Indiana § 36-12-11-23 - Disciplinary actions; conditions

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§ 36-12-11-23. Disciplinary actions; conditions

Sec. 23. A practitioner may be disciplined under section 26 of this chapter if after a hearing the board finds any of the following:

(1) The practitioner has:

(A) employed or knowingly cooperated in fraud or material deception in order to obtain a certificate issued under this chapter;

(B) engaged in fraud or material deception in the course of professional services or activities; or

(C) advertised services in a false or misleading manner.

(2) The practitioner has been convicted of a crime that has a direct bearing on the practitioner's ability to practice competently.

(3) The practitioner has knowingly violated a rule adopted by the board.

(4) The practitioner has continued to practice although the practitioner has become unfit to practice due to:

(A) professional incompetence;

(B) failure to keep abreast of current professional theory or practice;

(C) physical or mental disability; or

(D) addiction or severe dependency upon alcohol or other drugs that endangers the public by impairing a practitioner's ability to practice safely.

(5) The practitioner has engaged in a course of lewd or immoral conduct in connection with the practitioner's practice.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-12-23.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49.

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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