Sec. 8. (a) The board shall, upon receiving an order from the bureau under IC 31-25-4-32(e) or IC 31-25-4-34(b), place on probationary status any license issued by the board and held by the person who is the subject of the order. The board shall send the practitioner a notice that does the following:

(1) States that the person’s license has been placed on probationary status.

(2) States that the person’s license will be suspended if the board has not received notice from the bureau under IC 31-25-4-32(m) or IC 31-25-4-34(g) within twenty (20) days after the date of the notice.

(3) Describes the amount of child support that the person is in arrears.

(4) Explains the procedures to:

(A) pay the person’s child support arrearage in full; and

(B) establish a payment plan with the bureau to pay the arrearage, which must include an income withholding order under IC 31-16-15-2 or IC 31-16-15-2.5.

     (b) If the board has not received notice from the bureau under IC 31-25-4-32(m) or IC 31-25-4-34(g) within twenty (20) days after the date of the notice in subsection (a), the board shall suspend the practitioner’s license.

     (c) The board may not reinstate a license or permit placed on probationary status or suspended under this section until the board receives a notice from the bureau under IC 31-25-4-32(m) or IC 31-25-4-34(g) that the practitioner has addressed the delinquency.

As added by P.L.133-1995, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.23-1996, SEC.20; P.L.1-1997, SEC.110; P.L.145-2006, SEC.158; P.L.103-2007, SEC.7; P.L.150-2018, SEC.10.