CHAPTER 8. PENALTIES

IC 25-22.5-8
    Chapter 8. Penalties

IC 25-22.5-8-1
Unlawful practice
    Sec. 1. Unlawful Practice. It is unlawful for any person to practicemedicine or osteopathic medicine in this state without holding alicense or permit to do so, as provided in this article.
(Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.271, SEC.1.)

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Offenses
    Sec. 2. (a) A person who violates this article by unlawfullypracticing medicine or osteopathic medicine commits a Class Cfelony.
    (b) A person who practices midwifery without the license requiredunder this article commits a Class D felony.
    (c) A person who acts as a physician assistant without the licenserequired under IC 25-27.5 commits a Class D felony.
(Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.271, SEC.1.) As amended by Acts 1978,P.L.2, SEC.2541; P.L.247-1985, SEC.19; P.L.90-2007, SEC.5.

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Violations; temporary medical permits
    Sec. 3. A person who violates this article relating to temporarymedical permits, if the violation does not involve the unlawfulpractice of medicine or osteopathic medicine, commits a Class Cmisdemeanor.
(Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.271, SEC.1.) As amended by Acts 1978,P.L.2, SEC.2542; P.L.247-1985, SEC.20.

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Injunctions
    Sec. 4. Injunctions. The attorney general, prosecuting attorney, theboard or any citizen of any county where any person engages in thepractice of medicine or osteopathic medicine without a license or apermit to do so, may, according to the laws of Indiana governinginjunctions, maintain an action in the name of the state of Indiana toenjoin the person from engaging in the practice of medicine orosteopathic medicine. In charging any person in an affidavit,information or indictment, with a violation of this law by practicingmedicine or osteopathic medicine without a license or permit, it issufficient to charge that he did, upon a certain day and in a certaincounty, engage in the unlawful practice of medicine or osteopathicmedicine and that he did not have any license or permit to do so. Nofurther or more particular fact need be averred concerning the matter.
(Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.271, SEC.1.)

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Revocation of physician license for participation in cloning    Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, "cloning" has the meaning setforth in IC 16-18-2-56.5.
    (b) Notwithstanding IC 25-1-9, the board shall revoke the licenseof a physician if, after appropriate notice and an opportunity for ahearing, the attorney general proves by a preponderance of theevidence that the physician knowingly participated in cloning orattempted cloning.
As added by P.L.126-2005, SEC.8.