Indiana § 25-28-1-5 - Revocation of license; grounds; procedure

§ 25-28-1-5. Revocation of license; grounds; procedure

Sec. 5. The board of commissioners of the county of Clark may revoke such license at any time for incapacity, habitual drunkenness, change of domicil or neglect of duty; ten (10) days' notice having been given to such pilot. Such pilot may appeal from such revocation to the circuit court of Clark County within ten (10) days; giving appeal bond in the penalty of one hundred dollars, ($100), to be approved by the board of commissioners of the county of Clark.

Formerly: Acts 1852,1RS, c.79, s.5.

IC 25-28.5ARTICLE 28.5. PLUMBERS

Ch. 1.Regulation of Plumbers; Creation of Commission; Licensing Ch. 2.Plumbers Recovery Fund

IC 25-28.5-1Chapter 1. Regulation of Plumbers; Creation of Commission; Licensing

25-28.5-1-1Declaration of policy 25-28.5-1-2Definitions 25-28.5-1-3Indiana plumbing commission; creation; administration and enforcement of chapter 25-28.5-1-4Members; appointments; terms; political representation 25-28.5-1-5Compensation of members of commission 25-28.5-1-6Organization and records of commission 25-28.5-1-7Duties of commission 25-28.5-1-8Powers of commission 25-28.5-1-9Meetings of commission; notice; quorum; record 25-28.5-1-10Office and supplies of commission; employees 25-28.5-1-11Unlawful acts 25-28.5-1-12Licensing requirements; apprenticeship; nonresidents 25-28.5-1-13Application for license; corporations, partnerships, or associations; requisites 25-28.5-1-14Refusal to examine or license 25-28.5-1-15Examinations 25-28.5-1-16Preparation and administration of examination 25-28.5-1-17Reexamination 25-28.5-1-18Repealed 25-28.5-1-18.1Apprentice plumber; application for registration; certificate of registration; events requiring discontinuation of work 25-28.5-1-18.3Expiration of license 25-28.5-1-18.5Temporary plumbing contractor's license; issuance 25-28.5-1-19Reciprocity 25-28.5-1-20Nonresident applicants; service of process 25-28.5-1-21Repealed 25-28.5-1-22Expiration of license or certificate of registration; renewal; fees 25-28.5-1-23Fees 25-28.5-1-24Disposition of fees; expenses of commission 25-28.5-1-25Repealed 25-28.5-1-26Repealed 25-28.5-1-27Investigations; motion of commission or complaint; approval 25-28.5-1-27.1Repealed 25-28.5-1-28Proceedings for suspension or revocation of license; review 25-28.5-1-29Record of commission as evidence; conclusiveness of verdicts 25-28.5-1-30Repealed 25-28.5-1-31Violations 25-28.5-1-32Exceptions to application of chapter 25-28.5-1-33Political subdivisions; power to regulate 25-28.5-1-34Repealed 25-28.5-1-35Display of license; register available for public inspection 25-28.5-1-36Actions to recover for services by unlicensed or unregistered plumbers barred 25-28.5-1-37Subpoena powers of commission; service and witness fees; enforcement 25-28.5-1-38Rules and regulations 25-28.5-1-39Loss of bid due to chapter violations; injunctive relief

IC 25-28.5-1-1Declaration of policy Sec. 1. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the State of Indiana that, in order to safeguard the life, health, and public welfare of its citizens, the business of plumbing construction and improvements is a matter affecting the public interest, and any person engaging in the business as herein defined should be required to establish his competency and qualifications to be licensed as herein provided.

Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.188, SEC.1.

IC 25-28.5-1-2Definitions Sec. 2. As used in this chapter:

(1) "Plumbing" means the practice of and the materials and fixtures used in the installation, maintenance, extension, and alteration of all piping, fixtures, appliances, and appurtenances in connection with any of the following:

(A) Sanitary drainage or storm drainage facilities, the venting system, and the public or private water supply systems, within or adjacent to any building or structure.

(B) The practice and materials used in the installation, maintenance, extension, or alteration of the stormwater, liquid waste, or sewerage, and water supply systems of any premises to the private property line or to their connection with any point of public disposal or other acceptable terminal.

The term does not include the planning, designing, and installation of sanitation and water systems in vehicles commonly known as mobile homes, the drilling of wells, the installation of pumps, pressure tanks, and piping incidental to the drilling or repair of a well system, the sale or installation of water softening equipment and apparatuses and services of the same, or the business of manufacturing or selling plumbing fixtures; appliances, equipment, or hardware; the installation of automatic sprinklers, the overhead or underground water supplies or standpipes when connected to an automatic sprinkler system or to their related devices or appurtenances connecting thereto; nor does the term include the work referred to in section 32(i) of this chapter; nor does the term include the planning or design of water supply or sewage systems which would ordinarily be performed as "the practice of engineering", as defined in IC 25-31-1, or the "practice of architecture", as defined in IC 25-4-1.

(2) "Plumbing contractor" means any person who, for compensation, undertakes to, or submits a bid to, or does himself or herself or by others, construct, repair, alter, remodel, add to, subtract from, or improve plumbing and who is responsible for substantially all the plumbing within the entire project, or one who fabricates units or plumbing substantially completed and ready for installation.

(3) "Journeyman plumber" means a person who engages or offers to engage in, as an occupation or trade, the construction, installation, alteration, maintenance, repair, remodeling, or removal and replacement of plumbing under the supervision, direction, and responsibility of a licensed plumbing contractor.

(4) "Maintenance man" means a person who is employed on a permanent basis to keep the premises of a business establishment in good repair.

(5) "Contracting" means, except as exempted in this chapter, engaging in a business as a contractor.

(6) "Person" means a natural person, except in the case of a plumbing contractor, in which case it may mean the partners or members of a partnership, limited partnership, or any form of unincorporated enterprise, owned by two (2) or more persons, and as applied to "corporation" in addition to the corporate entity means the officers or directors and employees thereof.

(7) "Commission" means the Indiana plumbing commission created by this chapter.

(8) "License" means a certificate issued by the commission established by this chapter which confers upon the holder the privilege to act as a plumbing contractor or a journeyman plumber as defined in this chapter.

(9) "Farmstead" means a farm dwelling together with other buildings, structures, equipment, piping, and other plumbing materials and supplies, located upon a parcel of real estate used primarily for agricultural purposes located outside the corporate limits of a municipality and not connected to a public water supply.

(10) "Licensing agency" means the Indiana professional licensing agency established under IC 25-1-5-3.

(11) "Apprentice plumber" means an individual who:

(A) is learning the plumbing trade; and

(B) is under the direction and immediate supervision of a licensed plumbing contractor or a licensed journeyman plumber.

(12) "Registration" means the granting of a certificate by the commission that authorizes an individual to act as an apprentice plumber.

Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.188, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.202; P.L.132-1984, SEC.36; P.L.248-1985, SEC.1; P.L.1-2006, SEC.469.

IC 25-28.5-1-3Indiana plumbing commission; creation; administration and enforcement of chapter Sec. 3. The Indiana plumbing commission is hereby created. The commission shall have general charge of the administration and enforcement of this chapter.

Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.188, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.166, SEC.1.

IC 25-28.5-1-4Members; appointments; terms; political representation Sec. 4. (a) The commission shall consist of five (5) members to be appointed by the governor.

(b) Subject to IC 25-1-6.5-3, each member appointed shall be a citizen and resident of this state and include the following:

(1) Two (2) of the members shall be actively engaged in the plumbing contracting business for not less than five (5) years immediately prior to their appointment or shall have had ten (10) years experience in the plumbing contracting business.

(2) Two (2) of the members shall be persons who for not less than five (5) years immediately prior to their appointment have been employed as journeymen plumbers.

(3) One (1) member, appointed to represent the general public, may never have been associated with plumbing in any way other than as a consumer.

(c) The term of all members of the commission appointed:

(1) before July 1, 2019, shall be for three (3) years and until their successors are appointed and qualified; and

(2) after June 30, 2019, shall be under IC 25-1-6.5.

(d) At no time shall there be more than four (4) members of the same political party on the commission.

(e) A member may be removed under IC 25-1-6.5-4.

Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.188, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.203; Acts 1982, P.L.113, SEC.68; P.L.8-1984, SEC.120; P.L.20-1991, SEC.6; P.L.2-1992, SEC.778; P.L.249-2019, SEC.117.

IC 25-28.5-1-5Compensation of members of commission Sec. 5. The members of the commission shall receive no salary, but are entitled to reimbursement for traveling and other expenses as provided in the state travel policies and procedures, established by the department of administration and approved by the state budget agency.

Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.188, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.166, SEC.2.

IC 25-28.5-1-6Organization and records of commission Sec. 6. The commission shall annually organize and select one (1) of the members as chairman and one (1) of the members to serve as secretary, both to serve for a term of one (1) year. The commission, through the licensing agency, shall keep a record of all its proceedings, transactions, communications, official acts, and records and shall perform said other duties as required by law.

Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.188, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.204; P.L.132-1984, SEC.37.

IC 25-28.5-1-7Duties of commission Sec. 7. The commission shall do the following:

(1) Adopt a seal with the words "Indiana Plumbing Commission" and such other device as may be selected by which it shall authenticate the acts of the commission. Copies of all records and papers, when certified by the secretary and issued under the seal of the commission, shall be received in evidence in all cases equally and with like effect as the original commission records.

(2) Prescribe the form of licenses and issue the same under its seal. All such licenses, while in force, shall be under the supervision and control of the commission.

(3) Issue licenses as plumbing contractors and journeymen plumbers, to any person who qualifies and complies with the provisions of this chapter and pay required license fees.

(4) Adopt rules in accordance with IC 4-22-2 which establish standards for the competent practice of plumbing.

Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.188, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.205; P.L.132-1984, SEC.38; P.L.2-2005, SEC.66.

IC 25-28.5-1-8Powers of commission Sec. 8. The commission may:

(1) Adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for its guidance and for the regulation of its business and procedure consistent with the provisions of this chapter and in the manner provided in IC 4-22-2.

(2) Enter into such other contracts and authorize expenditures as its duties require, subject to the provisions of this chapter and IC 25-1-5.

(3) Do all things necessary for carrying into effect the provisions of this chapter.

Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.188, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.206; P.L.2-2005, SEC.67; P.L.29-2026, SEC.46.

IC 25-28.5-1-9Meetings of commission; notice; quorum; record Sec. 9. The secretary shall call all meetings of the commission as directed by the chairman or upon request in writing by two (2) members, and at such time and places, within the state of Indiana as the commission business may require. Sufficient notice shall be given to permit members to attend all meetings. A quorum of the board consists of a majority of the appointed members. Meetings of the commission may be held pursuant to written waiver of notice signed by all the members of the commission. A record shall be kept of all proceedings at meetings and of the vote taken on each act or transaction of the commission, and a majority vote of all members shall be required to bind the commission.

Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.188, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.207; P.L.249-2019, SEC.118.

IC 25-28.5-1-10Office and supplies of commission; employees Sec. 10. (a) The department of administration shall provide office space, furniture, and necessary supplies and the office files, records, and property of the commission.

(b) The licensing agency shall provide the board with employees necessary to administer the provisions of this chapter.

Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.188, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.208; P.L.132-1984, SEC.39.

IC 25-28.5-1-11Unlawful acts Sec. 11. It shall be unlawful for any person to act in the capacity of a plumbing contractor or journeyman plumber within this state without first obtaining a license as a plumbing contractor or journeyman plumber from the commission. This chapter however does not apply to helpers, laborers, registered apprentices, and other employees of a plumbing contractor or journeyman plumber, who do not in any manner hold themselves out to the public as being plumbers.

Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.188, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.209; P.L.248-1985, SEC.2.

IC 25-28.5-1-12Licensing requirements; apprenticeship; nonresidents Sec. 12. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a natural person over the age of eighteen (18) years who resides in Indiana and any corporation which satisfies the further requirements of this chapter may be licensed by the commission as a plumbing contractor. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, a natural person over the age of eighteen (18) years may be licensed by the commission as journeyman plumber.

(b) A person who desires to be licensed as a plumbing contractor or journeyman plumber is eligible for such a license upon the successful taking of the examination provided in section 15 of this chapter.

(c) To qualify for a journeyman plumber examination under subsection (b), an applicant who is an Indiana resident must provide evidence that the applicant has completed at least four (4) years in an apprenticeship program approved by the commission or present to the commission a notarized statement providing evidence that the applicant has at least four (4) years of experience in the plumbing trade in employment as set forth in section 32(2), 32(6), or 32(7) of this chapter. To qualify for a plumbing contractor license examination under subsection (b), an applicant who is an Indiana resident must provide evidence that the applicant has completed at least four (4) years in an apprenticeship program approved by the commission or present to the commission a notarized statement providing evidence that the applicant has at least four (4) years of experience in the plumbing trade in employment as set forth in section 32(2), 32(6), or 32(7) of this chapter, or has worked in a plumbing business under the direction of a licensed plumbing contractor for at least four (4) years.

(d) An applicant who is not an Indiana resident may qualify to take an examination under subsection (b) in the following manner:

(1) If the applicant holds a license in a state that does not have a reciprocity agreement with Indiana, the applicant must present the license to the commission to be eligible to take the examination.

(2) If the applicant resides in a state that does not have licensing requirements, the applicant before taking the examination must meet the appropriate requirements of subsection (b).

(e) If the applicant holds a license in a state that has a reciprocity agreement with Indiana, the appropriate license shall be issued automatically.

Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.188, SEC.1; Acts 1973, P.L.252, SEC.13. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.210; P.L.20-1991, SEC.7; P.L.194-2005, SEC.69.

IC 25-28.5-1-13Application for license; corporations, partnerships, or associations; requisites Sec. 13. (a) A person wishing to be licensed as a plumbing contractor or journeyman plumber must file with the commission a written application, on a form provided by the commission, that contains information the commission considers necessary to determine the qualifications of the applicant.

(b) All members of a firm, a copartnership, or an association who engage in the activities defined in this chapter as those of a plumbing contractor must be individually licensed as a plumbing contractor. In the case of a limited partnership, only the general partner must be licensed under this chapter.

(c) In the case of a corporation engaged in the business of a plumbing contractor, the corporation must be licensed as a plumbing contractor and must file with the commission an application as provided for in this chapter. A corporation may not be licensed as a plumbing contractor unless one (1) of the officers or employees of the corporation holds a valid license as a plumbing contractor issued by the commission. Where a license is issued to a corporation, at least one (1) officer or employee of the corporation must be:

(1) licensed as a plumbing contractor;

(2) designated in the application; and

(3) named in the license.

(d) An officer or employee of a corporation desiring to act as a plumbing contractor in connection with the business of the corporation must take out a separate plumbing contractor's license in the officer's or employee's own name.

(e) An application must be signed by the applicant, or the applicant's duly authorized officer or officers. The applicant must make a statement that the applicant has not been convicted of:

(1) an act that would constitute a ground for disciplinary sanction under IC 25-1-11; or

(2) a felony that has a direct bearing on the applicant's ability to practice competently.

(f) A business that provides plumbing services and is required to file a certificate of assumed business name under IC 23-0.5-3-4 must register the name, address, and telephone number of the business with the commission.

Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.188, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.211; Acts 1982, P.L.113, SEC.69; P.L.241-1989, SEC.1; P.L.143-1990, SEC.4; P.L.214-1993, SEC.60; P.L.118-2017, SEC.120.

IC 25-28.5-1-14Refusal to examine or license Sec. 14. Upon the filing of an application, the commission may investigate the statements contained therein and, if it finds the statements to be untrue, may refuse to examine or license the applicant.

Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.188, SEC.1.

IC 25-28.5-1-15Examinations Sec. 15. (a) Except as otherwise provided, individual applicants for a license as a plumbing contractor or journeyman plumber must pass an examination. The contents of the examination must, for each license category, test the current level of skills required of persons to be licensed in that category.

(b) Examinations may be conducted at times and locations the commission may prescribe.

Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.188, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.241-1989, SEC.2.

IC 25-28.5-1-16Preparation and administration of examination Sec. 16. The commission or the commission's designee shall prepare and administer examinations for each license category. The subject matter to be covered and the passing grade for licensing shall be established and made known to the applicants prior to the date of the examination.

Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.188, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.241-1989, SEC.3.

IC 25-28.5-1-17Reexamination Sec. 17. (a) An applicant who fails the applicant's first examination for a license as a plumbing contractor or journeyman plumber may be reexamined.

(b) Reexamination of an applicant who fails the examination after two (2) attempts may be conditioned on the satisfactory completion of additional study or training as prescribed by the commission.

Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.188, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.241-1989, SEC.4.

IC 25-28.5-1-18RepealedFormerly: Acts 1972, P.L.188, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.166, SEC.3. Repealed by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.296.

IC 25-28.5-1-18.1Apprentice plumber; application for registration; certificate of registration; events requiring discontinuation of work Sec. 18.1. (a) An individual age seventeen (17) years or older wanting to be registered by the commission as an apprentice plumber shall, on a form provided by the commission, make application for registration. The applicant shall also provide to the commission a statement signed by a licensed plumbing contractor or journeyman plumber who is the employer of the applicant that the prospective apprentice is the employer's employee and will work under the direct and immediate personal supervision of a licensed contractor or journeyman plumber.

(b) If the commission approves the application for registration, it shall issue a certificate of registration as an apprentice plumber to the applicant.

(c) Except as provided in subsection (d), an individual may apply to be a registered apprentice plumber under this section and may work under the direct and immediate personal supervision of a licensed plumbing contractor or journeyman plumber for one (1) year, so long as the individual has applied for acceptance in a commission approved apprenticeship program. The requirements of this subsection are met even if the individual:

(1) is awaiting a response from the apprenticeship program; or

(2) has been placed on the apprenticeship program's waiting list;

at the time that the individual is working under the supervision of the licensed plumbing contractor or journeyman plumber.

(d) A registered apprentice plumber under subsection (c) shall discontinue working under the direct and immediate personal supervision of a licensed plumbing contractor or journeyman if any of the following events occurs:

(1) The registered apprentice plumber is not accepted into an apprenticeship program.

(2) The registered apprentice plumber is removed from the apprenticeship program's waiting list and does not begin the apprenticeship program.

(3) The registered apprentice plumber does not begin the apprenticeship program and remains on the apprenticeship program's waiting list for a period longer than one (1) year.

(4) The registered apprentice plumber withdraws the application submitted to the apprenticeship program.

(e) A licensed plumbing contractor or journeyman supervising a registered apprentice plumber under subsection (c) must notify the commission of the occurrence of an event described under subsection (d).

As added by P.L.248-1985, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.127-2019, SEC.1.

IC 25-28.5-1-18.3Expiration of license Sec. 18.3. A plumbing contractor's license expires upon the death of the individual to whom it was issued.

As added by P.L.248-1985, SEC.4.

IC 25-28.5-1-18.5Temporary plumbing contractor's license; issuance Sec. 18.5. Notwithstanding section 12 of this chapter, the commission may issue a temporary plumbing contractor's license to an applicant who has an ownership interest in or is an officer of a contracting business if the plumbing contractor licensee operating the business has died or is physically or mentally unable to operate the business. The commission may issue the license for the period needed to dispose of the contracting business or to otherwise meet the emergency giving rise to the need for the license. However, a temporary contractor's license may not be issued for a period, including all renewals, exceeding two (2) years.

As added by P.L.248-1985, SEC.5.

IC 25-28.5-1-19Reciprocity Sec. 19. Upon the payment of the required fee, an applicant who is a plumbing contractor or journeyman plumber licensed or registered in another state, territory, country, or province, shall without examination, be granted a license as a plumbing contractor or journeyman plumber by the Indiana Plumbing Commission:

Provided, That

(a) No such applicant shall be granted a license in a category he is not licensed in another state.

(b) The individual applicant for a license as a plumbing contractor or a journeyman plumber shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age.

(c) The requirements for the licensing or registration of plumbing contractors or journeyman plumbers in such other state, territory, country, or province, were, at the date of the applicant's last registration or licensing, substantially equal to the requirements in force in this state; and: Provided, That the same privilege of registration or licensing is accorded by said state, territory, country or province to licensees of the State of Indiana.

Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.188, SEC.1; Acts 1973, P.L.252, SEC.14. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.212.

IC 25-28.5-1-20Nonresident applicants; service of process Sec. 20. (a) Nonresident applicants for a license to act as a plumbing contractor or journeyman plumber in Indiana shall file a written application with the commission on a form to be provided by the commission. The nonresident applicant shall also file a certified copy of his license, or certificate of registration as a plumbing contractor or journeyman plumber in the state wherein he resides.

(b) In addition, every nonresident applicant to be licensed as a plumbing contractor or journeyman plumber shall file an irrevocable appointment of the secretary of the commission as his agent for service of process within this state.

(1) All process served upon the secretary of the commission as agent for a nonresident plumbing contractor or journeyman plumber shall be served in duplicate. One (1) copy shall be filed in the office of the commission and one (1) copy shall be forwarded to the nonresident licensee or registrant by the secretary by certified mail, return receipt requested.

(2) Service of process upon the secretary, as provided in this section shall be equivalent to personal service within the state upon the nonresident licensee or registrant.

Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.188, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.213.

IC 25-28.5-1-21RepealedFormerly: Acts 1972, P.L.188, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.260-1987, SEC.3.

IC 25-28.5-1-22Expiration of license or certificate of registration; renewal; fees Sec. 22. (a) Subject to IC 25-1-2-6(e), every license or certificate of registration issued under this chapter expires on a date established by the licensing agency under IC 25-1-5-4 and shall be renewed biennially thereafter upon payment of the required renewal fees.

(b) Applications for renewal shall be filed with the commission in the form and manner provided by the commission. The application shall be accompanied by the required renewal fee. The commission, upon the receipt of the application for renewal and the required renewal fee, shall issue to the renewal applicant a license or certificate of registration in the category said applicant has previously held. Subject to IC 25-1-2-6(e), unless renewed, a license issued by the commission expires on the date specified by the licensing agency under IC 25-1-5-4.

(c) Subject to IC 25-1-2-6(e), a license or certificate of registration lapses without any action by the commission if an application for renewal has not been filed and the required fee has not been paid by the established biennial renewal date.

(d) If a license or certificate of registration has been expired for not more than three (3) years, the license or certificate of registration may be reinstated by the commission if the holder of the license or certificate of registration meets the requirements of IC 25-1-8-6(c).

(e) If a license or certificate of registration has been expired for more than three (3) years, the license or certificate of registration may be reinstated by the commission if the holder of the license or certificate of registration meets the requirements for reinstatement under IC 25-1-8-6(d).

Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.188, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.214; Acts 1982, P.L.113, SEC.70; P.L.194-2005, SEC.70; P.L.105-2008, SEC.55; P.L.177-2015, SEC.66; P.L.29-2026, SEC.47.

IC 25-28.5-1-23Fees Sec. 23. The fees to be charged by and paid to the commission by licensees for all licenses and license renewals shall be established by the commission under IC 25-1-8.

Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.188, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1976, P.L.120, SEC.1; Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.215; Acts 1982, P.L.113, SEC.71; P.L.84-1998, SEC.26; P.L.194-2005, SEC.71.

IC 25-28.5-1-24Disposition of fees; expenses of commission Sec. 24. (a) All fees collected by the commission shall be deposited with the treasurer of state to be deposited by the treasurer in the state general fund.

(b) All expenses of the commission shall be paid from the state general fund upon appropriation being made therefor in the manner provided by law for the making of such appropriations.

Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.188, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1976, P.L.119, SEC.22; P.L.194-2005, SEC.72.

IC 25-28.5-1-25RepealedFormerly: Acts 1972, P.L.188, SEC.1. Repealed by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.2570.

IC 25-28.5-1-26RepealedFormerly: Acts 1972, P.L.188, SEC.1. Repealed by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.2570.

IC 25-28.5-1-27Investigations; motion of commission or complaint; approval Sec. 27. Subject to IC 25-1-7, the commission may, upon its own motion and shall, upon the verified complaint in writing of any person setting forth specifically the wrongful act or acts complained of, investigate any action or business transaction of any licensee in accordance with IC 25-1-11. Approval by a majority of all members of the commission shall be required for any action to be taken.

Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.188, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1977, P.L.172, SEC.44; Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.216; P.L.214-1993, SEC.61.

IC 25-28.5-1-27.1RepealedAs added by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.217. Amended by P.L.240-1985, SEC.10; P.L.248-1985, SEC.6. Repealed by P.L.214-1993, SEC.91.

IC 25-28.5-1-28Proceedings for suspension or revocation of license; review Sec. 28. (a) Proceedings before the commission for the suspension or revocation of any license shall be conducted in the manner provided by IC 4-21.5-3.

(b) Any person aggrieved by any action of the commission in suspending or revoking his license or certificate of registration may seek judicial review by following IC 4-21.5-5.

(c) Any person aggrieved by the commission's action in failing to issue or renew a license or certificate of registration may seek judicial review by following IC 4-21.5-5.

Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.188, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.7-1987, SEC.126.

IC 25-28.5-1-29Record of commission as evidence; conclusiveness of verdicts Sec. 29. (a) The record of the commission (or a duly certified copy thereof), shall be admissible in any proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction in this or any other state in which the applicant, licensee or certificate of registration holder charged or under investigation is a party, and where the issues of an act involved in the proceedings are pertinent to the inquiry before the commission and the verdict of the jury or judgment of the court in any action at law or the decree of the court in any proceeding in equity shall be prima facie as the facts at issue in the proceedings and necessarily adjudicated therein.

(b) The verdict of the court or jury in any criminal prosecution in a court of record of this or any other state in which the applicant, licensee, or certificate of registration holder charged shall have been the defendant shall be conclusive as to the facts charged and at issue in such prosecution.

Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.188, SEC.1.

IC 25-28.5-1-30RepealedFormerly: Acts 1972, P.L.188, SEC.1. Repealed by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.296.

IC 25-28.5-1-31Violations Sec. 31. (a) A person who acts or advertises as a plumbing contractor or journeyman plumber without first obtaining a license from the commission or who continues to act as a plumbing contractor or journeyman plumber after the person's license has been suspended, revoked, or otherwise restricted under IC 25-1-11 commits a Class A misdemeanor.

(b) A person who fails to renew the person's license and continues to act as a plumbing contractor or journeyman plumber after the license has expired commits a Class B misdemeanor.

(c) It is unlawful for a plumbing contractor to fail to include one (1) of the following names on written or printed advertising for plumbing services and on vehicles that are used to provide plumbing services:

(1) The plumbing contractor's name.

(2) The name of the business with which the plumbing contractor is associated.

Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.188, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.2547; Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.218; P.L.241-1989, SEC.5; P.L.214-1993, SEC.62.

IC 25-28.5-1-32Exceptions to application of chapter Sec. 32. This chapter does not apply to the following:

(1) Contractors in work on bridges, roads, streets, highways, railroads, or utilities and services incidental to the work.

(2) An authorized employee of the United States, the state, or a political subdivision of the state if the employee does not profess to be for hire and is acting within the scope of the employee's employment.

(3) An officer appointed by a court when the officer is acting within the scope of the officer's office as defined by law or court order. When construction projects are not underway at the time of the appointment of the officer by the court, and the nature of the officer's appointment requires that plumbing must be done, the officer must employ or contract with a registered plumbing contractor or journeyman plumber.

(4) Public utilities with respect to construction, maintenance, and development work performed by their own forces and incidental to their business.

(5) The owner occupant of a dwelling of eight (8) or less residential units when the owner occupant is installing, altering, or repairing the plumbing system of the residential units.

(6) Construction, alteration, improvement, or repair of a plumbing system, located on a site, the title of which is in the name of the United States of America, or to construction, alteration, improvement, or repair on a project where federal law supersedes this article.

(7) An individual who is employed or acts as a maintenance person at the individual's place of employment.

(8) Farmsteads, except for buildings built on the farmstead for the purpose of public or commercial use.

(9) A sewer contractor, sewage disposal contractor, or an excavation contractor or utility contractor who generally engages in the business of installing, altering, or repairing sewers, private or public sewage disposal systems, and water distribution or drainage lines outside the foundation walls of a building.

Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.188, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.166, SEC.4; Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.219; P.L.241-1989, SEC.6.

IC 25-28.5-1-33Political subdivisions; power to regulate Sec. 33. Nothing in this chapter shall limit the power of political subdivision to regulate the quality and character of work performed by plumbing contractors through the enforcement of building codes and inspections, but no political subdivision shall require any licensee under this chapter to submit to any other form of licensing: Provided, however, That any political subdivision of this state may require any person licensed as a plumbing contractor under the provisions of this chapter to register with some public official of said political subdivision in order that the plumbing inspection officials of such political subdivision may have the records necessary to inspect the work of persons licensed hereunder. Nothing herein contained shall prohibit any political subdivision from charging a reasonable fee for such registration. Failure to register as required by a political subdivision, upon certification of said failure to the commission, at the discretion of the commission may constitute a basis for suspension of any plumbing contractor's license issued under the provisions of this chapter. Repeated and intentional violation of any such registration requirements may at the discretion of the commission constitute a basis for the revocation of a plumbing contractor's license, said proceeding for suspension or revocation to be had under the provisions of section 26 of this chapter.

Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.188, SEC.1.

IC 25-28.5-1-34RepealedFormerly: Acts 1972, P.L.188, SEC.1. Repealed by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.296.

IC 25-28.5-1-35Display of license; register available for public inspection Sec. 35. (a) A plumbing contractor licensee shall prominently display the licensee's license in the licensee's principal business office. In the case of a partnership or corporation, the license of at least one (1) partner, member, or officer of the corporation, or the corporate license, must be displayed.

(b) The license number of a licensed plumbing contractor must be recognizably displayed in all forms of written or printed advertising for plumbing services and on all vehicles that are used to provide plumbing services.

(c) A plumbing contractor, partnership, or corporation must maintain a register listing:

(1) the name and license number of every plumbing contractor currently employed there;

(2) the name and license number of every journeyman plumber currently employed there; and

(3) the name and registration number of every apprentice plumber currently employed there.

The register must be available for public inspection upon request.

(d) A plumbing contractor, journeyman plumber, or apprentice plumber shall carry a facsimile of that person's license or certificate of registration on a job location where the person is engaged in plumbing contracting or the trade of plumbing. The plumbing contractor, journeyman plumber, or apprentice plumber shall display that person's license or certificate of registration upon the demand of a state inspector or local building or plumbing inspector in Indiana within that inspector's local jurisdiction or upon a customer's request.

Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.188, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.220; P.L.248-1985, SEC.7; P.L.241-1989, SEC.7.

IC 25-28.5-1-36Actions to recover for services by unlicensed or unregistered plumbers barred Sec. 36. No action or suit shall be instituted in any court of this state to recover compensation for plumbing contracting services, or for wages for work done which under the provisions of this chapter constitutes plumbing, by a person who is not licensed or registered under the provisions of this chapter.

Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.188, SEC.1.

IC 25-28.5-1-37Subpoena powers of commission; service and witness fees; enforcement Sec. 37. The commission conducting a hearing in any particular case shall have power to subpoena and order production of books and papers. In any hearing, the process issued by the commission shall extend to all parts of the state and the process shall be served either in like manner as are served writs of subpoena in the circuit court or by any person designated by the commission for that purpose. The person serving the process shall receive such compensation as may be allowed by the commission not to exceed the fee prescribed by law for similar services in the circuit courts and the fees shall be paid in the same manner as provided in this chapter for fees of witnesses subpoenaed at the instance of the commission. All witnesses who shall be subpoenaed and who appear in any proceeding before the commission shall receive the same fees and mileage as allowed by law to witnesses in the circuit courts, which amount shall be paid by the party at whose instance the subpoena was issued or upon whose behalf the witness has been called. When any witness who has not been subpoenaed at the instance of any party to the proceeding shall be subpoenaed at the instance of the commission the fees and mileage of the witness shall be paid from the funds appropriated to the use of the commission in the same manner as other expenses of the commission are paid.

Where in any proceeding before the commission, any witness shall fail or refuse to attend upon subpoena issued by the commission or any of their representatives, or appearing, shall refuse to testify or shall refuse to produce any books and papers the production of which is called for by the subpoena, the attendance of any witness and the giving of the testimony of the witness and the production of the books and papers required shall be enforced by any circuit court, superior court, or probate court of this state.

Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.188, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.84-2016, SEC.110.

IC 25-28.5-1-38Rules and regulations Sec. 38. The Indiana Plumbing Commission is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt, fix and establish all rules and regulations necessary for the proper administration and enforcement of the provisions of this chapter.

Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.188, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.166, SEC.5.

IC 25-28.5-1-39Loss of bid due to chapter violations; injunctive relief Sec. 39. (a) As used in this section, "person" means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, or other legal entity.

(b) If a person submits a written competitive bid for a project involving the:

(1) alteration;

(2) construction;

(3) conversion;

(4) improvement;

(5) modernization;

(6) rehabilitation;

(7) remodeling;

(8) renovation;

(9) repair; or

(10) replacement of plumbing;

and that bid is not accepted because another person knowingly violated this chapter, a person described in subsection (c) may bring a civil action to enjoin the person who violated this chapter from performing any activity under the competitive bid.

(c) The following persons may bring an action for injunctive relief under subsection (b):

(1) The person who did not receive the bid.

(2) An organization or association that represents plumbers.

As added by P.L.20-1991, SEC.8.

IC 25-28.5-2Chapter 2. Plumbers Recovery Fund

25-28.5-2-1Establishment of fund; investments; interest 25-28.5-2-2Surcharge; formula; assessments 25-28.5-2-2.1Licensing fee 25-28.5-2-2.2Reversion of excess funds 25-28.5-2-3Interest on investments; payment of expenses 25-28.5-2-4Applications for orders directing payment out of fund; amount of loss; limitation on recovery 25-28.5-2-5Claims exceeding dollar limitations; joinder of claims; payment of claims; insufficient funds 25-28.5-2-6Agent for service of process 25-28.5-2-7Limitation of actions 25-28.5-2-8Commission as defendant; hearings; issuance of orders 25-28.5-2-9Payment of claims from fund 25-28.5-2-10Suspension of license; repayment of fund 25-28.5-2-11Subrogation 25-28.5-2-12Expenditure of interest 25-28.5-2-13Attorney general; staff assistance; expenses

IC 25-28.5-2-1Establishment of fund; investments; interest Sec. 1. (a) The plumbers recovery fund is established for:

(1) the purpose set out in this chapter; and

(2) carrying out the duties of the Indiana plumbing commission.

The fund shall be administered by the Indiana plumbing commission.

(b) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public funds may be invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund.

(c) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund, except as provided in section 2.2 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.260-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.143-1990, SEC.5; P.L.112-2014, SEC.31.

IC 25-28.5-2-2Surcharge; formula; assessments Sec. 2. (a) If the total amount in the plumbers recovery fund (including principal and interest) plus estimated revenues from the fee assessed under section 2.1 of this chapter from July 1 of the current year through June 30 of the next year will be less than three hundred thirty thousand dollars ($330,000) on June 30 in an odd-numbered year after the payment of all claims and expenses, the plumbing commission shall assess a surcharge according to the following formula in order to maintain the fund at an approximate level of four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000):

STEP ONE: Determine the amount remaining in the fund on June 30 of the current year after all expenses and claims have been paid.

STEP TWO: Add to the amount determined under STEP ONE the amount of revenue estimated from the fee assessed under section 2.1 of this chapter from July 1 of the current year through June 30 of the next year.

STEP THREE: Subtract the amount determined under STEP TWO from four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000).

STEP FOUR: Determine the number of plumbing contractors who had licenses in effect on June 30 of the current year.

STEP FIVE: Divide the number determined under STEP THREE by the number determined under STEP FOUR.

(b) The plumbing commission shall assess the surcharge described in subsection (a) against each plumbing contractor who:

(1) receives an initial license; or

(2) receives a renewal license.

(c) The plumbing commission shall assess the surcharge described in subsection (a) for the two (2) year period beginning on July 1 of the current year through June 30 of the next odd-numbered year.

(d) The surcharge assessed under this section is in addition to any other fee under this article.

As added by P.L.260-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.143-1990, SEC.6.

IC 25-28.5-2-2.1Licensing fee Sec. 2.1. (a) At the time of initial licensure under this article, each licensee shall pay the fees established by the commission under IC 25-1-8-2 for the following:

(1) A plumbing contractor.

(2) A journeyman plumber.

(b) Fees collected under subsection (a) shall be placed in the plumbers recovery fund.

(c) The fee assessed under this section is in addition to any other fee under this article.

As added by P.L.143-1990, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.194-2005, SEC.73.

IC 25-28.5-2-2.2Reversion of excess funds Sec. 2.2. If the total amount in the plumbing recovery fund (including principal and interest) exceeds five hundred fifty thousand dollars ($550,000) at the end of a state fiscal year after the payment of all claims and expenses, the amount in excess of five hundred fifty thousand dollars ($550,000) reverts to the state general fund.

As added by P.L.143-1990, SEC.8.

IC 25-28.5-2-3Interest on investments; payment of expenses Sec. 3. Any interest earned on investment of money in the plumbers recovery fund shall be credited at least annually to the fund. No money may be appropriated from the state general fund for payment of any expenses incurred under this chapter, and none of these expenses may be charged against the state.

As added by P.L.260-1987, SEC.1.

IC 25-28.5-2-4Applications for orders directing payment out of fund; amount of loss; limitation on recovery Sec. 4. (a) If any aggrieved person obtains a final judgment in any court against any plumbing contractor to recover damages for a violation under IC 25-1-11 or the plumbing codes of the state (with or without a finding by the Indiana plumbing commission) that results in an actual cash loss to the aggrieved person, the person may, upon termination of all proceedings, including appeals and proceedings supplemental to judgment for collection purposes, file a verified application with the plumbing commission for an order directing payment out of the plumbers recovery fund of the amount of actual and direct loss in the transaction that remains unpaid upon the judgment. The amount of actual and direct loss may include court costs but may not include attorney's fees or punitive damages awarded. The amount that may be paid from the plumbers recovery fund may not exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) per judgment and an aggregate lifetime limit of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) with respect to any one (1) licensee.

(b) This section applies only to a final judgment that awards damages for an act by the plumbing contractor described in subsection (a) that arises directly out of any transaction:

(1) that occurred when the plumbing contractor was licensed;

(2) for which a license was required under IC 25-28.5; and

(3) that occurred after December 31, 1987.

As added by P.L.260-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.214-1993, SEC.63; P.L.134-2013, SEC.10.

IC 25-28.5-2-5Claims exceeding dollar limitations; joinder of claims; payment of claims; insufficient funds Sec. 5. (a) If the payment in full of two (2) or more pending valid claims that have been filed by aggrieved persons against a single plumbing contractor would exceed the fifty thousand dollar ($50,000) limit set forth in section 4 of this chapter, the fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) shall be distributed among the aggrieved persons in the ratio that their respective claims bear to the aggregate of all valid claims or in any other manner that the plumbing commission may determine equitable. This money shall be distributed among the persons entitled to share in it without regard to the order of priority in which their respective judgments have been obtained or their claims have been filed.

(b) The plumbing commission shall consider pending applications filed by all claimants and prospective claimants against a single plumbing licensee jointly to the end that the respective rights of all the claimants to the plumbing commission may be equitably adjudicated and settled.

(c) On June 30 and December 31 of each year, the plumbing commission shall identify each claim that the plumbing commission orders to be paid during the six (6) month period that ended on that day. The plumbing commission shall pay the part of each claim that is so identified within fifteen (15) days after the end of the six (6) month period in which the claim is ordered paid. However, if the balance in the fund is insufficient to pay the full payable amount of each claim that is ordered to be paid during a six (6) month period, the plumbing commission shall pay a prorated portion of each claim that is ordered to be paid during the period. Any part of the payable amount of a claim left unpaid due to the prorating of payments under this subsection must be paid (subject to the fifty thousand dollar ($50,000) limit described in section 4 of this chapter) before the payment of claims ordered to be paid during the following six (6) month period.

As added by P.L.260-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.134-2013, SEC.11.

IC 25-28.5-2-6Agent for service of process Sec. 6. Any plumbing contractor who is licensed or renews a license under this article after December 31, 1987, and upon whom personal service cannot be made with reasonable diligence shall be considered to have appointed the commission as the plumbing contractor's agent for service of process for purposes of actions filed under section 4 of this chapter for recovery from the plumbers recovery fund. Service of process under this section shall be made as nearly as practicable in the manner prescribed by the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure for service on corporations.

As added by P.L.260-1987, SEC.1.

IC 25-28.5-2-7Limitation of actions Sec. 7. An order for payment from the plumbers recovery fund may not be issued unless the action to recover from the plumbers recovery fund was commenced within two (2) years after the termination of all proceedings against the plumbing contractor for a violation under IC 25-1-11 or the plumbing codes of the state, including appeals and proceedings supplemental to judgment. When any person commences an action for a judgment that may result in an order for payment from the fund, the person shall notify the plumbing commission in writing of the commencement of the action.

As added by P.L.260-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.214-1993, SEC.64; P.L.134-2013, SEC.12.

IC 25-28.5-2-8Commission as defendant; hearings; issuance of orders Sec. 8. (a) When any person files an application for an order directing payment from the plumbers recovery fund, the plumbing commission shall promptly review and consider the application, and it may issue an order directing payment out of the plumbers recovery fund, as provided in section 9 of this chapter, subject to the limitation of section 4 of this chapter, if the plumbing commission finds:

(1) that there is no collusion between the judgment creditor and the judgment debtor;

(2) that the judgment creditor is making application not more than one (1) year after the termination of all proceedings in connection with the judgment, including appeals and proceedings supplemental to judgment for collection purposes;

(3) that the judgment creditor has diligently pursued all available creditor's remedies, including proceedings supplemental, against the licensee who is the subject of the application filed under section 4 of this chapter, against all the judgment debtors, and against all other persons liable to the creditor in the transaction for which the creditor seeks recovery from the plumbers recovery fund, but that the diligent pursuit did not result in satisfaction of the judgment;

(4) that a violation under IC 25-1-11 or the plumbing codes of the state arose directly out of a transaction that occurred when the judgment debtor was licensed and acted in a capacity for which a license is required under this article and that the transaction occurred after December 31, 1987; and

(5) that, in the event of a default judgment or a judgment entered upon stipulation of the parties, the judgment debtor's acts constituted a violation under IC 25-1-11 or the plumbing codes of the state.

(b) A person who is dissatisfied by:

(1) an order issued under subsection (a) directing payment from the plumbers recovery fund; or

(2) a denial of an application filed under section 4 of this chapter;

may petition for review under IC 4-21.5-3-7.

As added by P.L.260-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.214-1993, SEC.65; P.L.134-2013, SEC.13.

IC 25-28.5-2-9Payment of claims from fund Sec. 9. Upon a final order of the plumbing commission directing that payment be made out of the plumbers recovery fund, the plumbing commission shall, subject to sections 4 through 5 of this chapter, make the payment out of the plumbers recovery fund as provided in section 5 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.260-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.134-2013, SEC.14.

IC 25-28.5-2-10Suspension of license; repayment of fund Sec. 10. (a) If the plumbing commission is required to make any payment from the plumbers recovery fund in settlement of a claim or toward the satisfaction of an order under this chapter, the plumbing commission shall suspend the judgment debtor's license. The licensee is not eligible to be licensed again as either a plumbing contractor or journeyman plumber until the licensee has repaid in full the amount paid from the plumbers recovery fund with interest of twelve percent (12%) per annum.

(b) A license suspension issued under this section must be done in accordance with IC 4-21.5-3-6. The licensee may petition for review under IC 4-21.5-3-7.

As added by P.L.260-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.134-2013, SEC.15.

IC 25-28.5-2-11Subrogation Sec. 11. When the plumbing commission has ordered and caused payment to be made from the plumbers recovery fund to a judgment creditor, the plumbing commission is subrogated to the rights of the judgment creditor with respect to the amount paid.

As added by P.L.260-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.134-2013, SEC.16.

IC 25-28.5-2-12Expenditure of interest Sec. 12. Subject to the approval of the budget agency, the commission may expend the interest earned by the plumbers recovery fund for the following:

(1) Publications that provide:

(A) information concerning the commission's activities and administrative rulings; and

(B) other educational information concerning the practice of plumbing.

(2) Educational programs concerning the practice of plumbing in Indiana.

As added by P.L.260-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.20-1991, SEC.9.

IC 25-28.5-2-13Attorney general; staff assistance; expenses Sec. 13. (a) The office of the attorney general shall provide the staff assistance necessary to:

(1) enable the plumbing commission to perform its duties under this chapter; and

(2) enforce this chapter.

(b) Expenses incurred by the office of the attorney general under this section shall be paid from the plumbers recovery fund.

As added by P.L.260-1987, SEC.1.

IC 25-29ARTICLE 29. PODIATRISTS

Ch. 1.Regulation of Podiatrists Ch. 2.Board of Podiatric Medicine Ch. 3.Application for Licensure Ch. 4.Repealed Ch. 5.Reciprocity; Temporary Licensure Ch. 6.License Renewal Ch. 7.Impairment Ch. 8.Repealed Ch. 9.Penalties

IC 25-29-1Chapter 1. Regulation of Podiatrists

25-29-1-0.5Unauthorized practice of podiatric medicine; excluded activities 25-29-1-1Repealed 25-29-1-1.1Definitions 25-29-1-2Repealed 25-29-1-3Repealed 25-29-1-3.1Repealed 25-29-1-4Repealed 25-29-1-4.1Repealed 25-29-1-5Repealed 25-29-1-5.1Repealed 25-29-1-5.2Repealed 25-29-1-6Repealed 25-29-1-6.1Repealed 25-29-1-7Repealed 25-29-1-8Repealed 25-29-1-9Repealed 25-29-1-9.5"Agency" 25-29-1-10"Board" 25-29-1-10.5"INSPECT program" 25-29-1-11Repealed 25-29-1-12"Podiatric medicine" 25-29-1-13"Podiatrist" 25-29-1-14Repealed 25-29-1-15Repealed 25-29-1-16"Surgical treatment" 25-29-1-17INSPECT program report in patient's medical file