Sec. 8. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, an applicant for a license is entitled to a provisional license in the regulated occupation applied for and at the same practice level as determined by the board, without an examination, if all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The person submits a signed affidavit affirming, under the penalties for perjury, the following:
(A) The person is the spouse of a member of the military service assigned to Indiana.
(B) The person is in good standing in all states in which the person holds a license for the regulated occupation applied for.
(C) The person has not had a license revoked and has not voluntarily surrendered a license in another state or country while under investigation for unprofessional conduct.
(D) The person has not had discipline imposed by the regulating entity for the regulated occupation in another state or country.
(E) The person does not have an investigation pending before the regulating entity in another state or country that relates to unprofessional conduct.
(2) The person submits verification that the person is currently licensed in at least one (1) other state in the regulated occupation applied for.
(3) The person does not have a disqualifying criminal history, as determined by the board, if a national criminal history background check (as defined in IC 25-1-1.1-4) is required under IC 25-1-1.1-4 for the regulated occupation for which the applicant seeks a license.
(4) The person has submitted an application for a license with the board and has paid any application fee.
(b) An applicant who has met the requirements in subsection (a) shall be issued a provisional license not more than thirty (30) days after the requirements are met.
(c) A provisional license expires three hundred sixty-five (365) days after it is issued.
(d) In addition to any other penalties for perjury, a person who violates this section commits a Class A infraction.
(e) If the board discovers that any of the information submitted under this section is false, the board may immediately revoke the person's provisional license.
(f) This section does not apply to a license that is established by or recognized through an interstate compact, a reciprocity agreement, or a comity agreement that is established by a board or a law.
(g) This section does not prohibit an individual from proceeding under other licensure, certification, registration, or permit requirements established by a board or a law.
As added by P.L.57-2012, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.89-2020, SEC.1; P.L.116-2021, SEC.1.