Ind. Code § 9-14-11-1 "Board"
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "board" refers to the driver licensing medical advisory board established under section 2 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.191.
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in effectInd. Code § 9-14-11-2 Establishment of driver licensing medical advisory board
Sec. 2. The driver licensing medical advisory board is established.
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.191.
Ind. Code § 9-14-11-3 Membership
Sec. 3. The board consists of five (5) members, of whom:
(1) two (2) members must have unlimited licenses to practice medicine in Indiana, including one (1) neurologist with expertise in epilepsy; and
(2) one (1) member must be licensed as an optometrist.
The board members serve at the pleasure of the commissioner.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-14-4-2.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.191.
Ind. Code § 9-14-11-4 Reimbursement; salary per diem
Sec. 4. A board member is entitled to be reimbursed for travel expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of the member's duties and is also entitled to receive a salary per diem as prescribed by the budget agency.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-14-4-3.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.191.
Ind. Code § 9-14-11-5 Duties of board
Sec. 5. The board shall provide the commissioner and the office of traffic safety created by IC 9-27-2-2 with assistance in the administration of Indiana driver licensing laws, including:
(1) providing guidance to the commissioner in the area of licensing drivers with health or other problems that may adversely affect a driver's ability to operate a vehicle safely;
(2) recommending factors to be used in determining qualifications and ability for issuance and retention of a driver's license; and
(3) recommending and participating in the review of license suspension, restriction, or revocation appeal procedures, including reasonable investigation into the facts of the matter.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-14-4-4.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.191.
Ind. Code § 9-14-11-6 Request for assistance by commissioner
Sec. 6. The commissioner may request assistance from any of the board members at any time.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-14-4-5.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.191.
Ind. Code § 9-14-11-7 Exemption from civil actions
Sec. 7. A member of the board is exempt from a civil action arising or thought to arise from an action taken in good faith as a member of the board.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-14-4-6.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.191.
Ind. Code § 9-14-11-8 Practice of medicine
Sec. 8. The evaluation of medical reports for the commissioner by a member of the board does not constitute the practice of medicine. This chapter does not authorize a person to engage in the practice of the healing arts or the practice of medicine as defined by law.
[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-14-4-7.]
As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.191.
Ind. Code § 9-14-11-9 Physician contract; administration
Sec. 9. (a) The bureau may contract with a physician licensed to practice medicine in Indiana to assist in the administration of Indiana driver licensing laws under section 5(3) of this chapter.
(b) Sections 7 and 8 of this chapter apply to a physician contracted under this section.
(c) A physician contracted under this section is not a member of the board.
As added by P.L.111-2021, SEC.14.
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