Indiana Code 25-22.5-5-2. Licenses without examination
(1) complied with the minimum requirements of IC 25-22.5-3; and
Terms Used In Indiana Code 25-22.5-5-2
- Agency: refers to the Indiana professional licensing agency under IC 25-1-5. See Indiana Code 25-22.5-1-1.1
- Board: refers to the medical licensing board of Indiana. See Indiana Code 25-22.5-1-1.1
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Physician: means any person who holds the degree of doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy or its equivalent and who holds a valid unlimited license to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine in Indiana. See Indiana Code 25-22.5-1-1.1
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(A) for licensure in another state or territory of the United States, or Canada; or
(B) given by a recognized certifying agency approved by the board;
if that examination was, in the opinion of the board, equivalent in every respect to Indiana’s examination at the time it was taken.
(b) The board may refuse to issue a license or may issue a probationary license to an applicant for licensure under this section if:
(1) the applicant has been disciplined by an administrative agency in another state or jurisdiction; and
(2) the board determines that the violation for which the applicant was disciplined has a direct bearing on the applicant’s ability to practice competently as a physician in Indiana.
Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.271, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.149-1987, SEC.53; P.L.33-1993, SEC.28.