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IN HB1569
Bill
Status
4/24/2019
Primary Sponsor
Dennis Zent
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AI Summary
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Converts dietitian regulation from certification to licensure system effective July 1, 2019, renaming the Indiana dietitians certification board to the Indiana dietitians licensing board and changing the professional designation from "CD" to "LD"
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Defines "conviction of concern" as a criminal conviction directly related to the duties and responsibilities of the profession, and limits disqualification periods to 5 years except for violent crimes, sexual offenses, or subsequent convictions
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Requires licensing boards to provide written findings with clear and convincing evidence when denying licenses based on criminal history, and extends the petition review timeline from 30 to 60 days
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Changes appraisal management company certificate of registration renewal from every 2 years to annual renewal
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Removes the requirement for dental hygienists to obtain a national provider identifier number and eliminates the 10% cap on dental school full-time faculty holding instructor's licenses
Legislative Description
Professional licensing matters. Provides for an annual renewal process for appraisal management companies. Changes the designation of certified dietician to licensed dietician. Allows for a hearing aid dealer in training to fit or dispense hearing aids while under the supervision and direction of an individual who holds a temporary or valid hearing aid dealer certificate of registration. Defines a conviction of concern. Amends a provision concerning the way a conviction for a crime of concern affects an individual with a professional license or certification. Removes a provision that requires a dental hygienist to obtain and maintain a national provider identifier number. Allows for the state board of dentistry (board) to issue dental residency permits and dental faculty licenses. (Current law allows for the board to issue limited dental residency permits and limited faculty licenses.) Removes a provision that prohibits an Indiana dental school from having more than 10% of its full-time faculty licensed with an instructor's license. Makes various changes to provisions concerning how a conviction for a crime of concern affects an individual with a professional license or certification.
Last Action
Public Law 90
4/24/2019