employed to administer the examination; and (2) requirements adopted by rule. (b) The board shall provide for examinations w…

Sec. 8. (a) The board shall license as a physical therapist or certify as a physical therapist assistant each applicant who: (1) successfully passes the examination provided for in this chapter; and (2) is otherwise qualified as required by this chapter. (b) Subject to IC 25-1-2-…

Sec. 9. (a) The board may register and furnish a license to or certify by endorsement any applicant who presents evidence satisfactory to the board of being duly licensed to practice physical therapy or to act as a physical therapist assistant in another state if the applicant is…

Sec. 1. The governor shall from time to time, grant to such number of skillful persons as he may think proper and necessary, not to exceed eight (8) in number, licenses for the term of four (4) years, authorizing and empowering such persons to pilot boats over the falls of the Oh…

Sec. 2. Before any person licensed as aforesaid, shall act as such pilot, he shall execute bond, payable to the state of Indiana, with sufficient sureties, to be approved by the clerk of the circuit court of Clark County, in the penalty of five thousand dollars ($5,000), conditio…

Sec. 4. Such pilots shall receive for their services such fees as may, from time to time, be fixed by the board of commissioners of the county of Clark; which tariff of fees shall be published at least once a year in some newspaper published in said county, and posted up in three…

Sec. 5. The board of commissioners of the county of Clark may revoke such license at any time for incapacity, habitual drunkenness, change of domicil or neglect of duty; ten (10) days' notice having been given to such pilot. Such pilot may appeal from such revocation to the circu…

Sec. 0.5. (a) This article, as it relates to the unlawful or unauthorized practice of podiatric medicine, does not apply to any of the following: (1) A student in training in a podiatric medical school approved by the board, or while performing duties as an intern or a resident i…

Sec. 1.1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article. As added by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.221. Amended by P.L.137-1985, SEC.9; P.L.33-1993, SEC.51; P.L.217-1993, SEC.5; P.L.1-1994, SEC.127.

Sec. 10. "Board" refers to the board of podiatric medicine established by IC 25-29-2-1. As added by P.L.33-1993, SEC.53.

Sec. 10.5. "INSPECT program" means the Indiana scheduled prescription electronic collection and tracking program established by IC 25-1-13-4. As added by P.L.82-2016, SEC.11.

Sec. 12. (a) "Podiatric medicine" means the diagnosis or medical, surgical (as described in IC 25-22.5-1-1.1(a)(1)(C)), and mechanical treatment of the human foot and related structures. (b) Podiatric medicine includes the administration of local anesthetics. As added by P.L.33-1…

Sec. 13. "Podiatrist" means an individual who: (1) practices podiatric medicine; and (2) uses one (1) or more of the following designations: (A) Doctor of podiatric medicine. (B) Podiatric physician. (C) Podiatric surgeon. As added by P.L.33-1993, SEC.56.…

Sec. 16. "Surgical treatment" means the incision, excision, or disarticulation of parts of the human foot and related structures to treat a disease, a deformity, or an ailment of the foot. The term does not include the amputation of the entire foot, but does include the amputatio…

Sec. 17. A podiatrist may include a report from the INSPECT program in a patient's medical file. Any disclosure or release of a patient's medical file must be in compliance with IC 25-26-24-19. As added by P.L.82-2016, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.51-2019, SEC.10.

Sec. 9.5. "Agency" refers to the Indiana professional licensing agency established by IC 25-1-5-3. As added by P.L.1-2006, SEC.470.

Sec. 1. This chapter may be cited as the "Private Investigator Firm License Law". Formerly: Acts 1961, c.163, s.1. As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.154, SEC.87; P.L.185-2007, SEC.8.

Sec. 10. (a) A license, when issued, shall be in a form determined by the board and shall include the following: (1) The full name of the licensee. (2) The number and expiration date of the license. (b) Upon the issuance of a private investigator firm license, a pocket card shall…

Sec. 11. (a) A licensee may employ, to assist the licensee in the licensee's business as a private investigator firm, as many unlicensed persons as may be necessary. The licensee is civilly responsible for the good conduct of all employees while the unlicensed persons are acting …

Sec. 13. An advertisement by a licensee soliciting or advertising for business must contain the name and address of the licensee as they appear in the records of the board. Formerly: Acts 1961, c.163, s.13. As amended by P.L.234-1989, SEC.17.

Sec. 14. It shall be unlawful for a person licensed by any other state to do business in Indiana unless the person is licensed and authorized to do business in Indiana. A person may not do business in Indiana until the person is licensed with the board and meets the requirements …

Sec. 15. (a) An applicant for a private investigator firm license shall submit to the board a certificate of insurance or other evidence of financial responsibility that: (1) is approved by the board; and (2) meets the following requirements: (A) Is issued by an insurance company…

Sec. 16. (a) Subject to IC 25-1-2-6(e), unless renewed, a license issued under this chapter expires on a date specified by the licensing agency under IC 25-1-5-4 and expires every four (4) years after the initial expiration date. An applicant for renewal shall pay the renewal fee…

Sec. 17. (a) The board shall charge and the licensing agency shall collect the fees established by the board under IC 25-1-8. (b) All fees collected under this chapter shall go into the general fund and shall be accounted for by the licensing agency. (c) All fees collected under …

Sec. 18. (a) The proceedings under this chapter shall be conducted in accordance with IC 4-21.5. In conducting proceedings under this chapter, the board has all powers granted under IC 4-21.5. (b) The board may impose sanctions against a licensee under IC 25-1-11 if the board det…

Sec. 19. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize any licensee to carry any weapon. Formerly: Acts 1961, c.163, s.19. As amended by P.L.3-1989, SEC.147.

Sec. 19.5. A person that files a civil action to collect fees for performing acts regulated by this chapter must allege and prove that when the action arose the person was not in violation of section 22 of this chapter. As added by P.L.214-1993, SEC.77. Amended by P.L.185-2007, S…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter: (1) "Person" means an individual, a firm, a company, an association, an organization, a partnership, or a corporation. (2) "Licensee" means a person licensed under this chapter. (3) "Private investigator firm" means the business of: (A) making, fo…

Sec. 20. It shall be the duty of a prosecuting attorney to whom the board reports a violation of this chapter to cause proceedings to be commenced against a person violating this chapter and to prosecute the person to final termination. Formerly: Acts 1961, c.163, s.20. As amende…

Sec. 21. (a) A person who violates this chapter commits a Class A misdemeanor. (b) A person violates this chapter if the person is not exempt under section 5 of this chapter, does not have a private investigator firm license, and knowingly or intentionally: (1) engages in the pri…

Sec. 22. (a) If the board determines that a person that is not licensed or exempt under this chapter is engaged in activities that require a license, the board may send a notice of hearing requiring the person to show cause why the challenged activities are not a violation of thi…

Sec. 3. It shall be unlawful for a person to: (1) engage in business as a private investigator firm; (2) solicit or advertise for business as a private investigator firm; or (3) represent or hold the person out as a private investigator firm; unless the person is licensed as a pr…

Sec. 5. This chapter does not require any of the following persons to be a licensee: (1) A law enforcement officer of the United States, a state, or a political subdivision of a state to the extent that the officer or employee is engaged in the performance of the officer's or emp…

Sec. 5.2. (a) The private investigator and security guard licensing board is established. (b) The board consists of: (1) the superintendent of the state police department or the superintendent's designee; and (2) subject to IC 25-1-6.5-3, the following four (4) members appointed …

Sec. 5.3. The board shall, at its first meeting of each year, elect a president and a vice president from among its membership by a majority vote of all the members of the board. As added by P.L.234-1989, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.214-1993, SEC.68.

Sec. 5.5. (a) The board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. (b) The board may not adopt rules concerning qualifications for licensure that are so restrictive that a person may not be licensed under this chapter. As added by P.L.234-1989, SEC.10.

Sec. 6. The licensing agency shall assist the board by performing administrative functions under this chapter. Formerly: Acts 1961, c.163, s.6. As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.154, SEC.92; P.L.234-1989, SEC.11.

Sec. 6.5. (a) The board shall meet upon the call of the board president. (b) Three (3) members of the board constitute a quorum. As added by P.L.185-2007, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.249-2019, SEC.124.

Sec. 7. (a) An application for licensure as a private investigator firm must be on a form prescribed by the board accompanied by the license fee established by the board under IC 25-1-8. (b) The application for licensure as a private investigator firm shall include the following:…