Indiana Code 25-23-1-34. Impaired nurses account
(1) providing rehabilitation of impaired registered nurses or licensed practical nurses under this article;
Terms Used In Indiana Code 25-23-1-34
- Board: means the Indiana state board of nursing. See Indiana Code 25-23-1-1
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
(3) carrying out any of the duties of the board.
The account shall be administered by the Indiana professional licensing agency.
(b) Expenses of administering the account shall be paid from money in the account. The account consists of the following:
(1) Funds collected for the rehabilitation of impaired registered nurses and impaired licensed practical nurses under sections 11(h), 12(g), and 16.1(d) of this chapter.
(2) Funds collected under section 31(c)(2) of this chapter.
(3) Fines collected from registered nurses or licensed practical nurses under IC 25-1-9-9(a)(6).
(c) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the account not currently needed to meet the obligations of the account in the same manner as other public money may be invested.
(d) Money in the account is appropriated to the board for the purposes stated in subsection (a).
(e) The amount paid from the impaired nurses account in a state fiscal year for the purposes stated in subsection (a)(2) and (a)(3) may not exceed twelve and one-half percent (12.5%) of the average yearly revenue of the impaired nurses account for the two (2) preceding state fiscal years.
As added by P.L.127-1994, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.181-2002, SEC.11; P.L.1-2006, SEC.454; P.L.1-2007, SEC.176; P.L.134-2008, SEC.33; P.L.74-2013, SEC.2; P.L.69-2022, SEC.11; P.L.148-2023, SEC.18.