§ 25-22.5-5-7 — Limited license

Indiana § 25-22.5-5-7

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 25: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
• Art. 22.5: PHYSICIANS
• Ch. 5: Licenses and Permits

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(a) For purposes of this section, "health care
facility" has the meaning set forth in IC 16-21-11-1.
(b) For purposes of this section, "underserved area" means a county,
city, town, census tract, or township designated by the Indiana
department of health under IC 16-46-5-7 as underserved by physicians.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d), the board shall issue a
limited license to an individual who meets all of the following:
(1) The individual applies in a form and manner required by the
board.
(2) The individual pays a fee of one hundred dollars ($100).
(3) The individual:
(A) holds:
(i) a medical doctorate or substantially similar degree issued
by an international medical program in good standing, as
determined by the board; and
(ii) a certificate issued by the Educational Commission on
Foreign Medical Graduates;
(B) is in good standing with the medical licensing or regulatory
institution of the individual's resident country and has no
pending discipline before the licensing or regulatory institution;
(C) completed a residency program or other similar
postgraduate medical or clinical training that, as determined by
the board, is substantially similar to a residency program
accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical
Education;
(D) practiced medicine as a licensed physician in a full-time
capacity for at least five (5) years out of the preceding six (6)
years;
(E) achieved a passing score on steps one (1) through three (3)
of the United States Medical Licensing Examination; and
(F) is proficient in the English language.
(4) The individual has a written offer of employment as a
physician at a health care facility in an underserved area and the
written offer includes the following:
(A) A statement that the health care facility formally agrees to
sponsor the individual.
(B) A requirement that the individual must work in
collaboration with a supervising physician through a written
collaborative agreement that specifies:
(i) the responsibilities and scope of the individual's practice;
and
(ii) the manner in which the individual must consult,
cooperate, and coordinate with the supervising physician.
(C) A statement that:
(i) the governing board of the health care facility; or
(ii) if the health care facility has no governing body, the chief
executive;
has, after consulting with the medical staff of the health care
facility, granted privileges to the individual.
(d) The board may not issue a limited license under this section to
an individual who does not possess a federal immigration status
allowing the individual to practice as a physician in the United States.
(e) A limited license under this section:
(1) authorizes the recipient to practice medicine only at a health
care facility in an underserved area; and
(2) expires biennially in accordance with IC 25-22.5-7-1, and may
be renewed for not more than six (6) cumulative years.
(f) The board may revoke a limited license under this section if:
(1) the recipient is no longer employed as a physician at a health
care facility in an undeserved area; or
(2) there is a compelling reason to revoke the limited license.
(g) Notwithstanding IC 25-22.5-3, the board may convert a limited
license under this section that is in good standing to an unlimited
license after five (5) years.
(h) The board may require a comprehensive evaluation by an
independent organization of an individual to determine the individual's
competency in the specialty before issuing an unlimited medical
license to the individual under subsection (g).
(i) This section expires December 31, 2040.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.234-2025, SEC.1.