Title 25, PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Sec. 4. IC 25-1-1.1-4 applies to an individual licensed or certified under IC 25-13 (dental hygienists). As added by P.L.3-2014, SEC.5.

Sec. 5. IC 25-1-1.1-4 applies to an individual licensed or certified under IC 25-14 (dentists). As added by P.L.3-2014, SEC.5.

Sec. 5.5. IC 25-1-1.1-4 applies to an individual licensed or certified under IC 25-14.3 (diabetes educators). As added by P.L.58-2014, SEC.2.

Sec. 6. IC 25-1-1.1-4 applies to an individual licensed under IC 25-14.5 (dietitians). As added by P.L.3-2014, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.90-2019, SEC.1.

Sec. 7. IC 25-1-1.1-4 applies to an individual licensed or certified under IC 25-17.3 (genetic counselors). As added by P.L.3-2014, SEC.5.

Sec. 8. IC 25-1-1.1-4 applies to an individual licensed or certified under IC 25-19 (health facility and residential care administrators). As added by P.L.3-2014, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.149-2023, SEC.19.

Sec. 9. IC 25-1-1.1-4 applies to an individual licensed or certified under IC 25-21.8 (massage therapists). As added by P.L.3-2014, SEC.5.

Sec. 1. As used in this article: (1) "Chiropractic" means the examination, diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of human ailments and conditions of any interference with normal nerve transmission and expression, the procedure preparatory to and complementary to the correction the…

Sec. 1.5. (a) There is created a board of chiropractic examiners. The board shall consist of five (5) members appointed by the governor, not more than three (3) of whom may be affiliated with the same political party. Subject to IC 25-1-6.5-3, four (4) of the board members must b…

Sec. 10. All fees collected under this chapter shall be deposited in the general fund of this state and shall be paid out only by warrant of the state comptroller, upon the treasurer of state. All money appropriated to the board shall be used for the purpose of administering this…

Sec. 11. (a) No person may practice chiropractic or hold out as a chiropractor without a license to practice chiropractic in Indiana. (b) A person who violates this chapter commits a Class A misdemeanor. Formerly: Acts 1955, c.42, s.12. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.2524; P…

Sec. 13. (a) Subject to subsection (b), an employee of a chiropractor licensed under this article may perform an act, duty, or function that is within the specific scope of practice of the employing chiropractor, if the act, duty, or function is: (1) performed under the direction…

Sec. 14. (a) This section applies to all persons, including persons listed in IC 25-22.5-1-2. (b) A person may manually manipulate, manually adjust, or manually mobilize the spinal column or the vertebral column of an individual only if the person is: (1) a chiropractor who has b…

Sec. 15. In any legal proceeding, a chiropractor's testimony relating to records or reports of a licensed physician may be admissible as evidence in the legal proceeding if the: (1) chiropractor is qualified as an expert by the chiropractor's knowledge, skill, experience, trainin…

Sec. 16. An individual may not use the title "chiropractor" to indicate or imply that the individual is a chiropractor unless the individual is licensed under this chapter. As added by P.L.85-2018, SEC.4.

Sec. 17. Except for the treatment of infectious and endocrine diseases or atypical or abnormal histology, a chiropractor licensed under this article may diagnose and treat injuries, conditions, and disorders, including chiropractic subluxations, fixations, and spinal intersegment…

Sec. 2. (a) A person who is at least eighteen (18) years of age and who has not been convicted of a crime that has a direct bearing on the person's ability to practice competently is eligible to be licensed to practice chiropractic in Indiana if the person is a graduate of an inc…

Sec. 3. (a) All examinations of applicants for a license to practice chiropractic shall be held at the times and places as the board shall direct. The application for a license shall be accompanied by an examination fee established by the board. (b) Any applicant failing in any e…

Sec. 4. Applicants who are and have been residents of the state of Indiana and who have practiced chiropractic in the state of Indiana for at least one (1) year immediately prior to December 1, 1954, shall be exempted from the educational requirements as provided by this chapter:…

Sec. 5. Any applicant may, upon the payment of a fee established by the board, be granted a license, without an examination, providing that the applicant submits satisfactory evidence to the board that the applicant has been licensed to practice chiropractic in another state for …

Sec. 5.5. (a) The board may issue a temporary permit to a graduate of a chiropractic school to manually manipulate, manually adjust, or manually mobilize the spinal column or vertebral column of an individual if the graduate applying for the permit is: (1) qualified to become a l…

Sec. 5.6. A person who: (1) is licensed to practice chiropractic by a board or licensing agency of another state or jurisdiction; and (2) meets the requirements established by the board under section 1.5 of this chapter; may be issued a temporary permit limited by terms and condi…

Sec. 6. (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) Subject to IC 25-1-2-6(e), all licenses issued by the board shall be subject to renewal biennially on a date established by the lice…

Sec. 7. Any applicant for a license to practice chiropractic who is a graduate of a legally incorporated chiropractic school, institution or college, and who can produce satisfactory evidence to the board that the: (1) applicant's chiropractic education was interrupted by reason …

Sec. 9. Nothing in this chapter shall in any manner repeal, modify, or change any right, privilege, authority or license granted a practitioner of chiropractic holding a license under IC 25-22.5. Formerly: Acts 1955, c.42, s.10. As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.154, SEC.38.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) The term "person" means any individual, firm, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation. (b) The term "collection agency" means and includes all persons engaging directly or indirectly and as…

Sec. 10. Any decision of the secretary of state revoking, suspending, or refusing to issue a license may be appealed to the circuit or superior court of Marion County or to the circuit or superior court of the county in which the licensee operates the alleged offending collection…

Sec. 11. No license to operate a collection agency shall be issued under the provisions of this chapter to any judge, either appointed or elected, of any court of this state, nor shall any license be issued to any full-time elected or appointed law enforcement officer or any full…

Sec. 12. (a) A person who violates this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor. (b) The prosecuting attorney of any judicial circuit upon the complaint of the secretary of state, shall prosecute all violations of this chapter occurring within his jurisdiction. Formerly: Acts 1937,…

Sec. 13. (a) A person who is licensed under this chapter may, for the purpose of acting as an agent for collection: (1) receive another person's accounts, bills, or other evidence of indebtedness; (2) be the assignee of another person's accounts, bills, or other evidence of indeb…

Sec. 14. The secretary of state may delegate any or all of the rights, duties, or obligations of the secretary of state under this chapter to: (1) the securities commissioner appointed under IC 23-19-6-1(a); or (2) any other designee under the supervision and control of the secre…

Sec. 15. (a) If the secretary of state determines, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, that a person has violated this chapter, the secretary of state may, in addition to or instead of all other remedies, impose a civil penalty upon the person in an amount not to exceed t…

Sec. 16. (a) An appeal may be taken from a final order of the secretary of state under this chapter as follows: (1) By an applicant for a license under this chapter, from a final order of the secretary of state concerning the application. (2) By a licensee, from a final order of …

Sec. 2. The term "collection agency" does not include the following: (a) Attorney at law. (b) Persons regularly employed on a regular wage or salary in the capacity of credit men or in a similar capacity except as an independent contractor. (c) Banks, trust departments, fiduciari…

Sec. 3. (a) As used in this section, "Nationwide Multistate Licensing System" refers to a multistate licensing system owned and operated by the State Regulatory Registry, LLC, or by a successor or an affiliated entity, for the licensing and registration of: (1) creditors; (2) mor…

Sec. 4. The following qualifications apply to all individual applicants and any individual who is an officer of any corporation or a member of any partnership, limited liability company, or firm and actively manages the collection of or solicits accounts for collection for any fi…

Sec. 5. (a) The secretary of state shall investigate the qualifications of the applicant and if the applicant meets the qualifications of this chapter the secretary of state shall approve the application. If the application is approved the license shall be issued forthwith to the…

Sec. 6. The secretary of state shall keep in the secretary of state's office a record of all applications for licenses and all bonds required to be filed, including a statement as to whether a license, renewal license, or provisional license has been issued under each application…

Sec. 7. (a) It is unlawful for any person to conduct, within this state, a collection agency without first having applied for and obtained a license under the provisions of this chapter. (b) It is unlawful for any person conducting a collection agency within this state to fail to…

Sec. 8. The secretary of state shall issue forms and orders and adopt and enforce such rules and regulations, not in conflict with the provisions of this chapter, as are advisable or necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. All money collected under the provisions o…

Sec. 9. (a) Upon the filing with the secretary of state, by any interested person, of a verified written complaint which charges any licensee hereunder with a specific violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, the secretary of state shall cause an investigation of the c…

Sec. 1. This chapter may be known and cited as The Dental Hygienist Act of Indiana. Formerly: Acts 1945, c.90, s.1. As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.154, SEC.46.

Sec. 10. (a) A licensed dental hygienist may practice dental hygiene in Indiana in the following: (1) A dental office, clinical setting, or health facility where the dental hygienist is practicing under the direct supervision or prescriptive supervision of a licensed dentist. (2)…

Sec. 10.5. A student pursuing a course of study in dental hygiene may administer dental anesthetics during an educational course on the practice of dental anesthetics if the course is: (1) supervised by a dentist licensed under IC 25-14 and trained in the administration of dental…

Sec. 10.6. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a licensed dental hygienist may administer local dental anesthetics under the direct supervision of a licensed dentist under IC 25-14 if the dental hygienist has: (1) completed board approved educational requirements, including…