Sec. 10. (a) An individual who applies for a license issued by a board under this chapter or who holds a license issued by a board under this chapter shall provide the individual’s Social Security number to the licensing agency.

     (b) The licensing agency and the boards shall collect and release the applicant’s or licensee’s Social Security number as otherwise provided in state or federal law.

     (c) Notwithstanding IC 4-1-10-3, the licensing agency and the boards may allow access to the Social Security number of each person who is licensed under this chapter or has applied for a license under this chapter to:

(1) a testing service that provides the examination for licensure to the licensing agency or the boards; or

(2) an individual state regulatory board or an organization composed of state regulatory boards for the applicant’s or licensee’s profession for the purpose of coordinating licensure and disciplinary activities among the individual states.

As added by P.L.157-2006, SEC.19.