Professional Boards Standards

Medical Licensing Board

The board may adopt rules establishing guidelines for the practice of telehealth in Indiana. Adoption of rules may not delay the implementation and provision of telehealth services by a provider under IC 25-1-9.5.

SOURCE: IN Code 25-22.5-2-7(c) (Accessed May 2025)..

Ocular Telemedicine and Telehealth

The board may not establish standards concerning the practice of ocular telemedicine or ocular telehealth that are more restrictive than the standards that are set:

• under this article; or
• by rule and applicable to the practitioner’s in-person ocular practice.

SOURCE: IN Code 25-24-1-5.5, (Accessed May 2025).

Telehealth Provider Certification

Effective July 1, 2024, all “Telehealth Certificates” and “Telehealth Facility Certificates” that have been previously issued in accordance with the requirements of Indiana Code § 25-1-9.5-9 will be terminated, permanently. Beginning July 1, 2024, any “practitioner,” as defined under Indiana Code § 25-1-9.5-3.5, who engages in the provision of telehealth services, in accordance with the requirements of Indiana Code § 25-1-9.5, will no longer be required to complete the certification requirements previously required under Indiana Code § 25-1-9.5-9 (i.e., the Telehealth Certificate). Beginning July 1, 2024, any practitioner’s employer or contractor will no longer be required to complete the certification requirements previously required under Indiana Code § 25-1- 9.5-9 (i.e., the Telehealth Facility Certificate). Additionally, beginning July 1, 2024, any previously issued “Telehealth Certificates” will no longer need to be renewed in conjunction with the practitioner’s primary, unlimited Indiana license. Please be advised that all practitioners must still be properly licensed in the state of Indiana in order to practice in the state of Indiana, even to provide telehealth services under the requirements of Indiana Code § 25-1-9.5.

SOURCE: Indiana Professional Licensing Agency, Telehealth Regulatory Changes and Termination of Telehealth Certifications for Out-Of-State Practitioners (June 7, 2024). (Accessed May 2025).