CHAPTER 4. LICENSURE
IC 25-27.5-4
Chapter 4. Licensure
IC 25-27.5-4-1
License required; conditions
Sec. 1. An individual must be licensed by the committee before
the individual may practice as a physician assistant. The committee
may grant a license as a physician assistant to an applicant who does
the following:
(1) Submits an application on forms approved by the
committee.
(2) Pays the fee established by the board.
(3) Has either:
(A) successfully:
(i) completed an educational program for physician
assistants accredited by an approved program; and
(ii) passed the Physician Assistant National Certifying
Examination administered by the NCCPA and maintains
current NCCPA certification; or
(B) passed the Physician Assistant National Certifying
Examination administered by the National Commission on
Certification of Physician Assistants before 1986.
(4) Submits to the committee any other information the
committee considers necessary to evaluate the applicant's
qualifications.
(5) Presents satisfactory evidence to the committee that the
individual has not been:
(A) engaged in an act that would constitute grounds for a
disciplinary sanction under IC 25-1-9; or
(B) the subject of a disciplinary action by a licensing or
certification agency of another state or jurisdiction on the
grounds that the individual was not able to practice as a
physician assistant without endangering the public.
(6) Is of good moral character.
(7) Has been approved by the board.
As added by P.L.227-1993, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.288-2001,
SEC.10; P.L.90-2007, SEC.16; P.L.177-2009, SEC.52.
IC 25-27.5-4-2
Refusal of licensure; probationary license
Sec. 2. The committee may refuse to issue a license or may issue
a probationary license to an individual if:
(1) the individual has been disciplined by an administrative
agency in another jurisdiction or been convicted for a crime that
has a direct bearing on the individual's ability to practice
competently; and
(2) the committee determines that the act for which the
individual was disciplined or convicted has a direct bearing on
the individual's ability to practice as a physician assistant.
As added by P.L.227-1993, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.90-2007,
SEC.17.
IC 25-27.5-4-3
Probationary license; conditions
Sec. 3. (a) If the committee issues a probationary license under
section 2 of this chapter, the committee may require the individual
who holds the license to meet at least one (1) of the following
conditions:
(1) Report regularly to the committee upon a matter that is the
basis for the probation.
(2) Limit practice to areas prescribed by the committee.
(3) Continue or renew professional education.
(4) Engage in community restitution or service without
compensation for a number of hours specified by the
committee.
(5) Submit to care, counseling, or treatment by a physician
designated by the committee for a matter that is the basis for the
probation.
(b) The committee shall remove a limitation placed on a
probationary license if after a hearing the committee finds that the
deficiency that caused the limitation has been remedied.
As added by P.L.227-1993, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.32-2000,
SEC.15; P.L.90-2007, SEC.18.
IC 25-27.5-4-4
Temporary license
Sec. 4. (a) The committee may grant a temporary license to an
applicant who meets the qualifications for licensure under section 1
of this chapter but is awaiting the next scheduled meeting of the
committee.
(b) A temporary license is valid until the committee makes a final
decision on the applicant's request for a license.
As added by P.L.227-1993, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.90-2007,
SEC.19; P.L.177-2009, SEC.53.
IC 25-27.5-4-5
Expiration of license; renewal
Sec. 5. (a) A license issued by the committee expires on a date
established by the Indiana professional licensing agency under
IC 25-1-5-4 in the next even-numbered year following the year in
which the license was issued.
(b) An individual may renew a license by paying a renewal fee on
or before the expiration date of the license.
(c) If an individual fails to pay a renewal fee on or before the
expiration date of a license, the license becomes invalid and must be
returned to the committee.
As added by P.L.227-1993, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.1-2006,
SEC.468; P.L.90-2007, SEC.20; P.L.3-2008, SEC.192.
IC 25-27.5-4-6
Reinstatement of invalid licenses; renewal of expired licenses
Sec. 6. (a) The committee shall reinstate an invalid license up to
three (3) years after the expiration date of the license if the individual
holding the invalid license meets the requirements under IC 25-1-8-6.
(b) If more than three (3) years have elapsed since the date a
license expired, the individual holding the license may renew the
license by satisfying the requirements for renewal established by the
board and meeting the requirements under IC 25-1-8-6.
As added by P.L.227-1993, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.269-2001,
SEC.27; P.L.3-2008, SEC.193.
IC 25-27.5-4-7
Retirement from practice
Sec. 7. (a) An individual who is licensed under this chapter shall
notify the committee in writing when the individual retires from
practice.
(b) Upon receipt of the notice, the committee shall:
(1) record the fact the individual is retired; and
(2) release the individual from further payment of renewal fees.
As added by P.L.227-1993, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.90-2007,
SEC.21.
IC 25-27.5-4-8
Reinstatement of surrendered licenses
Sec. 8. (a) If an individual surrenders a license to the committee,
the committee may reinstate the license upon written request by the
individual.
(b) If the committee reinstates a license, the committee may
impose conditions on the license appropriate to the reinstatement.
(c) An individual may not surrender a license without written
approval by the committee if a disciplinary proceeding under this
article is pending against the individual.
As added by P.L.227-1993, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.3-2008,
SEC.194.
IC 25-27.5-4-9
Inactive status
Sec. 9. (a) A physician assistant who notifies the committee in
writing may elect to place the physician assistant's license on inactive
status.
(b) The renewal fee for an inactive license is one-half (1/2) of the
renewal fee to maintain an active license.
(c) If a physician assistant with an inactive license elects to
activate the license, the physician assistant shall pay the renewal fee
less any of the amount paid for the inactive license.
(d) An individual who holds a license under this article and who
practices as a physician assistant while:
(1) the individual's license has lapsed; or
(2) the individual is on inactive status under this section;
is considered to be practicing without a license and is subject to
discipline under IC 25-1-9.
As added by P.L.90-2007, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.177-2009,
SEC.54.