Sec. 5. Notwithstanding any other law, subject to section 11 of this chapter, a board shall issue a license or certificate to an applicant to allow the individual to practice the applicant’s occupation in Indiana if, upon application to the board, the applicant satisfies the following conditions:

(1) Holds a current license or certificate from another state or jurisdiction; and

Terms Used In Indiana Code 25-1-21-5

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • board: means any of the entities described in Indiana Code 25-1-21-2
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • jurisdiction: means the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Indiana Code 25-1-21-3
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • license: means an unlimited license regulating the occupation in question. See Indiana Code 25-1-21-4
(A) that state’s or jurisdiction‘s requirements for a license or certificate are substantially equivalent to or exceed the requirements for a license or certificate of the board from which the applicant is seeking licensure or certification; or

(B) when the person was licensed or certified by another state:

(i) there were minimum education requirements in the other state;

(ii) if there were applicable work experience and clinical supervision requirements in effect, the person met those requirements in order to be licensed or certified in that state; and

(iii) if required by the other state, the person previously passed an examination required for the license or certification.

(2) Has not committed any act in any state or jurisdiction that would have constituted grounds for refusal, suspension, or revocation of a license, certificate, registration, or permit to practice that occupation in Indiana at the time the act was committed.

(3) Does not have a complaint or an investigation pending before the regulating agency in another state or jurisdiction that relates to unprofessional conduct.

(4) Is in good standing and has not been disciplined by the agency that has authority to issue the license or certification.

(5) Submits a signed affidavit affirming, under the penalties for perjury, the following:

(A) The individual is in good standing in all states and jurisdictions in which the individual holds a license or certificate for the occupation applied for.

(B) The individual has not had a license, certificate, registration, or permit revoked and has not voluntarily surrendered a license, certificate, registration, or permit in another state or jurisdiction while under investigation for unprofessional conduct.

(C) The individual has not had discipline imposed by the regulating agency for the occupation in another state or jurisdiction.

(D) The individual does not have a complaint or an investigation pending before the regulating agency in another state or jurisdiction that relates to unprofessional conduct.

(6) If a law regulating the applicant’s occupation requires the board to administer an examination on the relevant laws of Indiana, the board may require the applicant to take and pass an examination specific to the laws of Indiana.

(7) Pays any fees required by the board for which the applicant is seeking licensure or certification.

As added by P.L.149-2022, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.148-2023, SEC.10.