License by reciprocity; requirements
Ind. Code § 25-19-1-10
in effectSec. 10. (a) The board shall issue a health facility administrator's license to any person who applies for a health facility administrator license, if the applicant:
(1) does not have a criminal history that disqualifies the applicant from obtaining a health facility administrator license in Indiana in accordance with IC 25-1-1.1;
(2) has practiced in another state for at least one (1) year as a:
(A) licensed health facility administrator and currently holds an active license in good standing as a health facility administrator in another state;
(B) chief executive officer of a hospital; or
(C) chief operations officer of a hospital; and
(3) has successfully completed the:
(A) national examination; and
(B) Indiana jurisprudence examination, as approved by the board.
(b) The board shall issue a residential care administrator license to any person who applies for a residential care administrator license, if the applicant:
(1) does not have a criminal history that disqualifies the applicant from obtaining a residential care administrator license in Indiana in accordance with IC 25-1-1.1; and
(2) has practiced in another state for at least one (1) year as a:
(A) licensed health facility administrator and currently holds an active license in good standing as a health facility administrator in another state;
(B) licensed, certified, or registered residential care administrator and currently holds an active license, certification, or registration that is in good standing as a residential care administrator in another state;
(C) chief executive officer of a hospital; or
(D) chief operations officer of a hospital.
(c) The board shall issue a health facility administrator license or a residential care administrator license to an individual who:
(1) holds an approved National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards Health Services Executive license in good standing; and
(2) does not have a criminal history that disqualifies the applicant from obtaining a health facility administrator license or a residential care administrator license in Indiana in accordance with IC 25-1-1.1.
Formerly: Acts 1969, c.84, s.10. As amended by P.L.149-1987, SEC.45; P.L.33-1993, SEC.27; P.L.149-2023, SEC.35; P.L.9-2024, SEC.464; P.L.17-2024, SEC.10.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/25Fetched: 10/17/2026