Indiana § 35-48-3-3.5 Opioid prescribing and opioid abuse continuing education
requirements; expiration

Indiana Statutes

§ 35-48-3-3.5 — Opioid prescribing and opioid abuse continuing education requirements; expiration

Indiana § 35-48-3-3.5

Art. 48CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES

Ch. 3Registration and Control

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Ind. Code § 35-48-3-3.5 (2026).

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(a)IC 25-1-4-0.7, IC 25-1-4-1, IC 25-1-4-2, IC 25-1-4-3, IC 25-1-4-3.2, and IC 25-1-4-4 concerning continuing education apply to this section.

(b)Beginning July 1, 2019, a practitioner who is licensed by a board under IC 25-1-9 and applies for registration or reregistration under this chapter must have completed two (2) hours of continuing education during the previous two (2) years addressing the topic of opioid prescribing and opioid abuse.

(c)All continuing education courses required under subsection (b) must be:

(1)approved by the board or the licensing board that regulates the practitioner; or

(2)offered by an approved organization (as defined by IC 25-1-4-0.2).

(d)The Indiana professional licensing agency shall maintain on the agency's Internet web site a schedule of or link

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5. (a) IC 25-1-4-0.7, IC 25-1-4-1, IC 25-1-4-2,
IC 25-1-4-3, IC 25-1-4-3.2, and IC 25-1-4-4 concerning continuing
education apply to this section.
(b) Beginning July 1, 2019, a practitioner who is licensed by a board
under IC 25-1-9 and applies for registration or reregistration under this
chapter must have completed two (2) hours of continuing education
during the previous two (2) years addressing the topic of opioid
prescribing and opioid abuse.
(c) All continuing education courses required under subsection (b)
must be:
(1) approved by the board or the licensing board that regulates the
practitioner; or
(2) offered by an approved organization (as defined by IC 25-1-4-0.2).
(d) The Indiana professional licensing agency shall maintain on the
agency's Internet web site a schedule of or link to opioid prescribing
and opioid abuse continuing education courses that are available under
subsection (c).
(e) If a practitioner is required to take continuing education as a
condition to renew a registration, certification, or license under IC 25,
the continuing education courses completed under this section must be
applied to the fulfillment of that requirement.
(f) This section expires July 1, 2025.