Sec. 19. (a) While an emergency declaration is in effect, a volunteer health practitioner, registered with a registration system that complies with section 18 of this chapter and licensed and in good standing in the state upon which the practitioner’s registration is based, may practice in Indiana to the extent authorized by this chapter as if the practitioner were licensed in Indiana.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 10-14-3.5-19

  • emergency: means an event or condition that is an emergency, a disaster, or a public health emergency under this article. See Indiana Code 10-14-3.5-2
  • health practitioner: means an individual licensed under the laws of Indiana or another state to provide health or veterinary services. See Indiana Code 10-14-3.5-7
  • license: means authorization by a state to engage in health or veterinary services that are unlawful without the authorization. See Indiana Code 10-14-3.5-10
  • state: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or a territory or an insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Indiana Code 10-14-3.5-13
  • volunteer health practitioner: means a health practitioner who provides health or veterinary services, whether or not the practitioner receives compensation for those services. See Indiana Code 10-14-3.5-15
     (b) A volunteer health practitioner qualified under subsection (a) is not entitled to the protections of this chapter if the practitioner is licensed in more than one (1) state and any license of the practitioner is suspended, revoked, or subject to an agency order limiting or restricting practice privileges or has been voluntarily terminated under threat of sanction.

As added by P.L.134-2008, SEC.3.

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