Sec. 11.5. (a) For purposes of an administrative proceeding regarding an action taken by the department, the director or the director’s designee is the ultimate authority of the department.

     (b) A designee of the director under subsection (a) must be:

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(1) a deputy director of the department; or

(2) an individual who:

(A) is an attorney in good standing who is admitted to the practice of law in Indiana; and

(B) is an employee of the department, except as otherwise allowed under state and federal law.

As added by P.L.13-2021, SEC.8.