Indiana Code
Chapter 1. Licensing of Nurses; Creation of Board; Education Programs
25-23-1-16.1. Expiration of License; Renewal; Fee

Sec. 16.1. (a) Subject to IC 25-1-2-6(e), a license to practice as a registered nurse expires on October 31 in each odd-numbered year. Failure to renew the license on or before the expiration date will automatically render the license invalid without any action by the board.
(b) Subject to IC 25-1-2-6(e), a license to practice as a licensed practical nurse expires on October 31 in each even-numbered year. Failure to renew the license on or before the expiration date will automatically render the license invalid without any action by the board.
(c) The procedures and fee for renewal shall be set by the board. If the license being renewed is a multistate license (as defined in IC 25-42-1-11) under IC 25-42 (Nurse Licensure Compact), a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) must be paid in addition to the fee for renewal set by the board.
(d) At the time of license renewal, each registered nurse and each licensed practical nurse shall pay a renewal fee, a portion of which shall be for the rehabilitation of impaired registered nurses and impaired licensed practical nurses. The lesser of the following amounts from fees collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the impaired nurses account of the state general fund established by section 34 of this chapter:
(1) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the license renewal fee per license renewed under this section.
(2) The cost per license to operate the impaired nurses program, as determined by the Indiana professional licensing agency.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.168. Amended by P.L.169-1985, SEC.74; P.L.149-1987, SEC.62; P.L.127-1994, SEC.2; P.L.181-2002, SEC.8; P.L.1-2006, SEC.451; P.L.134-2008, SEC.31; P.L.177-2015, SEC.49; P.L.135-2019, SEC.4.

Structure Indiana Code

Indiana Code

Title 25. Professions and Occupations

Article 23. Nurses

Chapter 1. Licensing of Nurses; Creation of Board; Education Programs

25-23-1-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter

25-23-1-1. Definitions

25-23-1-1.1. Additional Definitions

25-23-1-1.2. "Licensed Practical Nurse"

25-23-1-1.3. "Practical Nursing"

25-23-1-1.4. "Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist"

25-23-1-1.5. "Inspect Program"

25-23-1-1.6. "Forensic Nurse"

25-23-1-2. Board Established; Members

25-23-1-3. Vacancies

25-23-1-4. Qualifications of Members of Board; Oath

25-23-1-5. Meetings; Officers; Quorum

25-23-1-6. Repealed

25-23-1-7. Powers and Duties of Board

25-23-1-7.1. Rules and Regulations

25-23-1-7.3. Requirements for Nurse Faculty Member Without Master's Degree to Teach Clinical Courses in Eligible Associate Degree Registered Nursing Program

25-23-1-8. Repealed

25-23-1-9. Repealed

25-23-1-10. Compensation of Board Members

25-23-1-10.5. Temporary Permits

25-23-1-11. Requirements for Registered Nurse Applicants; Endorsement License; Fees; Use of Title

25-23-1-12. Requirements for Practical Nurse Applicants; Endorsement License; Fees; Use of Title

25-23-1-13. Repealed

25-23-1-13.1. Certified Nurse Midwives

25-23-1-14. Repealed

25-23-1-15. Repealed

25-23-1-16. Repealed

25-23-1-16.1. Expiration of License; Renewal; Fee

25-23-1-17. Receipts; Use and Disposition

25-23-1-18. Failure to Renew License; Reinstatement; Fee

25-23-1-19. Repealed

25-23-1-19.4. Advanced Practice Nurse Collaboration With Licensed Practitioner; Privileges; Supervisory Rights and Responsibilities

25-23-1-19.5. Advanced Practice Registered Nurses; Authority to Prescribe Drugs

25-23-1-19.6. Advanced Practice Registered Nurses; Identification Numbers

25-23-1-19.7. Renewal of Prescriptive Authority

25-23-1-19.8. Audit; Procedure; Provide Information to Board; Order to Show Cause; Hearing; Divulging Records to Professional Licensing Agency; Immunity From Liability

25-23-1-19.9. Inspect Program Report in Patient's Medical File

25-23-1-20. Application for Nursing Education Program; Employment of Registered Nurses

25-23-1-20.1. Nursing School Enrollment Rates

25-23-1-20.2. Substitution of Simulation Hours

25-23-1-20.3. Clinical Preceptor Qualifications; Rules

25-23-1-20.4. Part-Time Faculty

25-23-1-21. Survey by Board; Approval; Surveys of Accredited Schools

25-23-1-21.5. Education Compliance Officer

25-23-1-22. Repealed

25-23-1-23. Repealed

25-23-1-24. Repealed

25-23-1-25. Repealed

25-23-1-25.1. Repealed

25-23-1-26. Duty of Attorney General

25-23-1-27. Violations; Penalty

25-23-1-27.1. Limitations on Application of Chapter; "Licensed Health Professional"

25-23-1-27.2. Injunction From Continuing Violation of Chapter; Punishment

25-23-1-27.5. Repealed

25-23-1-28. Repealed

25-23-1-29. Practitioners of Church of Christ Scientist

25-23-1-30. Administration of Anesthesia by Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

25-23-1-31. Rehabilitation of Impaired Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse; Use of Information After Noncompliance

25-23-1-33. Professing to Be Nurse Practitioner or Clinical Nurse Specialist; Use of Title

25-23-1-34. Impaired Nurses Account

25-23-1-35. Requirements to Practice as a Forensic Nurse; Continuing Education