Sec. 14. (a) Except as provided in:
(1) section 8(c) of this chapter; and
(2) subsection (c);
a worker at an allowable event must be a member in good standing of the qualified organization that is conducting the allowable activity for at least thirty (30) days before the allowable activity.
(b) For purposes of this section, an individual is considered to be a member in good standing of the qualified organization if:
(1) the individual has been a member in good standing of the qualified organization for at least thirty (30) days; and
(2) the individual's authority to serve as a worker for the qualified organization has been acknowledged by the qualified organization on a form prescribed by the commission.
(c) A qualified organization may allow an individual who is not a member of the qualified organization to participate in an allowable activity as a worker if the individual is a full-time employee of the qualified organization that is conducting the allowable activity; or if:
(1) the individual is a member of another qualified organization; and
(2) the individual's participation is approved by the commission.
A qualified organization may apply to the commission on a form prescribed by the commission for approval of the participation of a nonmember under this subsection. A qualified organization may share the proceeds of an allowable activity with the qualified organization in which a worker participating in the allowable activity under this subsection is a member. The tasks that will be performed by an individual participating in an allowable activity under this subsection and the amounts shared with the individual's qualified organization must be described in the application and approved by the commission.
(d) For purposes of:
(1) the licensing requirements of this article; and
(2) IC 4-32.3-4-14(b);
a qualified organization that receives a share of the proceeds of an allowable activity described in subsection (c) is not considered to be conducting an allowable activity.
As added by P.L.58-2019, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.188-2019, SEC.7; P.L.145-2021, SEC.8.