SB 5 IN

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Establishes a procedure to grant licenses and certificates to practice certain health care professions in Indiana. Requires the applicant to hold a current license or certificate from another state or jurisdiction and meet other requirements. Allows the applicant who meets certain requirements to apply for a provisional license or provisional certificate. Requires the provisional license or provisional certificate to be issued within 30 days. Provides for penalties for submitting false information on an application for a provisional license or provisional certificate. Requires a board to make a final decision on a license or certificate application before the expiration of a provisional license or provisional certificate. Provides that if a board has a pending application for initial licensure or certification that requires final approval by the board, the board shall meet not more than 31 days after the application is ready for approval. Provides that the medical licensing board may not issue a physician's license to an applicant using the reciprocity law beginning July 1, 2026. Eliminates certain requirements for an applicant seeking licensure as a clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist, mental health counselor, addiction counselor, or clinical addiction counselor. Requires the boards that regulate bachelor's degree social workers, social workers, clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, mental health counselors, licensed addiction counselors, licensed clinical addiction counselors, and respiratory care practitioners to issue a license by reciprocity within 30 days if certain requirements are met. Requires the speech-language pathology and audiology board to, before January 1, 2023, initiate and make every effort to enter into reciprocity agreements with contiguous states for individuals licensed as: (1) a speech-language pathologist; and (2) an audiologist; to practice the individual's profession under the license from one state in the other state. Adopts the audiology and speech-language pathology interstate compact. Makes conforming amendments.

• Liz Brown Republican · author
• Ed Charbonneau Republican · author
• Ann Vermilion · sponsor

1. Jan 6, 2022 Authored by Senator Brown L · upper
2. Jan 6, 2022 First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services · upper
3. Jan 11, 2022 Senator Charbonneau added as second author · upper
4. Jan 12, 2022 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
5. Jan 18, 2022 Senator Yoder added as coauthor · upper
6. Jan 20, 2022 Amendment #4 (Brown L) prevailed; voice vote · upper
7. Jan 20, 2022 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · upper
8. Jan 20, 2022 Senator Kruse added as coauthor · upper
9. Jan 24, 2022 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 42: yeas 47, nays 0 · upper
10. Jan 24, 2022 House sponsor: Representative Vermilion · upper
11. Jan 24, 2022 Cosponsor: Representative Zent · upper
12. Jan 24, 2022 Senator Zay added as coauthor · upper
13. Jan 25, 2022 Senator Randolph added as coauthor · upper
14. Jan 26, 2022 Referred to the House · upper
15. Jan 31, 2022 First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health · lower
16. Feb 10, 2022 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
17. Feb 10, 2022 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127 · lower
18. Feb 21, 2022 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
19. Feb 22, 2022 Representatives Lindauer and Harris added as cosponsors · lower
20. Feb 23, 2022 Amendment #1 (Vermilion) prevailed; voice vote · lower
21. Feb 23, 2022 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · lower
22. Feb 24, 2022 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 274: yeas 89, nays 0 · lower
23. Feb 25, 2022 Returned to the Senate with amendments · lower
24. Mar 2, 2022 Motion to concur filed · upper
25. Mar 3, 2022 Concurrence withdrawn · upper
26. Mar 3, 2022 Motion to dissent filed · upper
27. Mar 3, 2022 Senate dissented from House amendments · upper
28. Mar 3, 2022 House conferees appointed: Vermilion and Harris · lower
29. Mar 3, 2022 House advisors appointed: Zent, Lindauer, Barrett, Hatfield and Shackleford · lower
30. Mar 3, 2022 Senate conferees appointed: Brown L and Breaux · upper
31. Mar 3, 2022 Senate advisors appointed: Charbonneau and Yoder · upper
32. Mar 7, 2022 CCR # 1 filed in the Senate · upper
33. Mar 7, 2022 CCR # 1 filed in the House · lower
34. Mar 8, 2022 Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 343: yeas 50, nays 0 · upper
35. Mar 8, 2022 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 372: yeas 93, nays 1 · lower
36. Mar 9, 2022 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
37. Mar 9, 2022 Signed by the Speaker · lower
38. Mar 15, 2022 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
39. Mar 18, 2022 Signed by the Governor · executive
40. Mar 18, 2022 Public Law 149 · upper

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Enrolled Senate Bill (S) · Mar 8, 2022 · PDF
• Introduced Senate Bill (S) · Jan 5, 2022 · PDF
• Senate Bill (S) · Jan 12, 2022 · PDF
• Engrossed Senate Bill (S) · Jan 20, 2022 · PDF
• Senate Bill (H) · Feb 10, 2022 · PDF
• Senate Bill (H) · Feb 21, 2022 · PDF
• Engrossed Senate Bill (H) · Feb 23, 2022 · PDF