Indiana 2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 3 R · 3 D cosponsors

SB 5 — Reciprocity and audiology compact.

Last action — Public Law 149

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 06, 2022. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    3 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (3 R · 3 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

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.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Public Law 149

  2. Signed by the Governor

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the Speaker

  5. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  6. Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 372: yeas 93, nays 1

  7. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 343: yeas 50, nays 0

  8. CCR # 1 filed in the House

  9. CCR # 1 filed in the Senate

  10. Senate advisors appointed: Charbonneau and Yoder

  11. Senate conferees appointed: Brown L and Breaux

  12. House advisors appointed: Zent, Lindauer, Barrett, Hatfield and Shackleford

  13. House conferees appointed: Vermilion and Harris

  14. Senate dissented from House amendments

  15. Motion to dissent filed

  16. Concurrence withdrawn

  17. Motion to concur filed

  18. Returned to the Senate with amendments

  19. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 274: yeas 89, nays 0

  20. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  21. Amendment #1 (Vermilion) prevailed; voice vote

  22. Representatives Lindauer and Harris added as cosponsors

  23. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  24. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127

  25. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  26. First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health

  27. Referred to the House

  28. Senator Randolph added as coauthor

  29. Senator Zay added as coauthor

  30. Cosponsor: Representative Zent

  31. House sponsor: Representative Vermilion

  32. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 42: yeas 47, nays 0

  33. Senator Kruse added as coauthor

  34. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  35. Amendment #4 (Brown L) prevailed; voice vote

  36. Senator Yoder added as coauthor

  37. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  38. Senator Charbonneau added as second author

  39. First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services

  40. Authored by Senator Brown L

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 140 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (140)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 5 do?
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.
Who sponsors SB 5?
SB 5 is sponsored by Liz Brown (Republican), Ed Charbonneau (Republican), Shelli Yoder (Democrat), Dennis Kruse, Andy Zay, Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), Ann Vermilion, Dennis Zent, Shane Lindauer (Republican), and Earl Harris (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 5?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 06, 2022. Enacted.
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