The Medical Licensing Board of Indiana is a state government agency that licenses and disciplines

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and other healthcare professionals in

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. It is a member of the

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History

The Medical Licensing Board was established as the State Board of Medical Registration and Examination by an act of the

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in 1897. Upon establishment, the board first issued licenses for physicians; it expanded to osteopaths in 1901. It had responsibility for

chiropractic Chiropractic is a form of alternative medicine concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system, especially of the spine. It has esoteric origins and is based on several pseudosci ...

until 1981 and for

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until 1993; those areas are now governed by the Board of Chiropractic Examiners and the Podiatric Medicine Board, respectively. In 1945, the word "State" was dropped from the board's name, making it the Board of Medical Registration and Examination of Indiana; its current name, the Medical Licensing Board, was adopted in 1975.

Governance and makeup

The board is made up of seven members, appointed by the

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, no more than four of which can be of the same

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.Indiana Code �
25-22.5-2-1
(2021), ''Creation of Medical Licensing Board; Creation and Membership'' Five of the members are required to be physicians, and one an osteopathic physician; the seventh member serves as a representative of the general public and is required to be in no way associated with the medical profession other than as a consumer. Members serve a four-year term, with no limit on the number of times they can be re-appointed. The board is responsible for licensing the following: *

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s (M.D.); * Doctors of

osteopathic medicine Osteopathy () is a type of alternative medicine that emphasizes physical manipulation of the body's muscle tissue and bones. Practitioners of osteopathy are referred to as osteopaths. Osteopathic manipulation is the core set of techniques in ...

(D.O.); * Licensed

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(L.D.); * Anesthesiologist assistants; *

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s; * Limited scope physicians (a temporary permit, limited to specific activities, functions, series of events or purpose, and to a specific geographic area within the state of Indiana); * Non-

Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates According to the US Department of Education, the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates is "the authorized credential evaluation and guidance agency for non-U.S. physicians and graduates of non-U.S. medical schools who seek to practice ...

permits; *

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training permits; *

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permits; *

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educators. * Volunteer health care registry locations; and *

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s. The board is governed by Article 22.5 of the Indiana Code, and by the regulations in Title 844 of the Indiana Administrative Code.Indiana Administrative Code
Title 844
(2021), ''Medical Licensing Board''

References

External links

{{authority control State agencies of Indiana