§ 25-1-5-11 — Personal information; confidentiality; Social Security numbers; access; exceptions to confidentiality

Indiana § 25-1-5-11

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 25: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
• Art. 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
• Ch. 5: Professional Licensing Agency

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(a) As used in this section, "applicant" means
an individual who applies for a license, certificate, registration, or
permit issued by a board under this title.
(b) As used in this section, "licensee" means an individual who is or
has been licensed, certified, or registered by a board under this title.
(c) As used in this section, "personal information" means the
following:
(1) Home telephone number.
(2) Electronic mail address.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the personal
information of an individual who is:
(1) a licensee;
(2) an applicant; or
(3) a board member;
is confidential for purposes of IC 5-14-3-4 and may not be disclosed to
the public by the agency or a board.
(e) Except as provided in IC 25-23-1-12.6, an applicant or a licensee
shall provide the applicant's or licensee's Social Security number to the
agency.
(f) The agency and the boards shall collect and release the
applicant's or licensee's Social Security number as provided in state or
federal law.
(g) Notwithstanding IC 4-1-10-3, the agency and the boards may
allow access to the Social Security number of each applicant or
licensee to:
(1) a testing service that provides the examination for licensure,
certification, or registration to the 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:
(A) licensure, certification, or registration; and
(B) disciplinary activities among the individual states.
(h) Notwithstanding subsection (d), the agency or a board may
disclose personal information of an individual described in subsection
(d) if the person requesting the information provides proof of identity
and represents that the use of the personal information will be strictly
limited to at least one (1) of the following:
(1) For use by a government agency, including a court or law
enforcement agency, in carrying out its functions, or a person
acting on behalf of a government agency in carrying out its
functions.
(2) For use in connection with a civil, a criminal, an
administrative, or an arbitration proceeding in a court or
government agency or before a self-regulatory body, including the
service of process, investigation in anticipation of litigation, and
the execution or enforcement of judgments and orders, or under
an order of a court.
(3) For use in research activities, and for use in producing
statistical reports, as long as the personal information is not
published, re-disclosed, or used to contact the individuals who are
the subject of the personal information.
(4) For use by any person, when the person demonstrates, in a
form and manner prescribed by the agency, that written consent
has been obtained from the individual who is the subject of the
information.
(5) For any other use specifically authorized by law that is related
to the agency or a board or to public safety.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.157-2006, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.151-2013, SEC.9; P.L.143-2025, SEC.42.