Indiana § 25-1-2-10 - Definitions; workforce renewal information; annual report

§ 25-1-2-10. Definitions; workforce renewal information; annual report

Sec. 10. (a) As used in this section, "board" means any of the following boards or commissions:

(1) The medical licensing board of Indiana.

(2) The Indiana state board of nursing.

(3) The state board of dentistry.

(4) The behavioral health and human services licensing board.

(5) The state psychology board.

(6) The Indiana board of pharmacy.

(7) The Indiana board of physical therapy.

(8) The Indiana department of health's consumer services and health care regulation commission.

(b) As used in this section, "license" means:

(1) an unlimited license, certificate, or registration;

(2) a limited or probationary license, certificate, or registration;

(3) a temporary license, certificate, registration, or permit;

(4) an intern permit;

(5) a provisional license; or

(6) a registration;

issued by the board regulating the profession in question.

(c) As used in this section, "practitioner" means an individual who holds a license, certificate, or registration under any of the following:

(1) IC 16-27-1-7.

(2) IC 16-28-1-11.

(3) IC 25-3.7.

(4) IC 25-8.5.

(5) IC 25-13.

(6) IC 25-14-1.

(7) IC 25-22.5-5.

(8) IC 25-23.

(9) IC 25-23.5.

(10) IC 25-23.6.

(11) IC 25-26.

(12) IC 25-27.

(13) IC 25-27.5.

(14) IC 25-33.

(15) IC 25-34.5.

(d) To allow for programmatic and policy recommendations to improve workforce performance, address identified workforce shortages, and retain practitioners, beginning January 1, 2019, every practitioner who is renewing online a license issued by a board must include the following information related to the practitioner's work in Indiana under the practitioner's license during the previous two (2) years:

(1) The practitioner's specialty or field of practice.

(2) The following concerning the practitioner's current practice:

(A) The location or address.

(B) The setting type.

(C) The average hours worked weekly.

(D) The health care services provided.

(3) The practitioner's education background and training.

(4) For a practitioner (as defined in IC 25-1-9.5-3.5), whether the practitioner delivers health care services through telehealth (as defined in IC 25-1-9.5-6).

(e) The Indiana professional licensing agency shall do the following:

(1) Include notification with a practitioner's license renewal notice that the practitioner must submit the information required under subsection (d) if the practitioner renews the license online.

(2) Compile the information collected under this section into an annual report. The report may not contain any personal identifying information and the report must be compliant with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

(3) Post the annual report compiled under this subsection on the agency's website.

(4) Submit the annual report compiled under this subsection to the following:

(A) The office of Medicaid policy and planning.

(B) The department of workforce development.

(C) The commission on improving the status of children in Indiana (IC 2-5-36).

(D) The legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.

(E) The office of the attorney general.

(F) The Indiana department of health.

As added by P.L.121-2018, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.85-2021, SEC.7; P.L.148-2023, SEC.4.