Title 25, PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Sec. 24. "Protection order" means an injunction or other order issued by a tribunal of the issuing state or Indian tribe to prevent an individual from: (1) engaging in violent or threatening acts against; (2) engaging in harassment of; (3) engaging in contact or communication wit…

Sec. 3. "Board" means the state board of funeral and cemetery service. As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.48-1991, SEC.27.

Sec. 3.5. As used in this chapter, "branch location" means a physical structure: (1) that is owned or leased by a person, not in conjunction with any other person, who owns and operates a licensed funeral home in the same or adjoining county; (2) where human remains are prepared …

Sec. 4. "Casket" means a rigid enclosure that: (1) is made of wood, metal, or other material; (2) is ornamented; (3) has a fixed or nonfixed inner lining; and (4) is designed to encase human remains. As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.1.

Sec. 5. "Consumer" means a person that: (1) during an individual's lifetime; or (2) after an individual's death; discusses, offers to purchase, or purchases funeral goods or funeral services for the individual's human remains. As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.1.

Sec. 6. "Cremate" means to incinerate human remains and to mechanically or manually reduce the bone fragments of the remains to unidentifiable bone fragments. As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.231-1995, SEC.3.

Sec. 7. "Disposition" means: (1) interment of human remains in the earth in an established cemetery; (2) interment of human remains in a mausoleum or columbarium; (3) disposal of cremated human remains on the property of a consenting owner, on uninhabited public land, or on a wat…

Sec. 8. "Embalmer" means a person who is licensed as an embalmer under this article. As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.1.

Sec. 9. "Embalming" means the temporary preservation and disinfection of human remains by the internal or external application of chemicals or by other methods in preparation for disposition. As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.1.

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a health facility administrator or a residential care administrator licensed under this article. As added by P.L.149-2023, SEC.49.

Sec. 2. The definitions of IC 25-19-1 apply to this chapter. As added by P.L.149-2023, SEC.49.

Sec. 3. A health facility administrator or a residential care administrator shall do the following: (1) Review and consider for implementation at the health facility or the residential care facility the administrator oversees recommendations contained in various reports to mainta…

Sec. 4. A health facility administrator or a residential care administrator shall develop and administer the following facility policies: (1) Resident care policies to: (A) ensure the health, safety, welfare, and rights of facility residents; (B) govern continuing resident care, …

Sec. 1. The Indiana board of accountancy is established. As added by P.L.30-1993, SEC.7.

Sec. 10. Each member of the board who is not a state employee is entitled to the minimum salary per diem provided by IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). The member is also entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties,…

Sec. 11. (a) The board shall: (1) retain or arrange for the retention of all applications and all verified documents that are filed with the board and the records of the board's proceedings; and (2) maintain registry of the names and addresses of all licensees. (b) In a civil or …

Sec. 12. (a) Fees collected by the board shall be received and accounted for by the board and be deposited in the state general fund. (b) In addition to the fee to issue or renew a certificate or permit, the board shall establish a fee of not more than ten dollars ($10) per year …

Sec. 13. The board may appoint committees or individuals to advise or assist the board in the administration and enforcement of this article. As added by P.L.30-1993, SEC.7.

Sec. 14. The board may: (1) sue and be sued in the board's name as an agency of the state; (2) issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents; (3) administer oaths; and (4) take testimony and receive evidence concerning matters under the boa…

Sec. 15. The board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 governing the administration and enforcement of this article and the conduct of licensees, including the following: (1) The board's meetings and conduct of business. (2) The procedure of investigations and hearings. (3) The educa…

Sec. 16. (a) The board may adopt a rule under IC 4-22-2 to incorporate by reference into a rule the latest statement, edition, or compilation of the professional standards governing the competent practice of accountancy that are: (1) enacted in a federal or state statute, rule, o…

Sec. 2. The board is responsible for the administration and enforcement of this article. As added by P.L.30-1993, SEC.7.

Sec. 3. (a) The board consists of five (5) members appointed by the governor. (b) Subject to IC 25-1-6.5-3, four (4) members must meet the following conditions: (1) Be a resident of Indiana. (2) Be a certified public accountant under IC 25-2.1-3 or IC 25-2.1-4. (c) Subject to IC …

Sec. 4. (a) A member of the board appointed before July 1, 2019, serves a term of three (3) years and until the member's successor is appointed and qualified. (b) A member of the board appointed after June 30, 2019, serves a term under IC 25-1-6.5. As added by P.L.30-1993, SEC.7.…

Sec. 5. A member of the board may be removed under IC 25-1-6.5-4. As added by P.L.30-1993, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.249-2019, SEC.49.

Sec. 6. (a) Each year the board shall elect a member as chairman. (b) The board may annually elect a member to fill an office that the board determines is appropriate. As added by P.L.30-1993, SEC.7.

Sec. 7. The board shall meet at times and places determined by the board. As added by P.L.30-1993, SEC.7.

Sec. 8. A quorum of the board consists of a majority of the appointed members. As added by P.L.30-1993, SEC.7.

Sec. 9. The board shall adopt and use an official seal. As added by P.L.30-1993, SEC.7.

Sec. 1. (a) The minimum requirements which must be fulfilled before an applicant will be permitted to take an examination for a license to practice optometry in Indiana are as follows: (1) Applicant must be at least eighteen (18) years of age. (2) Applicant must not have a convic…

Sec. 2. There is hereby created a program for the training of optometrists at Indiana University, said program to be established by the trustees of said University and to be effective when adequate funds for the establishment of said program are made available by the optometrists…

Sec. 3. In addition to the biennial licensure fee provided for by IC 25-24-1-1, each licensed optometrist, at the time of payment of the biennial licensure fee each even-numbered year, shall pay to the Indiana professional licensing agency an additional fee of thirty-four dollars…

Sec. 1. Except as provided in section 3 of this chapter, to qualify for a license under this article, an individual must satisfy the following requirements: (1) Complete an application for licensure in accordance with the rules adopted by the board. (2) Pay the fees established b…

Sec. 2. Except as provided in section 4 of this chapter, the board shall issue a license to an individual who: (1) meets the conditions of section 1 of this chapter; and (2) is otherwise qualified for licensure under this article. As added by P.L.265-1999, SEC.1.

Sec. 3. (a) An applicant may, upon the payment of a fee established by the board, be granted a license if the applicant: (1) submits satisfactory evidence to the board that the applicant has been licensed to practice acupuncture in another state or authorized in another country t…

Sec. 4. The board may refuse to issue a license to an applicant for licensure if: (1) the board determines during the application process that the applicant committed an act that would have subjected the applicant to disciplinary sanction under section 1(4) of this chapter if the…

Sec. 5. (a) Subject to IC 25-1-2-6(e), a license issued by the board expires on the date established by the agency under IC 25-1-5-4 in each even-numbered year. (b) To renew a license, an acupuncturist must: (1) pay a renewal fee not later than the expiration date of the license;…

Sec. 6. The board may deny, suspend, or revoke a license, require remedial education, or issue a letter of reprimand, if an applicant or licensed acupuncturist does any of the following: (1) Engages in false or fraudulent conduct that demonstrates an unfitness to practice acupunc…

Sec. 7. (a) This section may not be construed to prohibit licensed acupuncturists from practicing auricular acupuncture. (b) An individual who is not an acupuncturist licensed under this article may practice auricular acupuncture for the purpose of treating alcoholism, substance …

Sec. 1. (a) This section applies to: (1) any veteran described in IC 10-17-5-2 or IC 10-17-5-1 (before their repeal); or (2) any other veteran to whom this chapter applies because of the provisions of any other statute; who received a discharge from military service under conditi…

Sec. 1. PURPOSE The purpose of this Compact is to facilitate interstate practice of physical therapy with the goal of improving public access to physical therapy services. The practice of physical therapy occurs in the state where the patient or client is located at the time of t…

Sec. 10. OVERSIGHT, DISPUTE RESOLUTION, AND ENFORCEMENT (a) Oversight (1) 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 …

Sec. 11. DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY PRACTICE AND ASSOCIATED RULES, WITHDRAWAL, AND AMENDMENT (a) The Compact shall come into effect on the date on which the Compact statute is enacted into law in the tenth member state. The provisions…

Sec. 12. CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY This Compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this Compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this Compact is declared to be contrary to the constit…

Sec. 2. DEFINITIONS As used in this Compact, and except as otherwise provided, the following definitions shall apply: (1) "Active Duty Military" means full-time duty status in the active uniformed service of the United States, including members of the National Guard and Reserve o…

Sec. 3. STATE PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPACT (a) To participate in the Compact, a state must: (1) participate fully in the Commission's data system, including using the Commission's unique identifier as defined in rules; (2) have a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating…