Senate Enrolled Act No. 233 Summary

• Establishes licensure for anesthesiologist assistants under the medical licensing board of Indiana, requiring a bachelor's degree, accredited educational program completion, national certification exam passage, and supervision by a licensed anesthesiologist with immediate physical proximity.

• Creates new licensure framework for diabetes educators, effective July 1, 2015, requiring completion of American Association of Diabetes Educators core concepts course or equivalent credentialing programs, with 2-year license validity and 15 annual continuing education hours.

• Modifies nursing regulations to clarify that certified registered nurse anesthetists are excluded from advanced practice nurse collaboration and prescribing authority requirements.

• Changes pharmacy technician credentialing from "certificate" to "license" and establishes employer-provided training program standards effective July 1, 2015, requiring board-approved minimum standards and specific pharmacy duty training.

• Adds IC 25-3.7-3-2 (anesthesiologist assistants) and IC 25-14.3-5-1 (diabetes educators) to the criminal statute listing violations that constitute Class B and Class A misdemeanors respectively.