First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
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HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1354
AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning professions and
occupations.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SECTION 1. IC 25-0.5-1-23, AS ADDED BY P.L.3-2014,
SECTION 5, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 23. IC 25-1-1.1-4 applies to an individual:
(1) licensed; or
(2) certified;
(3) registered; or
(4) permitted;
under IC 25-38.1 (veterinarians and veterinary technicians).
SECTION 2. IC 25-1-1.1-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.15-2024,
SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) This section applies to an individual who is
applying for, or will be applying for an initial:
(1) license; or an initial
(2) certificate;
(3) registration; or
(4) permit;
under one (1) of the occupations or professions described in
IC 25-0.5-1.
(b) As used in this chapter, "national criminal history background
check" means the criminal history record system maintained by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation based on fingerprint identification or
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any other method of positive identification.
(c) An individual applying for an initial:
(1) license; or initial
(2) certificate;
(3) registration; or
(4) permit;
specified in subsection (a) shall submit to a state and national criminal
history background check at the cost of the individual.
(d) The state police department shall release the results of a national
criminal history background check conducted under this section: to:
(1) to the Indiana professional licensing agency; or
(2) for a license or certificate license, certificate, registration, or
permit issued under IC 25-38.1, to the following:
(A) The chief administrative officer of the board of veterinary
medicine.
(B) An authorized agent of the chief administrative officer
described in clause (A).
(B) An employee of the board of animal health authorized
to perform activities to carry out the purpose of the board
of veterinary medicine under IC 15-17.5-3-2.
(e) A board, a commission, or a committee may conduct a random
audit and require an individual seeking a renewal of a license or a
certificate license, certificate, registration, or permit specified in
subsection (a) to submit to a national criminal history background
check at the cost of the individual.
HEA 1354 — Concur Speaker of the House of Representatives
President of the Senate
President Pro Tempore
Governor of the State of Indiana
Date: Time:
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