Sec. 8. (a) The interstate commission shall establish a data base of all physicians licensed, or who have applied for licensure, under section 5 of this chapter.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 25-22.5-16-8

  • Board: refers to the medical licensing board of Indiana. See Indiana Code 25-22.5-1-1.1
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • 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
     (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, member boards shall report to the interstate commission any public action or complaints against a licensed physician who has applied or received an expedited license through the compact.

     (c) Member boards shall report disciplinary or investigatory information determined as necessary and proper by rule of the interstate commission.

     (d) Member boards may report any nonpublic complaint, disciplinary, or investigatory information not required by subsection (c) to the interstate commission.

     (e) Member boards shall share complaint or disciplinary information about a physician upon request of another member board.

     (f) All information provided to the interstate commission or distributed by member boards shall be confidential, filed under seal, and used only for investigatory or disciplinary matters.

     (g) The interstate commission is authorized to develop rules for mandated or discretionary sharing of information by member boards.

As added by P.L.60-2022, SEC.2.

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