Section 25-22.5-5-2 - Licenses without examination(a) The board in its discretion may register as a physician and may issue by endorsement an unlimited license to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine to any applicant who has:(1) complied with the minimum requirements of IC 25-22.5-3; and(2) passed an examination: (A) for licensure in another state or territory of the United States, or Canada; or(B) given by a recognized certifying agency approved by the board; if that examination was, in the opinion of the board, equivalent in every respect to Indiana's examination at the time it was taken.
(b) The board may refuse to issue a license or may issue a probationary license to an applicant for licensure under this section if:(1) the applicant has been disciplined by an administrative agency in another state or jurisdiction; and(2) the board determines that the violation for which the applicant was disciplined has a direct bearing on the applicant's ability to practice competently as a physician in Indiana.(Formerly: Acts1975 , P.L. 271, SEC.1.) As amended by P.L. 149-1987, SEC.53; P.L. 33-1993, SEC.28.