Bill Text: IN SB0356 | 2010 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Professional licensing.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-03-25 - Sections 6 through 105 effective 07/01/2010 [SB0356 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2010-SB0356-Enrolled.html
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AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning professions and occupations.
Chapter 14. Health Records and Identifying Information Protection
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "abandoned" means voluntarily surrendered, relinquished, or disclaimed by the health care provider or regulated professional, with no intention of reclaiming or regaining possession.
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "health care provider" means a person listed in IC 16-39-7-1(a)(1) through IC 16-39-7-1(a)(11).
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "personal information" has the meaning set forth in IC 24-4.9-2-10.
Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "regulated professional" means an individual who is regulated by a board listed under IC 25-1-11-1.
Sec. 5. The attorney general may do the following with abandoned health records and other records that contain personal information:
(1) Take possession of.
(2) Store.
(3) Maintain.
(4) Transfer.
(5) Protect.
(6) Destroy, subject to the limitations in sections 8(b) and 9(b) of this chapter.
Sec. 6. (a) Before taking any action described in section 5 of this chapter, the attorney general shall determine whether a health care provider or regulated professional has abandoned health records or records containing personal information.
(b) A determination of abandonment under this section may only be used for the purpose of taking an action described in this chapter. However, a subsequent enforcement action may take place under a state or federal law based on proof of facts that may have contributed to the determination of abandonment if the facts are proved in a subsequent enforcement action.
(c) An investigation to make a determination of abandonment under this section must be conducted under the attorney general's authority under existing state and federal law. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to create new authority for a subpoena or search warrant.
Sec. 7. (a) The attorney general shall make reasonable efforts to notify the patients and those individuals identified in:
(1) health records; or
(2) records or documents that contain personal information;
that the attorney general has taken possession of the records or documents. The notice in this subsection must include information about the procedure for either obtaining originals or copies of the records or having the original records sent to a duly authorized subsequent treating health care provider.
(b) Unless prohibited by law, the attorney general may also notify other persons, including professional organizations, hospitals, law enforcement agencies, and government units, who:
(1) may be able to assist in notifying persons whose records were abandoned and secured by the attorney general under this chapter; and
(2) when appropriate, may be able to assist in returning the records to those persons.
Sec. 8. (a) The attorney general shall maintain health records obtained under section 5 of this chapter for the lesser of the following:
(1) The time required under IC 16-39-7-1 and IC 16-39-7-2.
(2) Three (3) years after the date the records are secured.
(b) When the time expires under subsection (a), the attorney general may destroy the health records obtained under section 5 of this chapter.
Sec. 9. (a) The attorney general shall maintain records that are not health records but contain personal information for at least three (3) years after the date the records are seized or secured.
(b) When the time expires under subsection (a) and after notification under section 7 of this chapter, the attorney general may destroy the records that contain personal information.
Sec. 10. (a) The health records and personal identifying information protection trust fund is established for the purpose of paying storage, maintenance, copying, mailing, and transfer of:
(1) health records; and
(2) records containing personal information;
as required under this chapter. Expenditures from the trust fund may be made only to carry out the purposes of this subsection.
(b) Subject to subsection (c), if a health care provider or a regulated professional is disciplined under IC 25-1-9 or IC 25-1-11, the board that issues the disciplinary order shall impose a fee against the individual of five dollars ($5). The fee must be deposited into the health records and personal identifying information protection trust fund.
(c) If the amount in the health records and personal identifying information protection trust fund exceeds seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000), the fee imposed under subsection (b) may not be imposed on an individual who is subject to a disciplinary order.
(d) The attorney general shall administer the trust fund.
(e) The expenses of administering the trust fund shall be paid from the money in the fund.
(f) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the trust fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public money may be invested.
(g) Money in the trust fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.
Sec. 11. The attorney general is immune from civil liability for destroying or failing to maintain custody and control of any record obtained under this chapter.
Sec. 12. The following may cooperate with the attorney general's office to implement this chapter:
(1) The Indiana professional licensing agency and the appropriate board that regulates a health care provider or a regulated professional under IC 25.
(2) The state police department.
(3) A prosecuting attorney.
(4) Local law enforcement agencies.
(5) Federal law enforcement agencies.
Sec. 13. The attorney general may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that are necessary to administer and implement this chapter.
Sec. 14. A determination by the attorney general that health records or other records that contain personal information have been abandoned is subject to review in a circuit or superior court. A person who seeks to enforce this section must first notify the attorney general of the intention to seek judicial review.
Sec. 15. The attorney general may pay for the administration of this chapter only from funds currently appropriated to the office of the attorney general.
(1) A search of the records maintained by all counties in Indiana in which the individual who is the subject of the background check resided.
(2) A search of the records maintained by all counties or similar governmental units in another state, if the individual who is the subject of the background check resided in another state.
check or an expanded criminal history check under subsection
(b) or (c).
(b) If a person who operates a home health agency under IC 16-27-1
or a personal services agency under IC 16-27-4 determines an
employee lived outside Indiana at any time during the two (2) years
immediately before the date the individual was hired by the home
health agency or personal services agency, the home health agency or
personal services agency shall apply, not more than three (3) business
days after the date that an employee begins to provide services in a
patient's temporary or permanent residence, for a determination
concerning the employee's national criminal history This subsection
expires June 30, 2010. background check or expanded criminal
history check.
(c) If, more than three (3) days after an employee begins providing
services in a patient's temporary or permanent residence, a person who
operates a home health agency under IC 16-27-1 or a personal services
agency under IC 16-27-4 discovers the employee lived outside Indiana
during the two (2) years immediately before the date the individual was
hired, the agency shall apply, not more than three (3) business days
after the date the agency learns the employee lived outside Indiana, for
a determination concerning the employee's national criminal history
This subsection expires June 30, 2010. background check or
expanded criminal history check.
(d) A home health agency or personal services agency may not
employ a person to provide services in a patient's or client's temporary
or permanent residence for more than three (3) business days without
applying for:
(1) a:
(A) (1) a national criminal history background check or an
expanded criminal history check as required under subsection
(a)(1); (b) or (c); or
(B) (2) a limited criminal history as required by subsection (a)(2)
until June 30, 2010; or (a).
(2) a determination concerning that person's national criminal
history background check as required by:
(A) subsection (a)(1); or
(B) subsection (b) or (c) until June 30, 2010.
provide services in a patient's or client's temporary or permanent
residence if that person's limited criminal history, or national criminal
history background check, or expanded criminal history check
indicates that the person has been convicted of any of the following:
(1) Rape (IC 35-42-4-1).
(2) Criminal deviate conduct (IC 35-42-4-2).
(3) Exploitation of an endangered adult (IC 35-46-1-12).
(4) Failure to report battery, neglect, or exploitation of an
endangered adult (IC 35-46-1-13).
(5) Theft (IC 35-43-4), if the conviction for theft occurred less
than ten (10) years before the person's employment application
date.
(6) A felony that is substantially equivalent to a felony listed in:
(A) subdivisions (1) through (4); or
(B) subdivision (5), if the conviction for theft occurred less
than ten (10) years before the person's employment application
date;
for which the conviction was entered in another state.
(b) A home health agency or personal services agency may not
employ a person to provide services in a patient's or client's temporary
or permanent residence for more than twenty-one (21) calendar days
without receipt of that person's limited criminal history, or national
criminal history background check, or expanded criminal history
check, required by section 4 of this chapter, unless either the state
police department, or the Federal Bureau of Investigation under
IC 10-13-3-39, or the private agency providing the expanded
criminal history check is responsible for failing to provide the
person's limited criminal history, or national criminal history
background check, or expanded criminal history check to the home
health agency or personal services agency within the time required
under this subsection.
(1) Certified public accountants, public accountants, and accounting practitioners.
(2) Architects and landscape architects.
(3) Dry cleaners.
(4) Professional engineers.
(5) Land surveyors.
(6) Real estate brokers.
(7) Real estate agents.
(8) Security dealers' licenses issued by the securities commissioner.
(9) Dental hygienists.
(10) Dentists.
(11) Veterinarians.
(12) Physicians.
(13) Chiropractors.
(14) Physical therapists.
(15) Optometrists.
(16) Pharmacists and assistants, drugstores or pharmacies.
(17) Motels and mobile home community licenses.
(18) Nurses.
(19) Podiatrists.
(20) Occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants.
(21) Respiratory care practitioners.
(22) Social workers, marriage and family therapists, and mental health counselors.
(23) Real estate appraiser licenses and certificates issued by the real estate appraiser licensure and certification board.
(24) Wholesale legend drug distributors.
(25) Physician assistants.
(26) Dietitians.
Indiana Code.
(b) This section applies to the following entities that regulate
occupations or professions under the Indiana Code:
(1) Indiana board of accountancy.
(2) Indiana grain buyers and warehouse licensing agency.
(3) Indiana auctioneer commission.
(4) Board of registration for architects and landscape architects.
(5) State board of barber examiners.
(6) (5) State board of cosmetology and barber examiners.
(7) (6) Medical licensing board of Indiana.
(8) (7) Secretary of state.
(9) (8) State board of dentistry.
(10) (9) State board of funeral and cemetery service.
(11) (10) Worker's compensation board of Indiana.
(12) (11) Indiana state board of health facility administrators.
(13) (12) Committee of hearing aid dealer examiners.
(14) (13) Indiana state board of nursing.
(15) (14) Indiana optometry board.
(16) (15) Indiana board of pharmacy.
(17) (16) Indiana plumbing commission.
(18) (17) Board of podiatric medicine.
(19) (18) Private investigator and security guard licensing board.
(20) (19) State board of registration for professional engineers.
(21) Board of environmental health specialists.
(22) (20) State psychology board.
(23) (21) Indiana real estate commission.
(24) (22) Speech-language pathology and audiology board.
(25) (23) Department of natural resources.
(26) (24) State boxing athletic commission.
(27) (25) Board of chiropractic examiners.
(28) (26) Mining board.
(29) (27) Indiana board of veterinary medical examiners.
(30) (28) State department of health.
(31) (29) Indiana physical therapy committee.
(32) (30) Respiratory care committee.
(33) (31) Occupational therapy committee.
(34) Social worker, marriage and family therapist, and mental
health counselor (32) Behavioral health and human services
licensing board.
(35) (33) Real estate appraiser licensure and certification board.
(36) (34) State board of registration for land surveyors.
(37) (35) Physician assistant committee.
(c) Notwithstanding any other law, the entities included in subsection (b) shall send a notice of the upcoming expiration of a license to each licensee at least sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of the license. The notice must inform the licensee of the need to renew and the requirement of payment of the renewal fee. If this notice of expiration is not sent by the entity, the licensee is not subject to a sanction for failure to renew if, once notice is received from the entity, the license is renewed within forty-five (45) days of the receipt of the notice.
(1) Indiana board of accountancy (IC 25-2.1-2-1).
(2) Board of registration for architects and landscape architects (IC 25-4-1-2).
(3) Indiana athletic trainers board (IC 25-5.1-2-1).
(4) Indiana auctioneer commission (IC 25-6.1-2-1).
(1) Board of chiropractic examiners (IC 25-10-1).
(2) State board of dentistry (IC 25-14-1).
(3) Indiana state board of health facility administrators (IC 25-19-1).
(4) Medical licensing board of Indiana (IC 25-22.5-2).
(5) Indiana state board of nursing (IC 25-23-1).
(6) Indiana optometry board (IC 25-24).
(7) Indiana board of pharmacy (IC 25-26).
(8) Board of podiatric medicine (IC 25-29-2-1).
(b) Nothing in this chapter may be construed to give the agency policy making authority, which authority remains with each board.
(1) Board of chiropractic examiners (IC 25-10-1).
(2) State board of dentistry (IC 25-14-1).
(3) Indiana state board of health facility administrators (IC 25-19-1).
(4) Medical licensing board of Indiana (IC 25-22.5-2).
(5) Indiana state board of nursing (IC 25-23-1).
(6) Indiana optometry board (IC 25-24).
(7) Indiana board of pharmacy (IC 25-26).
(8) Board of podiatric medicine (IC 25-29-2-1).
(b) The agency shall create and maintain a provider profile for each provider described in subsection (a).
(c) A provider profile must contain the following information:
(1) The provider's name.
(2) The provider's license, certification, registration, or permit number.
(3) The provider's license, certification, registration, or permit type.
(4) The date the provider's license, certification, registration, or permit was issued.
(5) The date the provider's license, certification, registration, or permit expires.
(6) The current status of the provider's license, certification, registration, or permit.
(7) The provider's city and state of record.
(8) A statement of any disciplinary action taken against the provider within the previous ten (10) years by a board or committee described in subsection (a).
(d) The agency shall make provider profiles available to the public.
(e) The computer gateway administered by the office of technology established by IC 4-13.1-2-1 shall make the information described in subsection (c)(1), (c)(2), (c)(3), (c)(6), (c)(7), and (c)(8) generally available to the public on the Internet.
(f) The agency may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this section.
(1) Indiana board of accountancy (IC 25-2.1-2-1).
(2) Board of registration for architects and landscape architects (IC 25-4-1-2).
(3) Indiana auctioneer commission (IC 25-6.1-2-1).
(b) Nothing in this chapter may be construed to give the licensing agency policy making authority, which remains with each board.
"Board" means the appropriate agency listed in the definition of regulated occupation in this section.
"Director" refers to the director of the division of consumer protection.
"Division" refers to the division of consumer protection, office of the attorney general.
"Licensee" means a person who is:
(1) licensed, certified, or registered by a board listed in this section; and
(2) the subject of a complaint filed with the division.
"Person" means an individual, a partnership, a limited liability company, or a corporation.
"Regulated occupation" means an occupation in which a person is licensed, certified, or registered by one (1) of the following:
(1) Indiana board of accountancy (IC 25-2.1-2-1).
(2) Board of registration for architects and landscape architects (IC 25-4-1-2).
(3) Indiana auctioneer commission (IC 25-6.1-2-1).
(1) File a complaint with the attorney general, who shall investigate and may file:
(A) with notice; or
(B) without notice, if the attorney general determines that person is engaged in activities that may affect an individual's health or safety;
a motion for a cease and desist order with the appropriate board.
(2) Upon review of the attorney general's motion for a cease and desist order, the board may issue an order requiring the affected person to show cause why the person should not be ordered to cease and desist from such activities. The show cause order must set forth a time and place for a hearing at which the affected person may appear and show cause as to why the person should not be subject to licensing, certification, or registration under this title.
(b) If the board, after a hearing, determines that the activities in which the person is engaged are subject to licensing, certification, or registration under this title, the board may issue a cease and desist order that must describe the person and activities that are the subject of the order.
(c) A hearing conducted under this section must comply with the
requirements under IC 4-21.5.
(d) A cease and desist order issued under this section is
enforceable in the circuit or superior courts. A person who is
enjoined under a cease and desist order and who violates the order
shall be punished for contempt of court.
(e) A cease and desist order issued under this section does not
relieve any person from criminal prosecution.
(1) Indiana board of accountancy (IC 25-2.1-2-1).
(2) Board of registration for architects and landscape architects (IC 25-4-1-2).
(3) Indiana auctioneer commission (IC 25-6.1-2-1).
certifying polygraph examiners under IC 25-30-2.
(25) (23) Department of natural resources for purposes of
licensing water well drillers under IC 25-39-3.
(26) (24) Private investigator and security guard licensing board
(IC 25-30-1-5.2).
(27) (25) Occupational therapy committee (IC 25-23.5-2-1).
(28) Social worker, marriage and family therapist, and mental
health counselor (26) Behavioral health and human services
licensing board (IC 25-23.6-2-1).
(29) (27) Real estate appraiser licensure and certification board
(IC 25-34.1-8).
(30) (28) State board of registration for land surveyors
(IC 25-21.5-2-1).
(31) (29) Physician assistant committee (IC 25-27.5).
(32) (30) Indiana athletic trainers board (IC 25-5.1-2-1).
(33) (31) Board of podiatric medicine (IC 25-29-2-1).
(34) (32) Indiana dietitians certification board (IC 25-14.5-2-1).
(35) (33) Indiana physical therapy committee (IC 25-27).
(36) (34) Manufactured home installer licensing board
(IC 25-23.7).
(37) (35) Home inspectors licensing board (IC 25-20.2-3-1).
(38) (36) State board of massage therapy (IC 25-21.8-2-1).
(39) (37) Any other occupational or professional agency created
after June 30, 1981.
(1) Indiana board of accountancy (IC 25-2.1-2-1).
(2) Board of registration for architects and landscape architects (IC 25-4-1-2).
(3) Indiana athletic trainers board (IC 25-5.1-2-1).
(4) Indiana auctioneer commission (IC 25-6.1-2-1).
(IC 25-31-1-3).
(12) Board of environmental health specialists (IC 25-32-1).
(13) (10) State board of funeral and cemetery service
(IC 25-15-9).
(14) (11) Indiana state board of health facility administrators
(IC 25-19-1).
(15) (12) Committee of hearing aid dealer examiners
(IC 25-20-1-1.5).
(16) (13) Home inspectors licensing board (IC 25-20.2-3-1).
(17) Indiana hypnotist committee (IC 25-20.5-1-7).
(18) (14) State board of registration for land surveyors
(IC 25-21.5-2-1).
(19) (15) Manufactured home installer licensing board
(IC 25-23.7).
(20) (16) Medical licensing board of Indiana (IC 25-22.5-2).
(21) (17) Indiana state board of nursing (IC 25-23-1).
(22) (18) Occupational therapy committee (IC 25-23.5).
(23) (19) Indiana optometry board (IC 25-24).
(24) (20) Indiana board of pharmacy (IC 25-26).
(25) (21) Indiana physical therapy committee (IC 25-27).
(26) (22) Physician assistant committee (IC 25-27.5).
(27) (23) Indiana plumbing commission (IC 25-28.5-1-3).
(28) (24) Board of podiatric medicine (IC 25-29-2-1).
(29) (25) Private investigator and security guard licensing board
(IC 25-30-1-5.2).
(30) (26) State psychology board (IC 25-33).
(31) (27) Indiana real estate commission (IC 25-34.1-2).
(32) (28) Real estate appraiser licensure and certification board
(IC 25-34.1-8).
(33) (29) Respiratory care committee (IC 25-34.5).
(34) Social worker, marriage and family therapist, and mental
health counselor (30) Behavioral health and human services
licensing board (IC 25-23.6).
(35) (31) Speech-language pathology and audiology board
(IC 25-35.6-2).
(36) (32) Indiana board of veterinary medical examiners
(IC 25-38.1).
(37) (33) State board of massage therapy (IC 25-21.8-2-1).
(b) This section does not apply to a license, certificate, or
registration that has been revoked or suspended.
(c) Notwithstanding any other law regarding the reinstatement of a
delinquent or lapsed license, certificate, or registration and except as
provided in section 8 of this chapter, the holder of a license, certificate,
or registration that was issued by the board that is three (3) years or less
delinquent must be reinstated upon meeting the following
requirements:
(1) Submission of the holder's completed renewal application.
(2) Payment of the current renewal fee established by the board
under section 2 of this chapter.
(3) Payment of a reinstatement fee established by the Indiana
professional licensing agency.
(4) If a law requires the holder to complete continuing education
as a condition of renewal, the holder:
(A) shall provide the board with a sworn statement, signed by
the holder, that the holder has fulfilled the continuing
education requirements required by the board; or
(B) shall, if the holder has not complied with the continuing
education requirements, meet any requirements imposed under
IC 25-1-4-5 and IC 25-1-4-6.
(d) Notwithstanding any other law regarding the reinstatement of a
delinquent or lapsed license, certificate, or registration and except as
provided in section 8 of this chapter, unless a statute specifically does
not allow a license, certificate, or registration to be reinstated if it has
lapsed for more than three (3) years, the holder of a license, certificate,
or registration that was issued by the board that is more than three (3)
years delinquent must be reinstated upon meeting the following
requirements:
(1) Submission of the holder's completed renewal application.
(2) Payment of the current renewal fee established by the board
under section 2 of this chapter.
(3) Payment of a reinstatement fee equal to the current initial
application fee.
(4) If a law requires the holder to complete continuing education
as a condition of renewal, the holder:
(A) shall provide the board with a sworn statement, signed by
the holder, that the holder has fulfilled the continuing
education requirements required by the board; or
(B) shall, if the holder has not complied with the continuing
education requirements, meet any requirements imposed under
IC 25-1-4-5 and IC 25-1-4-6.
(5) Complete such remediation and additional training as deemed
appropriate by the board given the lapse of time involved.
(6) Any other requirement that is provided for in statute or rule
that is not related to fees.
(1) Board of chiropractic examiners (IC 25-10-1).
(2) State board of dentistry (IC 25-14-1).
(3) Indiana state board of health facility administrators (IC 25-19-1).
(4) Medical licensing board of Indiana (IC 25-22.5-2).
(5) Indiana state board of nursing (IC 25-23-1).
(6) Indiana optometry board (IC 25-24).
(7) Indiana board of pharmacy (IC 25-26).
(8) Board of podiatric medicine (IC 25-29-2-1).
(1) Indiana board of accountancy (IC 25-2.1-2-1).
(2) Board of registration for architects and landscape architects (IC 25-4-1-2).
(3) Indiana auctioneer commission (IC 25-6.1-2).
Chapter 16. Evaluation of Regulated Occupations
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "agency" refers to the Indiana professional licensing agency.
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "board" means an entity that regulates a specific regulated occupation.
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "committee" means the regulated occupations evaluation committee established by section 6 of this chapter.
Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "license" means:
(1) an unlimited license, certificate, or registration;
(2) a limited or probationary license, certificate, or registration;
(3) a temporary license, certificate, registration, or permit;
(4) an intern permit; or
(5) a provisional license;
issued by the board regulating the regulated occupation in question.
Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "regulated occupation" has the meaning set forth in IC 25-1-7-1.
Sec. 6. The regulated occupations evaluation committee is established.
Sec. 7. (a) The committee consists of the following individuals:
(1) The dean of the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs or the dean's designee. The dean or the dean's designee shall serve as chairperson of the committee.
(2) The director of the agency or the director's designee.
(3) The attorney general or the attorney general's designee, as a nonvoting member.
(4) Two (2) individuals appointed by the governor who are licensed in a regulated occupation.
(5) Two (2) individuals appointed by the governor who are not licensed in a regulated occupation.
(b) The term of a member appointed under subsection (a)(4) or (a)(5) is three (3) years.
(c) The affirmative votes of a majority of the voting members appointed to the committee are required for the committee to take action on any measure.
Sec. 8. (a) The committee shall review and evaluate each regulated occupation. The review and evaluation must include the following:
(1) The functions, powers, and duties of the regulated occupation and the board, including any functions, powers, or duties that are inconsistent with current or projected practice of the occupation.
(2) An assessment of the management efficiency of the board.
(3) An assessment of the regulated occupation's and the board's ability to meet the objectives of the general assembly in licensing the regulated occupation.
(4) Any other criteria identified by the committee.
(b) The committee shall prepare a report concerning each regulated occupation that the committee reviews and evaluates. The report must contain the following:
(1) The number of individuals who are licensed in the regulated occupation.
(2) A summary of the board's functions and actions.
(3) The budget and other fiscal factors of regulating the regulated occupation.
(4) An assessment of the effect of the regulated occupation on the state's economy, including consumers and businesses.
(5) Any recommendations for legislation, including whether a regulated occupation should be modified, combined with another board, or terminated.
(6) Any recommendations for administrative changes.
Sec. 9. (a) A board shall cooperate with the committee, as the committee determines is necessary in the committee's review and evaluation of the board.
(b) The committee shall allow testimony concerning each regulated occupation that is being reviewed and evaluated.
Sec. 10. The committee shall establish a schedule to review and evaluate each regulated occupation. Each regulated occupation must be reviewed and evaluated at least every seven (7) years.
Sec. 11. (a) The agency shall provide staff and administrative support to the committee.
(b) The committee may hire, with approval of the director of the agency, an individual to assist the committee.
(c) The expenditures of the committee shall be paid from appropriations to the agency.
Sec. 12. (a) Each member of the committee who is not a state employee is entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses as provided under IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties as provided in the state policies and procedures established by the Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget agency.
(b) Each member of the committee who is a state employee is entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses as provided under IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties as provided in the state policies and procedures established by the Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget agency.
Sec. 13. The committee shall submit a report to the:
(1) governor;
(2) health finance commission; and
(3) legislative services agency;
not later than July 1 of each year. The report submitted to the legislative services agency must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
(1) the board shall direct that a complaint be issued under
(2) the board shall take appropriate action under
(b) If the board does not proceed under subsection (a), the board shall close the matter and may release the information only with the consent of the individual or firm that was under investigation.
(1) Cutting, trimming, styling, arranging, dressing, curling, permanent waving, cleansing, bleaching, tinting, coloring, or similarly treating hair.
(2) Shaving or trimming beards and mustaches.
(3) Applying oils, creams, antiseptics, clays, powders, lotions, or other preparations, either by hand or by mechanical appliances, in the performance of facial or scalp massage.
(b) "Barbering" does not include performing any of the acts described in subsection (a) when done:
(1) in treating illness or disease;
(2) as a student in a barber school that complies with the notice requirements set forth in IC 25-8-6.3; or
(3) without compensation.
(1) A cosmetologist licensed under IC 25-8-9.
(2) An electrologist licensed under IC 25-8-10.
(3) A manicurist licensed under IC 25-8-11.
(4) An esthetician licensed under IC 25-8-12.5.
(5) An instructor licensed under IC 25-8-6.
(6) A barber licensed under IC 25-8-12.1.
(1) licensed under IC 25-8-6 to teach in a cosmetology school; or
(2) licensed under IC 25-8-6.4 to teach in a barber school.
(b)
(1) Two (2) of the members
(A) possess a current cosmetologist license; and
(B) have practiced cosmetology
(2) Two (2) of the members of the board must:
(A) possess a current barber license; and
(B) have practiced barbering in Indiana continuously for at least five (5) years immediately before appointment.
(4) One (1) of the members must be licensed as an electrologist, an esthetician, or a manicurist.
(5) One (1) of the members must not have any association with cosmetology or barbering, except as a consumer.
(1) prescribe sanitary requirements for:
(A) cosmetology salons;
(B) electrology salons;
(C) esthetic salons;
(D) manicuring salons;
(E) cosmetology schools;
(F) barber shops; and
(G) barber schools;
(2) establish standards for the practice of cosmetology and the operation of:
(A) cosmetology salons;
(B) electrology salons;
(C) esthetic salons;
(D) manicuring salons;
(E) cosmetology schools;
(F) barber shops; and
(G) barber schools;
(3) implement the licensing system under this article and provide for a staggered renewal system for licenses; and
(4) establish requirements for cosmetology school uniforms for students and instructors.
(b) The board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish the following for the practice of cosmetology, barbering, electrology, esthetics, or manicuring in a mobile salon:
(1) Sanitation standards.
(2) Safety requirements.
(3) Permanent address requirements at which the following are
located:
(A) Records of appointments.
(B) License numbers of employees.
(C) If applicable, the vehicle identification number of the
license holder's self-contained facility.
(4) Enforcement actions to ensure compliance with the
requirements under this article and all local laws and ordinances.
(1) a cosmetology salon;
(2) an electrology salon;
(3) an esthetic salon;
(4) a manicuring salon;
(5) a cosmetology school;
(6) a barber shop; or
(7) a barber school;
with a copy of the rules concerning sanitary requirements described in section
(1) a cosmetology salon;
(2) an electrology salon;
(3) an esthetic salon;
(4) a manicuring salon;
(5) a cosmetology school;
(6) a barber shop; or
(7) a barber school;
shall post the rules described in section 26 of this chapter in a conspicuous place in that salon or school.
(1) a cosmetology salon;
(2) an electrology salon;
(3) an esthetic salon;
(4) a manicuring salon;
(5) a cosmetology school;
(6) a mobile salon;
(7) a barber shop; or
(8) a barber school;
during its regular business hours.
(b) A member of the board or any inspector or investigator may inspect:
(1) a cosmetology salon;
(2) an electrology salon;
(3) an esthetic salon;
(4) a manicuring salon;
(5) a cosmetology school;
(6) a mobile salon;
(7) a barber shop; or
(8) a barber school;
before an initial license is issued.
(1) admission to barber school; or
(2) a license as a registered barber.
(b) A person who graduates from a barber school operated by a penal institution may not have the person's license denied or revoked as a result of the acts for which the person was convicted.
(1)
(2) commissioned medical or surgical officer of the United States armed forces;
(3) chiropractor (as defined by IC 25-10-1-1(2));
(4) embalmer (as defined by IC 25-15-2-8);
(5) funeral director (as defined by IC 25-15-2-12);
(6) registered nurse (as defined by IC 25-23-1-1.1(a));
(7) licensed practical nurse (as defined by IC 25-23-1-1.2);
(8) physician (as defined by IC 25-22.5-1-1.1(g));
(9) podiatrist (as defined by IC 25-29-1-13);
(10) person conducting an educational activity involving cosmetology at a scheduled meeting of an association that:
(A) recognizes a group of its members as cosmetologists; and
(B) is not open to persons who are not licensed under this chapter; or
(11) student in a cosmetology school.
(1) a person possesses a valid license from another jurisdiction to perform acts that require a license under this article; and
(2) the jurisdiction issuing the license imposes substantially equal requirements on applicants for the license as are imposed on applicants for an Indiana license;
the board may issue a license to perform those acts in Indiana to that person upon payment of the fee required under IC 25-8-13.
(b) This subsection applies only to applications for a cosmetologist license under IC 25-8-9. If the jurisdiction issuing the license does not impose substantially equal requirements for education hours as required under subsection (a)(2), the board may approve the combination of education hours plus actual licensed practice in the other jurisdiction when issuing a license to a person from that jurisdiction. One (1) year of licensed practice is equal to one hundred (100) hours of education to an applicant who has completed a minimum of one thousand (1,000) hours of education.
(c) This subsection applies only to applications for a manicurist license under IC 25-8-11. If the jurisdiction issuing a license does not impose substantially equal requirements for education hours as required under subsection (a)(2), the board may approve the combination of education hours plus actual licensed practice in the other jurisdiction when issuing a license to a person from that jurisdiction, as follows:
(1) For an applicant with less than twenty (20) years of actual licensed practice as a manicurist, one (1) year of licensed practice is equal to one hundred (100) hours of education to an applicant who has completed at least three hundred (300) hours of education.
(2) For an applicant with twenty (20) or more years of actual licensed practice as a manicurist, one (1) year of licensed practice is equal to one hundred (100) hours of education to an applicant who has completed at least one hundred (100) hours of education.
(d) This subsection applies only to applications for an electrologist license under IC 25-8-10. If the jurisdiction issuing a license does not impose substantially equal requirements for education hours as required under subsection (a)(2), the board may approve the combination of education hours plus actual licensed practice in the other jurisdiction when issuing a license to a person from that jurisdiction. One (1) year of licensed practice as an electrologist is
equal to one hundred (100) hours of education to an applicant who has
completed at least two hundred (200) hours of education.
(e) This subsection applies only to applications for an esthetician
license under IC 25-8-12.5. If the jurisdiction issuing a license does not
impose substantially equal requirements for education hours as
required under subsection (a)(2), the board may approve the
combination of education hours plus actual licensed practice in the
other jurisdiction when issuing a license to a person from that
jurisdiction. One (1) year of licensed practice as an esthetician is equal
to one hundred (100) hours of education to an applicant who has
completed at least four hundred (400) hours of education.
(f) This subsection applies only to applications for a beauty culture
instructor license under IC 25-8-6. If the jurisdiction issuing a license
does not impose substantially equal requirements for education hours
as required under subsection (a)(2), the board may approve the
combination of education hours plus actual licensed practice in the
other jurisdiction when issuing a license to a person from that
jurisdiction. One (1) year of licensed practice as a beauty culture
instructor is equal to one hundred (100) hours of education to an
applicant who has completed at least seven hundred (700) hours of
education.
(g) This subsection applies only to applications for a barber
license under IC 25-8-12.1. If the jurisdiction issuing the license
does not impose substantially equivalent requirements as required
under subsection (a)(2), the board may approve a combination of
education hours plus actual licensed practice in the other
jurisdiction when issuing a license to a person from that
jurisdiction. One (1) year of licensed practice is equal to one
hundred (100) hours of education to an applicant who has
completed at least one thousand (1,000) hours of education.
(1) the license is a cosmetology salon or barber shop license; and
(2) the person holding the license was required to change the location of the cosmetology salon or barber shop by circumstances that the board determines were beyond the control of that person.
demonstration examination of the acts permitted by the license. The
applicant's cosmetology school or barber school shall administer the
final practical demonstration examination.
(b) The board shall conduct a written examination of the applicants
for a cosmetologist license and a barber license at least once each
month. The board shall conduct a written examination of the applicants
for all other licenses issued under this article at least four (4) times
each year. The written examinations described in this section:
(1) shall be conducted at the times and places determined by the
board; and
(2) may be administered through computer based testing.
(1) a practical demonstration of the acts permitted by the license; and
(2) a written test concerning the licensed activity, as it is customarily taught in a cosmetology school or barber school.
(b) A license issued to an instructor under IC 25-8-6-1 or IC 25-8-6.4 expires at the time that the instructor's practitioner license expires. The board shall renew an instructor's license under this
subsection concurrently with the instructor's practitioner license.
(c) Except as provided in IC 25-8-9-11, a person who holds a license
under this article may apply for renewal.
(d) Initial provisional licenses are valid for a length of time
determined by the board, but not to exceed two (2) years.
Chapter 6.3. Barber School Licenses
Sec. 1. The board may issue a license under this article to operate a barber school.
Sec. 2. A person must file a verified application with the board on a form prescribed by the board to obtain a barber school license.
Sec. 3. The application described in section 2 of this chapter must state that:
(1) the proposed school will require students to successfully complete at least one thousand five hundred (1,500) hours of course work as a requirement for graduation;
(2) not more than ten (10) hours of course work may be taken by a student during one (1) day;
(3) the course work will provide instruction to students in all theories and practical applications of barbering, including:
(A) the scientific fundamentals for barbering, hygiene, and bacteriology;
(B) the histology of hair, skin, muscles, and nerves;
(C) the structure of the head, face, and neck;
(D) elementary chemistry relating to sterilization and antiseptics;
(E) cutting, shaving, arranging, dressing, coloring, bleaching, tinting, and permanent waving of the hair; and
(F) at least ten (10) hours of study on skin and diseases of the skin under a certified dermatologist;
(4) the school will provide one (1) instructor for each group of twenty (20) or fewer students;
(5) the school will be operated under the personal supervision of a licensed barber instructor;
(6) the applicant has obtained:
(A) a building permit;
(B) a certificate of occupancy; or
(C) any other planning approval required under IC 22-15-3 and IC 36-7-4;
required to operate the school;
(7) the school, if located in the same building as a residence, will:
(A) be separated from the residence by a substantial floor to ceiling partition; and
(B) have a separate entrance;
(8) as a requirement for graduation, the proposed school must:
(A) administer; and
(B) require a student to pass;
a final practical demonstration examination of the acts permitted by the license; and
(9) the applicant has paid the fee set forth in IC 25-8-13.
Sec. 4. (a) A barber school licensed under this chapter shall require each student for graduation to pass a final examination that tests the student's practical knowledge of the curriculum studied.
(b) The board shall consider an applicant for the barbering professional examination as fulfilling the practical examination requirement established in IC 25-8-4-7 after successfully completing the final practical demonstration examination.
(c) A passing score of at least seventy-five percent (75%) is required on the final practical demonstration examination.
(d) A barber school licensed under this chapter shall allow each student for graduation at least three (3) attempts to pass the final practical demonstration examination.
(e) The board may monitor the administration of the final practical demonstration examination for any of the following purposes:
(1) As a result of a complaint received.
(2) As part of random observations.
(3) To collect data.
Sec. 5. The board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 requiring that the curriculum offered by a barber school licensed under this chapter provide a minimum number of hours of instruction in each of the subjects described in section 3(3) of this chapter.
Sec. 6. A barber school licensed under this chapter shall display a sign:
(1) that complies with standards established by the board;
(2) at each entrance used by the school's customers; and
(3) that states that students perform barbering in the establishment.
Chapter 6.4. Barber Instructor Licenses
Sec. 1. The board may license a person to be an instructor.
Sec. 2. A person must file a verified application with the board on a form prescribed by the board to obtain an instructor license.
Sec. 3. The application described in section 2 of this chapter must state that the applicant:
(1) holds a barber license issued under this article;
(2) has graduated from high school or received a high school equivalency certificate;
(3) has successfully completed at least nine hundred (900) hours of instruction in the theory and practice of instructor training as a student in a barber school;
(4) has received a satisfactory grade of at least seventy-five percent (75%) on an examination for instructor license applicants prescribed by the board; and
(5) has paid the fee set forth in IC 25-8-13 for the issuance of a license under this chapter.
Sec. 4. (a) If a person does not receive a satisfactory grade on the examination described in IC 25-8-4-7, the person may repeat the examination subject to the rules governing the examination adopted by the board.
(b) If a person does not receive a satisfactory grade on the examination described in subsection (a), the board may:
(1) refuse to permit the person to take the examination again; or
(2) permit the person to take the examination again subject to the rules governing the examination adopted by the board.
Chapter 8.1. Barber Shop Licenses
Sec. 1. The board may issue a license under this article to operate a barber shop.
Sec. 2. A person who wishes to obtain a barber shop license must:
(1) select a site for the barber shop that, if located in the same building as a residence:
(A) is separated from the residence by a substantial floor to ceiling partition; and
(B) has a separate entrance from the residence;
(2) obtain:
(A) a building permit;
(B) a certificate of occupancy; or
(C) any other approval action required under IC 22-15-3 and IC 36-7-4;
required to operate the barber shop;
(3) install furnishings and obtain shop equipment required under rules adopted by the board; and
(4) submit a verified statement on a form prescribed by the board that the barber shop will be under the personal supervision of a barber licensed under this article.
Sec. 3. The board may issue a license under this chapter if the applicant has:
(1) complied with section 2 of this chapter; and
(2) paid the fee for the license set forth in IC 25-8-13.
Sec. 4. A person holding a license issued under this chapter shall display a sign complying with standards prescribed by the board. The sign must:
(1) be clearly visible to a customer entering the establishment at the shop's main public entrance; and
(2) state in legible printing that the establishment is licensed as a barber shop.
Sec. 5. (a) If:
(1) the board cannot determine whether an applicant has complied with section 2 of this chapter at the time the application is filed; and
(2) the board determines that more than fifteen (15) days are required to determine if the applicant has complied with section 2 of this chapter;
the board shall issue a temporary barber shop license to the applicant.
(b) A temporary license issued under subsection (a) is valid until:
(1) the board approves or denies the application for a license under this chapter; or
(2) three (3) months after the issuance of the temporary license;
whichever occurs first.
Chapter 12.1. Barber Licenses
Sec. 1. The board may license a person to be a barber.
Sec. 2. A person must file a verified application with the board on a form prescribed by the board to obtain a barber license.
Sec. 3. The application described in section 2 of this chapter must state that the applicant:
(1) is either:
(A) at least eighteen (18) years of age; or
(B) at least seventeen (17) years of age and is a graduate of an accredited high school;
(2) has graduated from an approved barber school with not less than one thousand five hundred (1,500) hours of training;
(3) has received a satisfactory grade of at least seventy-five percent (75%) on an examination for barber license applicants prescribed by the board;
(4) has not committed an act that could subject the applicant to discipline under IC 25-1-11; and
(5) has paid the fee set forth in IC 25-8-13 for the issuance of a license under this chapter.
Sec. 4. (a) If a person does not receive a satisfactory grade on the examination described in IC 25-8-4-7, that person may repeat the examination subject to the rules governing the examination adopted by the board.
(b) If a person does not receive a satisfactory grade on the examination described in subsection (a), the board may:
(1) refuse to permit the person to take the examination again; or
(2) permit the person to take the examination again subject to the rules governing the examination adopted by the board.
Sec. 5. A person licensed under this chapter may not engage in barbering in a barber school except as part of student instruction.
Sec. 6. A person licensed under this chapter may not engage in barbering outside a barber shop unless the person:
(1) has the permission of a person who holds a barber shop license and:
(A) employs; or
(B) leases or subleases a part of a shop to;
the person licensed under this chapter; and
(2) complies with any other practice restrictions established by the board under this chapter.
Sec. 7. The board may issue a temporary work permit to practice barbering.
Sec. 8. A person must file a verified application with the board on a form prescribed by the board to obtain a temporary work permit.
Sec. 9. The application described in section 8 of this chapter must state that the applicant will practice barbering under the supervision of a barber, and:
(1) has filed an application under section 2 of this chapter, but has not taken the examination described in IC 25-8-4-7; or
(2) has filed an application under IC 25-8-4-2(g) and is awaiting board determination as described in IC 25-8-4-2(g).
Sec. 10. (a) Except when held by a barber applicant who has filed an application under IC 25-8-4-2(g), a work permit issued under section 7 of this chapter expires:
(1) three (3) months after the date of issuance; or
(2) thirty (30) days after the permit holder takes the examination described in IC 25-8-4-7;
whichever occurs first.
(b) A work permit held by a barber license applicant who has filed an application under IC 25-8-4-2(g) expires thirty (30) days after board determination as described in IC 25-8-4-2(g).
Sec. 11. The board may not:
(1) renew or reinstate a work permit; or
(2) grant a person more than one (1) work permit;
issued under section 7 of this chapter.
Sec. 12. A person who:
(1) enters active military service of the United States or of this state:
(A) in time of war or an emergency;
(B) for or during a period of training; or
(C) in connection with or under the operation of a system of selective service; and
(2) at the time of entry holds a valid license as a registered barber;
shall be granted a similar certificate of registration or license upon presenting to the board an honorable discharge from military service, dated not more than six (6) months before the time of the presentation. The similar certificate or license shall be granted by the board upon payment of a fee established by the board.
Sec. 13. (a) This section applies only to applications for a barber license under this chapter.
(b) If an applicant comes from a jurisdiction that does not issue a barber license, the board may issue an initial provisional license
to an applicant who meets the following requirements:
(1) The board finds that the applicant has sufficient training
or experience as a barber.
(2) The applicant has not committed an act that would
constitute a violation of the standards of practice under
IC 25-1-11.
(3) The applicant pays a fee established by the board under
IC 25-1-8.
(c) An applicant who has been granted an initial provisional
license must work under the supervision of a licensed barber.
(d) A person who holds an initial provisional license may apply
for renewal of a barber license under this article.
(e) The holder of a provisional license may petition the board
for the issuance of a barber license to practice without supervision.
The holder of a provisional license who demonstrates to the board
that the holder may satisfactorily practice without supervision
shall be released from terms of the provisional license and is
entitled to hold a license under this chapter.
(1) transferring a cosmetology salon license under IC 25-8-4-4 or barber shop license under IC 25-8-8.1; or
(2) issuing a temporary license to practice cosmetology under IC 25-8-7-6 or a temporary work permit to practice barbering under IC 25-8-12.1-7.
(b) The board shall charge a fee established under IC 25-1-8-6 for reinstating a cosmetology school or barber school license.
(b) The board shall charge a fee established under IC 25-1-8-6 for reinstating an instructor license.
(1) a cosmetology salon license;
(2) an electrology salon license;
(3) an esthetic salon license;
(4) a manicurist salon license; or
(5) a barber shop license.
(b) The board shall charge a fee established under IC 25-1-8-6 for reinstating:
(1) a cosmetology salon license;
(2) an electrology salon license;
(3) an esthetic salon license;
(4) a manicurist salon license; or
(5) a barber shop license.
(b) The board shall establish fees under IC 25-1-8-2 for issuing or renewing a barber license.
(c) The board shall charge a fee established under IC 25-1-8-6 for reinstating a barber license.
(d) The board shall charge a fee established by the board under IC 25-1-8-2 for issuing a license to a person who holds a barber license from another jurisdiction that meets the requirements under IC 25-8-4-2.
(1) is a cosmetologist, a manicurist, an electrologist, an esthetician, a barber, or an instructor; and
(2) knowingly performs any act authorized by a license issued under this article while the person has an infectious, a contagious, or a communicable disease that has been epidemiologically demonstrated to be transmitted through casual contact;
commits a Class C infraction.
(b) A person who knowingly attends a cosmetology school or a barber school as a student while the person has an infectious, a contagious, or a communicable disease that has been epidemiologically demonstrated to be transmitted through casual contact commits a Class
C infraction.
(1) profess to be a social worker, licensed social worker, or licensed clinical social worker;
(2) use the title:
(A) "social worker";
(3) use any other title containing the words "social worker", "licensed social worker", or "licensed clinical social worker";
(4) use any other words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying that the individual is a social worker, licensed social worker, or licensed clinical social worker; or
(5) practice as a social worker, licensed social worker, or clinical social worker for compensation;
unless the individual is licensed under this article.
(1) profess to be a licensed mental health counselor;
(2) use the title:
(A) "licensed mental health counselor";
(B) "mental health counselor"; or
(C) "mental health therapist";
(3) use any other words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying that the individual is a licensed mental health counselor; or
(4) practice mental health counseling for compensation;
unless the individual is licensed under this article, IC 25-22.5, or IC 25-33.
(b) An individual may not:
(1) profess to be a licensed mental health counselor associate;
(2) use the title:
(A) "licensed mental health counselor associate";
(B) "mental health counselor associate"; or
(C) "mental health therapist associate";
(3) use any other words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia
indicating or implying that the individual is a licensed mental
health counselor associate; or
(4) practice mental health counseling for compensation;
unless the individual is licensed under this article, IC 25-22.5, or
IC 25-33.
(1) display the license or a clear copy of the license at each location where the mental health counselor regularly practices; and
(2) include the words "licensed mental health counselor" or the letters "LMHC" on all promotional materials, including business cards, brochures, stationery, advertisements, and signs that name the individual.
(b) An individual who is licensed as a mental health counselor associate shall:
(1) display the license or a clear copy of the license at each location where the mental health counselor associate regularly practices; and
(2) include the words "licensed mental health counselor associate" or the letters "LMHCA" on all promotional materials, including business cards, brochures, stationery, advertisements, and signs that name the individual.
(1) Furnish satisfactory evidence to the board that the individual has:
(A) received a master's or doctor's degree in an area related to mental health counseling from:
(i) an eligible postsecondary educational institution that meets the requirements under section 2 of this chapter; or
(ii) a foreign school that has a program of study that meets the requirements under section 2 of this chapter;
(B) completed the educational requirements under section 3 of this chapter; and
(C) completed the experience requirements under section 4 of this chapter.
(2) Furnish satisfactory evidence to the board that the
individual:
(A) except as provided in section 1.7 of this chapter, holds
a mental health counselor associate, in good standing,
issued under section 7 of this chapter; or
(B) is licensed or certified to practice as a mental health
counselor in another state and is otherwise qualified under
this chapter.
(2) (3) Furnish satisfactory evidence to the board that the
individual does not have a conviction for a crime that has a direct
bearing on the individual's ability to practice competently.
(3) (4) Furnish satisfactory evidence to the board that the
individual has not been the subject of a disciplinary action by a
licensing or certification agency of another state or jurisdiction on
the grounds that the individual was not able to practice as a
mental health counselor without endangering the public.
(4) (5) Pass an examination provided by the board.
(5) (6) Pay the fee established by the board.
(1) Furnish satisfactory evidence to the board that the individual has:
(A) received a master's or doctor's degree in mental health counseling therapy or in a related area as determined by the board from an institution of higher education that meets the requirements under section 2 of this chapter or from a foreign school that has a program of study that meets the requirements under section 2(3)(A) or 2(3)(B) of this chapter; and
(B) completed the educational requirements under section 3 of this chapter.
(2) Furnish satisfactory evidence to the board that the individual does not have a conviction for a crime that has a direct bearing on the individual's ability to practice competently.
(3) Furnish satisfactory evidence to the board that the individual has not been the subject of a disciplinary action by a licensing or certification agency of another state or jurisdiction on the grounds that the individual was not able to practice as a mental health counselor associate without
endangering the public.
(4) Pay the fee established by the board.
(5) Pass an examination provided by the board.
(1) Apply for a mental health counselor associate license under section 1.5 of this chapter by meeting the requirements of this chapter.
(2) Elect not to apply for a mental health counselor associate license under section 1.5 of this chapter, accrue the clinical experience required under section 4 of this chapter, and apply for a mental health counselor license at the conclusion of the doctoral program.
(1) If the institution was located in the United States or a territory of the United States, at the time of the applicant's graduation the institution was accredited by a regional accrediting body recognized by the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation.
(2) If the institution was located in Canada, at the time of the applicant's graduation the institution was a member in good standing with the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada.
(3) If the institution was located in a foreign country other than Canada, at the time of the applicant's graduation the institution:
(A) was recognized by the government of the country where the school was located as a program to train in the practice of mental health counseling or psychotherapy counseling; and
(B) maintained a standard of training substantially equivalent to the standards of institutions accredited by a regional accrediting body recognized by the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation.
(1) Complete sixty (60) semester hours of graduate course work in counseling that must include either a master's degree that required not less than forty-eight (48) semester hours or a doctor's degree in counseling. The graduate course work must include the following content areas:
(A) Human growth and development.
(B) Social and cultural foundations of counseling.
(C) Helping relationship, including counseling theory and practice.
(D) Group dynamics, processes, counseling, and consultation.
(E) Lifestyle and career development.
(F) Assessment and appraisal of individuals.
(G) Research and program evaluation.
(H) Professional orientation and ethics.
(I) Foundations of mental health counseling.
(J) Contextual dimensions of mental health counseling.
(K) Knowledge and skills for the practice of mental health counseling and psychotherapy.
(L) Clinical instruction.
(2) Not less than one (1) supervised clinical practicum, internship, or field experience in a counseling setting, which must include a minimum of one thousand (1,000) clock hours consisting of one (1) practicum of one hundred (100) hours, one (1) internship of six hundred (600) hours, and one (1) advanced internship of three hundred (300) hours with at least one hundred (100) hours of face to face supervision. This requirement may be met by a supervised practice experience that took place away from an eligible postsecondary educational institution but that is certified by an official of the eligible postsecondary educational institution as being equivalent to a clinical mental health graduate level practicum or internship program at an institution accredited by an accrediting agency approved by the United States Department of Education or the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada.
section, "first available examination" means the first examination
after the date of an individual's:
(1) graduation; or
(2) moving into Indiana;
that has an application deadline that is at least thirty (30) days
after the date of graduation or the date of moving into Indiana,
unless the individual chooses to meet a deadline that is less than
thirty (30) days after either of those events.
(a) (b) The applicant must have at least three thousand (3,000)
hours of post-graduate clinical experience over a two (2) year period.
The clinical experience must consist of one hundred (100) hours of
face to face supervision under the supervision of a licensed mental
health counselor or an equivalent supervisor, as determined by the
board.
(b) (c) A doctoral internship may be applied toward the supervised
work experience requirement.
(c) (d) Except as provided in subsection (d), (e), the clinical
experience requirement may be met by work performed at or away
from the premises of the supervising mental health counselor.
(d) (e) The clinical work requirement may not be performed away
from the supervising mental health counselor's premises if:
(1) the work is the independent private practice of mental health
counseling; and
(2) the work is not performed at a place that has the supervision
of a licensed mental health counselor or an equivalent supervisor,
as determined by the board.
(f) If an individual applies for, takes, and passes the first
available examination, the individual may not count more than one
thousand five hundred (1,500) hours of the postdegree clinical
experience that is:
(1) required under subsection (b); and
(2) accumulated before taking the examination toward
licensure as a mental health counselor.
(g) If an individual does not pass the first available examination,
the individual may:
(1) retain the hours accumulated before taking the
examination;
(2) continue working; and
(3) not accumulate any additional hours toward licensure as
a mental health counselor until passing the examination.
(h) If an individual does not take the first available examination,
the individual may not begin accumulating any postdegree clinical
experience hours toward licensure as a mental health counselor
until the individual passes the examination.
(1)
(2) section 2 of this chapter;
may take the examination provided by the board.
(1) achieves a passing score, as determined by the board, on the examination provided under this chapter; and
(2) is otherwise qualified under this article.
(b) A person issued a license under this section may engage in the practice of mental health counseling.
(b) An individual may renew a mental health counselor license by:
(1) paying a renewal fee on or before the expiration date of the license; and
(2) completing at least twenty (20) hours of continuing education per licensure year.
(c) If an individual fails to pay a renewal fee on or before the expiration date of a mental health counselor license, the license becomes invalid.
(b) An individual may renew a mental health counselor associate license two (2) times by:
(1) paying a renewal fee on or before the expiration date of the license; and
(2) completing at least twenty (20) hours of continuing education per licensure year.
(c) The board may renew a mental health counselor associate
license for additional periods based on circumstances determined
by the board.
(d) If an individual fails to pay a renewal fee on or before the
expiration date of a mental health counselor associate license, the
license becomes invalid.
(b) If more than three (3) years have elapsed since the date a mental health counselor license expired, the individual holding the license may reinstate the invalid license by satisfying the requirements for reinstatement established by the board and meeting the requirements under IC 25-1-8-6.
(c) The board may reinstate an invalid mental health counselor associate license up to one (1) year after the expiration date of the license if the individual holding the invalid license meets the requirements under IC 25-1-8-6. A mental health counselor associate license that has been expired for more than one (1) year may not be reinstated under IC 25-1-8-6.
(1) Seek a mental health counselor associate license by:
(A) applying for a mental health counselor associate license under IC 25-23.6-8.5 if the individual meets the requirements under IC 25-23.6-8.5; and
(B) taking the required examination.
Notwithstanding IC 25-23.6-8.5-4(f), any postdegree clinical experience that the individual obtained before July 1, 2010, counts toward the requirements of IC 25-23.6-8.5.
(2) Seek a mental health counselor license by applying for a mental health counselor license under IC 25-23.6-8.5, if the individual meets the requirements under IC 25-23.6-8.5.
(b) This SECTION expires June 30, 2015.
controlled substances advisory committee (IC 35-48-2-1 (before its
abolishment)) before July 1, 2010, shall be treated as rules of the
Indiana board of pharmacy (IC 25-26).
(b) This section expires July 1, 2015.
(1) performs the acts of a salesperson without a salesperson license;
(2) performs the acts of a broker without a broker license; or
(3) conducts, or solicits or accepts enrollment of students for, a course as prescribed in IC 25-34.1-3 without course approval;
commits a Class A infraction. Upon conviction for an offense under this section, the court shall add to any fine imposed the amount of any fee or other compensation earned in the commission of the offense. Each transaction constitutes a separate offense.
(b) In all actions for the collection of a fee or other compensation for performing acts regulated by this article, it must be alleged and proved that, at the time the cause of action arose, the party seeking relief was not in violation of this section.
having a license or conducted, or solicited or accepted enrollment of
students for, a broker or salesperson course without course approval.
(f) (c) Each enforcement procedure established in this section and
IC 25-1-7-14 is supplemental to other enforcement procedures
established in this section.
(1) performs:
(A) the acts of a licensed real estate appraiser without a license; or
(B) the acts of a certified real estate appraiser without a certificate; or
(2) conducts or solicits or accepts enrollment of students for a course without course approval as required by section 13 of this chapter;
commits a Class B infraction. When a judgment is entered for an offense under this section, the court shall add to any fine imposed the amount of any fee or other compensation earned in the commission of the offense. Each transaction constitutes a separate offense.
(b) In all actions for the collection of a fee or other compensation for performing acts regulated by this article, a party seeking relief must allege and prove that at the time the cause of action arose the party was not in violation of this section.
(c) The attorney general, the board, or the prosecuting attorney of any county in which a violation occurs may maintain an action in the name of the state of Indiana to enjoin a person from violating this section.
(d) In charging any person in a complaint for a judgment or an injunction for the violation of this section, it is sufficient, without averring any further or more particular facts, to charge that the person upon a certain day and in a certain county:
(1) acted as:
(A) a certified real estate appraiser without a certificate; or
(B) a licensed real estate appraiser without a license; or
(2) conducted, or solicited or accepted enrollment of students for a real estate appraiser course without course approval.
(e) Each enforcement procedure established in this section and IC 25-1-7-14 is supplemental to other enforcement procedures established in this section.
this article, the occupation of a licensed water well driller licensee is
a regulated occupation under IC 25-1-7-1.
(1) A person who installs a well that:
(A) is for personal use; and
(B) is not greater than one and one-fourth (1 1/4) inches inside diameter and not greater than twenty-four (24) feet deep.
(2) A plumber who:
(A) is licensed under IC 25-28.5;
(B) is registered with the department under section 4 of this chapter; and
(C) installs wells that are not greater than one and one-fourth (1 1/4) inches inside diameter and not greater than twenty-four (24) feet deep.
(3) A person who installs or repairs a water well pump or water well pumping equipment for personal use.
(4) A person who is working under the direction and personal supervision of a person who holds a license.
installer" means a person who installs or repairs water well
pumps.
(b) The department shall issue a license to each individual who applies and qualifies for a license under this chapter.
(c) The license of the licensee operating well drilling equipment or installing a water well pump shall be carried by the licensee and presented for inspection by a representative of the department upon request.
(d) Every license expires on December 31 of the year for which it was issued.
(b) An application for an original license or a license renewal must be accompanied by a license fee of one hundred dollars ($100).
(c) Unless an applicant has held an original license for less than one (1) year, a license renewal application must be accompanied by:
(1) a copy of the continuing education verification of attendance forms; and
(2) a statement by the applicant attesting that the applicant has complied with the continuing education requirements under IC 25-39-6.
(1) be at least eighteen (18) years of age;
(2) furnish evidence from three (3) references, two (2) of whom are water well drillers, water well pump installers, or licensed plumbing contractors familiar with the applicant's work experience and professional competency; and
(3) have successfully completed a competency examination prepared and administered by the department.
(b) The competency examination shall be administered at least two (2) times every calendar year.
(c) The fee to take the competency examination shall be set by the director under IC 25-1-8. This fee is nonrefundable and must be paid each time an applicant applies to take the examination.
(b) Notwithstanding section 3 of this chapter, the department shall issue an original license to an applicant who meets the following qualifications:
(1) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age.
(2) Furnishes evidence that the applicant has installed water well pumps for at least three (3) years.
(3) Furnishes references from three (3) individuals who are licensed under this article and who are familiar with the applicant's experience and competency.
(4) Complies with the requirements under section 2 of this chapter.
(c) This section expires July 1, 2011.
(b) The competency examination must include questions to determine if the applicant for a license has adequate knowledge and expertise concerning the following:
(1) Placement of wells.
(2) Well drilling procedures.
(3) Operations of well drilling and water well pump equipment.
(4) Contamination precautions.
(5) Installation of well casing and water well pumps.
(6) Well grouting procedures.
(7) Well screen design and installation.
(8) Pitless adapter units.
(9) Installation of pumping apparatus.
(10) Well disinfection.
(11) Sealing abandoned wells.
(12) Ground water occurrence.
(13) Aquifer characteristics.
(14) Drawdown requirements and limitations.
(15) Depth considerations.
(16) Methods of measuring well yield.
(17) The requirements of this chapter and other laws relating to wells.
(18) Other accepted standards relating to the drilling, operation, and abandonment of wells and water well pumps.
(1) The location of the well.
(2) The depth and diameter of the well.
(3) The date the contractor completed the well.
(4) The character and thickness of materials or formations drilled.
(5) The static water level and performance data of the well.
(6) Any other information required by rule.
(b) Each
(1) Placement of wells.
(2) Well drilling procedures.
(3) Operation of well drilling and water well pump equipment.
(4) Contamination precautions.
(5) Well casing and water well pump specification and installation.
(6) Well grouting procedures.
(7) Well screen design and installation.
(8) Pitless adapter units.
(9) Installation of pumping apparatus.
(10) Well disinfection techniques.
(11) Sealing and plugging abandoned wells.
(12) Other generally accepted standards relating to the drilling, operation, or abandonment of wells.
(b) A well that is drilled after December 31, 1987, must be drilled in compliance with the rules adopted under this section.
(1) Acted as a
(2) Secured a license through error or fraud.
(3) Failed to comply with any of the requirements of sections 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 of this chapter.
(b) Under IC 4-21.5-3-5, the director may refuse to grant, renew, or restore a license to a person who has done any of the following:
(1) Acted as a
(2) Secured a license through error or fraud.
(3) Failed to comply with any of the requirements of sections 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 of this chapter.
(b) After an action has been filed and notice has been given, all matters involved in the action shall be held in abeyance until the action has been tried and determined.
(c) If a defendant continues to violate this article after notice of the action has been given but before trial and determination, the department may, upon a verified showing of those acts of the defendant, obtain a temporary restraining order without notice. The order is effective until the cause has been tried and determined.
Chapter 6. Continuing Education
Sec. 1. Except as provided in section 6 of this chapter, a licensee who has held a license for at least one (1) calender year shall complete six (6) actual hours of continuing education before
December 31 of each even-numbered year.
Sec. 2. A licensee shall retain the following for each continuing
education course the individual attends:
(1) A record of:
(A) the number of hours the individual spent in the
continuing education course;
(B) the name of the person or organization presenting the
continuing education course;
(C) the date, location, and title of the continuing education
course; and
(D) the number of hours of continuing education awarded
for the course.
(2) Verification that the individual attended the course.
The records and verification of attendance must be retained for
three (3) years after the individual attends a continuing education
course.
Sec. 3. (a) An institution, organization, governmental agency, or
individual that wishes to offer continuing education courses for the
purposes of this chapter must apply in writing to the department
for approval of each course. An application for approval of a
course must be received by the department not less than thirty (30)
days before the course is offered. The department shall approve or
deny an application for approval of a continuing education course
not more than ten (10) business days after receiving the
application.
(b) An application must include the following information:
(1) The title of the course and subjects that will be presented.
(2) The name of the person or organization presenting the
continuing education course.
(3) The date, location, and title of the continuing education
course.
(4) The number of hours of continuing education to be
offered.
(5) Course outlines for the subjects to be offered.
(6) The fee to be charged for each course.
(7) Any other information requested by the department.
(c) The department may approve an application for approval of
a continuing education course that addresses one (1) of the
following topics:
(1) Water well construction.
(2) Pump installation and repair.
(3) Grouting.
(4) Water sample collection and sampling.
(5) Contamination of water supplies.
(6) Other topics the department determines to be relevant for the continued improvement of the knowledge of a license holder.
Sec. 4. An institution, organization, governmental agency, or individual that has been approved to offer a continuing education course for the purposes of this chapter shall submit to the department not more than forty-five (45) days after the course has been completed a typed listing of the following information:
(1) The name of each individual who attended the course, including each individual's license number.
(2) The title of the course.
(3) The name of the person or organization presenting the continuing education course.
(4) The date, location, and title of the continuing education course.
(5) The number of hours of continuing education each individual received.
Sec. 5. The department shall maintain and make available to the public a list of future continuing education courses that will satisfy the continuing education requirements of this article.
Sec. 6. A licensee may apply in writing to the department for a waiver or modification of the continuing education requirements applying to the licensee under this article if the licensee:
(1) establishes that an emergency existed during the period for which the continuing education was required;
(2) has had an incapacitating illness verified by the applicant and a licensed physician; or
(3) was prevented from completing the continuing education requirement because of active military duty during the period for which the continuing education was required.
Sec. 7. The department may enter into a contract with the Indiana Ground Water Association to administer this chapter.
(b) IC 35-48-7-11.1(n) (Concerning providing information to a law enforcement agency based on a report from the Indiana scheduled prescription electronic collection and tracking program).
(1) The actual or relative potential for abuse.
(2) The scientific evidence of its pharmacological effect, if known.
(3) The state of current scientific knowledge regarding the substance.
(4) The history and current pattern of abuse.
(5) The scope, duration, and significance of abuse.
(6) The risk to public health.
(7) The potential of the substance to produce psychic or physiological dependence liability.
(8) Whether the substance is an immediate precursor of a substance already controlled under this article.
(b) After considering the factors enumerated in subsection (a), the board shall make findings and recommendations concerning the control of the substance if it finds the substance has a potential for abuse.
(c) If the board finds that a substance is an immediate precursor, substances which are precursors of the controlled precursor shall not be subject to control solely because they are precursors of the controlled precursor.
(d) If any substance is designated or rescheduled to a more restrictive schedule as a controlled substance under federal law and notice is given to the board, the board shall recommend similar control of the substance under this article in the board's report to the general assembly, unless the board objects to inclusion or rescheduling. In that case, the board shall publish the reasons for objection and afford all interested parties an opportunity to be heard. At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall publish its findings.
(e) If a substance is rescheduled to a less restrictive schedule or deleted as a controlled substance under federal law, the substance is rescheduled or deleted under this article. If the board objects to inclusion, rescheduling, or deletion of the substance, the board shall notify the chairman of the legislative council not more than thirty (30) days after the federal law is changed and the substance may not be rescheduled or deleted until the conclusion of the next complete
session of the general assembly. The notice from the board to the
chairman of the legislative council must be published.
(f) There is established a sixteen (16) member controlled substances
advisory committee to serve as a consultative and advising body to the
board in all matters relating to the classification, reclassification,
addition to, or deletion from of all substances classified as controlled
substances in schedules I to IV or substances not controlled or yet to
come into being. In addition, The advisory committee board shall
conduct hearings and make recommendations to the board regarding
revocations, suspensions, and restrictions of registrations as provided
in IC 35-48-3-4. All hearings shall be conducted in accordance with
IC 4-21.5-3. The advisory committee shall be made up of:
(1) two (2) physicians licensed under IC 25-22.5, one (1) to be
elected by the medical licensing board of Indiana from among its
members and one (1) to be appointed by the governor;
(2) two (2) pharmacists, one (1) to be elected by the state board
of pharmacy from among its members and one (1) to be appointed
by the governor;
(3) two (2) dentists, one (1) to be elected by the state board of
dentistry from among its members and one (1) to be appointed by
the governor;
(4) the state toxicologist or the designee of the state toxicologist;
(5) two (2) veterinarians, one (1) to be elected by the state board
of veterinary medical examiners from among its members and one
(1) to be appointed by the governor;
(6) one (1) podiatrist to be elected by the board of podiatric
medicine from among its members;
(7) one (1) advanced practice nurse with authority to prescribe
legend drugs as provided by IC 25-23-1-19.5 who is:
(A) elected by the state board of nursing from among the
board's members; or
(B) if a board member does not meet the requirements under
IC 25-23-1-19.5 at the time of the vacancy on the advisory
committee, appointed by the governor;
(8) the superintendent of the state police department or the
superintendent's designee;
(9) three (3) members appointed by the governor who have
demonstrated expertise concerning controlled substances; and
(10) one (1) member appointed by the governor who is a
psychiatrist with expertise in child and adolescent psychiatry.
(g) All members of the advisory committee elected by a board shall
serve a term of one (1) year and all members of the advisory committee
appointed by the governor shall serve a term of four (4) years. Any
elected or appointed member of the advisory committee, may be
removed for cause by the authority electing or appointing the member.
If a vacancy occurs on the advisory committee, the authority electing
or appointing the vacating member shall elect or appoint a successor to
serve the unexpired term of the vacating member. The board shall
acquire the recommendations of the advisory committee pursuant to
administration over the controlled substances to be or not to be
included in schedules I to V, especially in the implementation of
scheduled substances changes as provided in subsection (d).
(h) (g) Authority to control under this section does not extend to
distilled spirits, wine, or malt beverages, as those terms are defined or
used in IC 7.1, or to tobacco.
(i) (h) The board shall exclude any nonnarcotic substance from a
schedule if that substance may, under the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act or state law, be sold over the counter without a
prescription.
(1) sodium pentobarbital to euthanize injured, sick, homeless, or unwanted domestic pets and animals;
(2) ketamine and ketamine products to anesthetize or immobilize fractious domestic pets and animals; and
(3) a combination product containing tiletimine and zolazepam as an agent for the remote chemical capture of domestic pets or animals that otherwise cannot be restrained or captured.
(b) A humane society, animal control agency, or governmental entity entitled to receive a permit under this chapter must:
(1) apply to the board according to the rules established by the board;
(2) pay annually to the board a fee set by the board for the limited permit; and
(3) submit proof, as determined by the board, that the employees of an applicant who will handle a controlled substance are sufficiently trained to use and administer the controlled substance.
(c) All fees collected by the board under this section shall be credited to the state board of pharmacy account.
(d) Storage, handling, and use of controlled substances obtained according to this section are subject to the rules adopted by the board.
(e) Before issuing a permit under this section, the board may consult with the board of veterinary medical examiners.
(1) maintenance of effective controls against diversion of controlled substances into other than legitimate medical, scientific, or industrial channels;
(2) compliance with applicable state and local law;
(3) any convictions of the applicant under any federal and state laws relating to any controlled substance;
(4) past experience in the manufacture or distribution of controlled substances, and the existence in the applicant's establishment of effective controls against diversion;
(5) furnishing by the applicant of false or fraudulent material in any application filed under this article;
(6) suspension or revocation of the applicant's federal registration to manufacture, distribute, or dispense controlled substances as authorized by federal law; and
(7) any other factors relevant to and consistent with the public health and safety.
(b) Registration under subsection (a) of this section does not entitle a registrant to manufacture and distribute controlled substances in schedules I or II other than those specified in the registration.
(c) Practitioners must be registered to dispense any controlled substances or to conduct research with controlled substances in schedules II through V if they are authorized to dispense or conduct research under the law of this state. The board need not require separate registration under this chapter for practitioners engaging in research with nonnarcotic controlled substances in schedules II through V where the registrant is already registered under this chapter in another capacity, to the extent authorized by his registration in that other capacity.
(d) Registration to conduct research or instructional activities with controlled substances in schedules I through V does not entitle a registrant to conduct research or instructional activities with controlled substances other than those approved by the
(e) The board may consult with the board of veterinary medical
examiners before issuing a registration to a person:
(1) who seeks to conduct research or instructional activities
with controlled substances in schedules I through IV; and
(2) whose activities constitute the practice of veterinary
medicine (as defined by IC 25-38.1-1-12).
(f) Compliance by manufacturers and distributors with the
provisions of the federal law respecting registration (excluding fees)
entitles them to be registered under this article.
(1) has furnished false or fraudulent material information in any application filed under this article;
(2) has violated any state or federal law relating to any controlled substance;
(3) has had
(4) has failed to maintain reasonable controls against diversion of controlled substances into other than legitimate medical, scientific, or industrial channels.
(b) The board may limit revocation or suspension of a registration or the denial of an application for registration or reregistration to the particular controlled substance with respect to which grounds for revocation, suspension, or denial exist.
(c) If the board suspends or revokes a registration or denies an application for reregistration, all controlled substances owned or possessed by the registrant at the time of suspension or the effective date of the revocation or denial order may be placed under seal. The board may require the removal of such substances from the premises. No disposition may be made of substances under seal until the time for taking an appeal has elapsed or until all appeals have been concluded unless a court, upon application therefor, orders the sale of perishable substances and the deposit of the proceeds of the sale with the court. Upon a revocation or denial order becoming final, all controlled substances may be forfeited to the state.
(d) The board shall promptly notify the drug enforcement
administration of all orders suspending or revoking registration, all
orders denying any application for registration or reregistration, and all
forfeitures of controlled substances.
(e) If the Drug Enforcement Administration terminates, denies,
suspends, or revokes a federal registration for the manufacture,
distribution, or dispensing of controlled substances, a registration
issued by the board under this chapter is automatically suspended.
(f) The board may reinstate a registration that has been suspended
under subsection (e), after a hearing, if the board is satisfied that the
applicant is able to manufacture, distribute, or dispense controlled
substances with reasonable skill and safety to the public. As a condition
of reinstatement, the board may impose disciplinary or corrective
measures authorized under IC 25-1-9-9 or this article.
(g) A registration issued under this chapter is automatically
revoked if any state license authorizing a dispenser to act as a
practitioner is revoked.
(b) The
(c) If an applicant for reregistration (who is doing business under a registration previously granted and not revoked nor suspended) has applied for reregistration at least forty-five (45) days before the date on which the existing registration is due to expire, the existing registration of the applicant shall automatically be extended and continue in effect until the date on which the board so issues its order. The board may extend any other existing registration under the circumstances contemplated in this section even though the registrant failed to apply for reregistration at least forty-five (45) days before expiration of the existing registration, with or without request by the registrant, if the board finds that such extension is not inconsistent with the public health and safety.
(1) Each time a controlled substance designated by the
(A) The controlled substance recipient's name.
(B) The controlled substance recipient's or the recipient representative's identification number or the identification number or phrase designated by the INSPECT program.
(C) The controlled substance recipient's date of birth.
(D) The national drug code number of the controlled substance dispensed.
(E) The date the controlled substance is dispensed.
(F) The quantity of the controlled substance dispensed.
(G) The number of days of supply dispensed.
(H) The dispenser's United States Drug Enforcement Agency registration number.
(I) The prescriber's United States Drug Enforcement Agency registration number.
(J) An indication as to whether the prescription was transmitted to the pharmacist orally or in writing.
(K) Other data required by the
(2) The information required to be transmitted under this section must be transmitted not more than seven (7) days after the date on
which a controlled substance is dispensed.
(3) A dispenser shall transmit the information required under this
section by:
(A) uploading to the INSPECT web site;
(B) a computer diskette; or
(C) a CD-ROM disk;
that meets specifications prescribed by the advisory committee.
board.
(4) The advisory committee board may require that prescriptions
for controlled substances be written on a one (1) part form that
cannot be duplicated. However, the advisory committee board
may not apply such a requirement to prescriptions filled at a
pharmacy with a Type II permit (as described in IC 25-26-13-17)
and operated by a hospital licensed under IC 16-21, or
prescriptions ordered for and dispensed to bona fide enrolled
patients in facilities licensed under IC 16-28. The committee
board may not require multiple copy prescription forms for any
prescriptions written. The advisory committee board may not
require different prescription forms for any individual drug or
group of drugs. Prescription forms required under this subdivision
must be jointly approved by the committee and by the Indiana
board of pharmacy established by IC 25-26-13-3.
(5) The costs of the program.
(b) This subsection applies only to a retail pharmacy. A
pharmacist, pharmacy technician, or person authorized by a
pharmacist to dispense a controlled substance may not dispense a
controlled substance to a person who is not personally known to
the pharmacist, pharmacy technician, or person authorized by a
pharmacist to dispense a controlled substance unless the person
taking possession of the controlled substance provides documented
proof of the person's identification to the pharmacist, pharmacy
technician, or person authorized by a pharmacist to dispense a
controlled substance.
(1) Create a data base for information required to be transmitted under section 8.1 of this chapter in the form required under rules adopted by the
(A) A controlled substance recipient's name.
(B) A controlled substance recipient's or recipient representative's identification number.
(C) A controlled substance recipient's date of birth.
(D) The national drug code number of a controlled substance dispensed.
(E) The dates a controlled substance is dispensed.
(F) The quantities of a controlled substance dispensed.
(G) The number of days of supply dispensed.
(H) A dispenser's United States Drug Enforcement Agency registration number.
(I) A prescriber's United States Drug Enforcement Agency registration number.
(J) Whether a prescription was transmitted to the pharmacist orally or in writing.
(K) A controlled substance recipient's method of payment for the controlled substance dispensed.
(2) Provide the
(3) Secure the information collected and the data base maintained against access by unauthorized persons.
(1) A member of the board
(2) An investigator for the consumer protection division of the office of the attorney general, a prosecuting attorney, the attorney general, a deputy attorney general, or an investigator from the office of the attorney general, who is engaged in:
(A) an investigation;
(B) an adjudication; or
(C) a prosecution;
of a violation under any state or federal law that involves a controlled substance.
(3) A law enforcement officer who is an employee of:
(A) a local, state, or federal law enforcement agency; or
(B) an entity that regulates controlled substances or enforces controlled substances rules or laws in another state;
that is certified to receive information from the INSPECT program.
(4) A practitioner or practitioner's agent certified to receive information from the INSPECT program.
(5) A controlled substance monitoring program in another state with which Indiana has established an interoperability agreement.
(6) The state toxicologist.
(7) A certified representative of the Medicaid retrospective and prospective drug utilization review program.
(8) A substance abuse assistance program for a licensed health care provider who:
(A) has prescriptive authority under IC 25; and
(B) is participating in the assistance program.
(1) subsection
(A) concerning an individual or proceeding involving the unlawful diversion or misuse of a schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substance; and
(B) that will assist in an investigation or proceeding; and
(2) subsection
(A) providing medical or pharmaceutical treatment; or
(B) evaluating the need for providing medical or pharmaceutical treatment to a patient.
(1) a member of the board
(2) an investigator for the consumer protection division of the office of the attorney general, a prosecuting attorney, the attorney general, a deputy attorney general, or an investigator from the office of the attorney general; or
(3) a law enforcement officer who is:
(A) authorized by the state police department to receive the type of information released; and
(B) approved by the
confidential information generated from computer records that identifies practitioners who are prescribing or dispensing large quantities of a controlled substance.
(1) a member of the
(2) the
and until that member or the designee has certified that further investigation is warranted. However, failure to comply with this subsection does not invalidate the use of any evidence that is otherwise admissible in a proceeding described in subsection
(1) A proceeding under IC 16-42-20.
(2) A proceeding under any state or federal law that involves a controlled substance.
(3) A criminal proceeding or a proceeding in juvenile court that involves a controlled substance.
reports from the information described in subsection (b). (a). The
reports must not include information that identifies any practitioner,
ultimate user, or other person administering a controlled substance.
Statistical reports compiled under this subsection are public records.
(l) (k) This section may not be construed to require a practitioner to
obtain information about a patient from the data base.
(m) (l) A practitioner is immune from civil liability for an injury,
death, or loss to a person solely due to a practitioner seeking or not
seeking information from the INSPECT program. The civil immunity
described in this subsection does not extend to a practitioner if the
practitioner receives information directly from the INSPECT program
and then negligently misuses this information. This subsection does not
apply to an act or omission that is a result of gross negligence or
intentional misconduct.
(n) (m) The advisory committee board may review the records of
the INSPECT program. If the advisory committee board determines
that a violation of the law may have occurred, the advisory committee
board shall notify the appropriate law enforcement agency or the
relevant government body responsible for the licensure, regulation, or
discipline of practitioners authorized by law to prescribe controlled
substances.
(n) A practitioner who in good faith discloses information based
on a report from the INSPECT program to a law enforcement
agency is immune from criminal or civil liability. A practitioner
that discloses information to a law enforcement agency under this
subsection is presumed to have acted in good faith.
(1) Establish prescribing norms and dispensing guidelines for the unsolicited dissemination of exception reports under section 11.1(d) of this chapter.
(2) Provide the information determined in subdivision (1) to the board.
(b) The exception reports that are disseminated based on the prescribing norms and dispensing guidelines established under subsection (a) must comply with the following requirements:
(1) A report of prescriptive activity of a practitioner to the practitioner's professional licensing board designee when the practitioner deviates from the dispensing guidelines or the
prescribing norms for the prescribing of a controlled
substance within a particular drug class.
(2) A reporting of recipient activity to the practitioners who
prescribed or dispensed the controlled substance when the
recipient deviates from the dispensing guidelines of a
controlled substance within a particular drug class.
(c) The board designee may, at the designee's discretion,
forward the exception report under subsection (b)(2) to only the
following for purposes of an investigation:
(1) A law enforcement agency.
(2) The attorney general.
(1) Information collection and retrieval procedures for the INSPECT program, including the controlled substances to be included in the program required under section 8.1 of this chapter.
(2) Design for the creation of the data base required under section 10.1 of this chapter.
(3) Requirements for the development and installation of online electronic access by the
(4) Identification of emergency situations or other circumstances in which a practitioner may prescribe, dispense, and administer a prescription drug specified in section 8.1 of this chapter without a written prescription or on a form other than a form specified in section
(1) set standards for education courses for individuals authorized to use the INSPECT program;
(2) identify treatment programs for individuals addicted to controlled substances monitored by the INSPECT program; and
(3) work with impaired practitioner associations to provide intervention and treatment.
; (10)SE0356.1.102. --> SECTION 102. THE FOLLOWING ARE REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010]: IC 25-7; IC 25-8-3-3; IC 25-8-3-4; IC 25-20.5-1; IC 25-32-1; IC 35-48-1-4; IC 35-48-2-1.5; IC 35-48-7-1.
(b) Any license by the:
(1) state board of barber examiners (IC 25-7-5-1 (before its repeal by this act)); or
(2) state board of cosmetology examiners (IC 25-8-3-1);
as effective on June 30, 2010, and before July 1, 2010, shall be treated after June 30, 2010, as if the license had been issued by the state board of cosmetology and barber examiners under IC 25-8-3-1, as amended by this act.
(c) On July 1, 2010, all the powers, duties, orders, and liabilities of the:
(1) state board of barber examiners (IC 25-7-5-1 (before its repeal by this act)); or
(2) state board of cosmetology examiners (IC 25-8-3-1);
concerning the examination, licensing, and disciplining of a person licensed or an applicant applying for a license under IC 25-7 (before its repeal by this act) or IC 25-8, as amended by this act, are transferred to the state board of cosmetology and barber examiners under IC 25-8-3-1, as amended by this act.
(d) On July 1, 2010, the property and records of the:
(1) state board of barber examiners (IC 25-7-5-1 (before its repeal by this act)); or
(2) state board of cosmetology examiners (IC 25-8-3-1);
concerning the examination, licensing, and disciplining of a person licensed or an applicant applying for a license under IC 25-7 (before its repeal by this act) or IC 25-8, as amended by this act, are transferred to the state board of cosmetology and barber examiners under IC 25-8-3-1, as amended by this act.
(e) Any rules adopted by the:
(1) state board of barber examiners (IC 25-7-5-1 (before its repeal by this act)); or
(2) state board of cosmetology examiners (IC 25-8-3-1); and
in effect on June 30, 2010, shall be treated as rules of the state board of cosmetology and barber examiners on July 1, 2010.
(f) Notwithstanding IC 25-8-3-7, the initial terms of office of the members of the board appointed under IC 25-8-3-5 (as amended by this act) are as follows:
(1) One (1) member appointed under IC 25-8-3-5(b)(1), as amended by this act, and one (1) member appointed under IC 25-8-3-5(b)(2), as amended by this act, three (3) years.
(2) One (1) member appointed under IC 25-8-3-5(b)(2), as amended by this act, one (1) member appointed under IC 25-8-3-5(b)(3), as amended by this act, and one (1) member appointed under IC 25-8-3-5(b)(4), as amended by this act,
two (2) years.
(3) One (1) member appointed under IC 25-8-3-5(b)(1), as
amended by this act, and one (1) member appointed under
IC 25-8-3-5(b)(5), as amended by this act, one (1) year.
The governor shall specify the terms of the cosmetologist and
barber members described in subdivisions (1), (2), and (3) when
making the initial appointments.
(g) The initial terms of the appointed members begin July 1,
2010.
(h) This SECTION expires July 1, 2015.
(b) On July 1, 2010, the powers, duties, orders, liabilities, property, and records of the controlled substances advisory committee, before its abolishment, concerning the investigation, licensing, and disciplining of a person licensed or an applicant applying for a license under IC 35-48, as amended by this act, are transferred to the Indiana board of pharmacy (IC 25-26).
(c) This SECTION expires July 1, 2015.
(b) This SECTION expires December 1, 2010.
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