(a)The licensing agency shall employ necessary
staff, including specialists and professionals, to carry out the
administrative duties and functions of the boards, including but not
limited to:
(1)notice of board meetings and other communication services;
(2)record keeping of board meetings, proceedings, and actions;
(3)record keeping of all persons or individuals licensed,
regulated, or certified by a board;
(4)administration of examinations; and
(5)administration of license or certificate issuance or renewal.
(b)In addition, the licensing agency:
(1)shall prepare a consolidated statement of the budget requests
of all the boards described in IC 25-0.5-7;
(2)may coordinate licensing or certification renewal cycles,
examination schedules, or other routine activities to efficiently
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(a) The licensing agency shall employ necessary
staff, including specialists and professionals, to carry out the
administrative duties and functions of the boards, including but not
limited to:
(1) notice of board meetings and other communication services;
(2) record keeping of board meetings, proceedings, and actions;
(3) record keeping of all persons or individuals licensed,
regulated, or certified by a board;
(4) administration of examinations; and
(5) administration of license or certificate issuance or renewal.
(b) In addition, the licensing agency:
(1) shall prepare a consolidated statement of the budget requests
of all the boards described in IC 25-0.5-7;
(2) may coordinate licensing or certification renewal cycles,
examination schedules, or other routine activities to efficiently
utilize licensing agency staff, facilities, and transportation
resources, and to improve accessibility of board functions to the
public; and
(3) may consolidate, where feasible, office space, record keeping,
and data processing services.
(c) In administering the renewal of licenses or certificates under this
chapter, the licensing agency shall issue a ninety (90) day notice of
expiration to all holders of a license or certificate. The notice must
inform the holder of a license or certificate of the requirements to:
(1) renew the license or certificate; and
(2) pay the renewal fee.
(d) If the licensing agency fails to send notice of expiration under
subsection (c), the holder of the license or certificate is not subject to
a sanction for failure to renew if the holder renews the license or
certificate not more than forty-five (45) days after the holder receives
the notice from the licensing agency.
(e) The licensing agency may require an applicant for a license or
certificate renewal to submit evidence showing that the applicant:
(1) meets the minimum requirements for licensure or
certification; and
(2) is not in violation of:
(A) the law regulating the applicant's profession; or
(B) rules adopted by the board regulating the applicant's
profession.
(f) The licensing agency may delay renewing a license or certificate
for not more than one hundred twenty (120) days after the renewal date
to permit the board to investigate information received by the licensing
agency that the applicant for renewal may have committed an act for
which the applicant may be disciplined. If the licensing agency delays
renewing a license or certificate, the licensing agency shall notify the
applicant that the applicant is being investigated. Except as provided
in subsection (g), the board shall do one (1) of the following before the
expiration of the one hundred twenty (120) day period:
(1) Deny renewal of the license or certificate following a personal
appearance by the applicant before the board.
(2) Renew the license or certificate upon satisfaction of all other
requirements for renewal.
(3) Renew the license and file a complaint under IC 25-1-7.
(4) Upon agreement of the applicant and the board and following
a personal appearance by the applicant before the board, renew
the license or certificate and place the applicant on probation
status under IC 25-1-11-12.
(g) If an applicant fails to appear before the board under subsection
(f), the board may take action as provided in subsection (f)(1), (f)(2),
or (f)(3).
(h) The applicant's license or certificate remains valid until the final
determination of the board is rendered unless the renewal is:
(1) denied; or
(2) summarily suspended under IC 25-1-11-13.
(i) The license or certificate of the applicant for license renewal
remains valid during the one hundred twenty (120) day period unless
the license or certificate is denied following a personal appearance by
the applicant before the board before the end of the one hundred twenty
(120) day period. If the one hundred twenty (120) day period expires
without action by the board, the license or certificate shall be
automatically renewed at the end of the one hundred twenty (120) day
period.
(j) The board's renewal of a license does not preclude the board
from imposing sanctions on the licensee as a result of a complaint filed
by the attorney general after renewal of the license.
(k) Notwithstanding any other law, the licensing agency may stagger
license or certificate renewal cycles.
(l) An application for a license or certificate is abandoned without
an action by the board if the applicant does not complete the
requirements for obtaining the license or certificate not more than one
(1) year after the date on which the application was filed. However, the
board may, for good cause shown, extend the validity of the application
for additional thirty (30) day periods. An application submitted after
the abandonment of an application is considered a new application.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.3. Amended by
P.L.132-1984, SEC.5; P.L.194-2005, SEC.3; P.L.3-2014, SEC.17;
P.L.177-2015, SEC.9; P.L.78-2017, SEC.5.