Sec. 9. (a) Licensure and disciplinary records of physicians are considered investigative.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 25-22.5-16-9

  • Board: refers to the medical licensing board of Indiana. See Indiana Code 25-22.5-1-1.1
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • 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
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
     (b) In addition to the authority granted to a member board by its respective medical practice act or other applicable state law, a member board may participate with other member boards in joint investigations of physicians licensed by the member boards.

     (c) A subpoena issued by a member state shall be enforceable in other member states.

     (d) Member boards may share any investigative, litigation, or compliance materials in furtherance of any joint or individual investigation initiated under the compact.

     (e) Any member state may investigate actual or alleged violations of the statutes authorizing the practice of medicine in any other member state in which a physician holds a license to practice medicine.

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