| Agency Name: | Medical Licensing Board of Indiana |
| Type: | board |
| Jurisdiction: | Indiana |
| Headquarters: | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Coordinates: | 39.7681°N -86.1658°W |
| Chief1 Name: | John Strobel, M.D. |
| Chief1 Position: | President |
| Chief2 Name: | Kirk Masten, D.O. |
| Chief2 Position: | Vice President |
| Chief3 Name: | Victoria McCann, J.D. |
| Chief3 Position: | Consumer member and Secretary |
| Chief4 Name: | Bharat Barai, M.D. |
| Chief4 Position: | member |
| Chief5 Name: | Rebecca Moredock-Mueller |
| Chief5 Position: | member |
| Chief6 Name: | Michael Busk, M.D., |
| Chief6 Position: | member |
The Medical Licensing Board of Indiana is a state government agency that licenses and disciplines physicians, surgeons and other healthcare professionals in Indiana. It is a member of the Federation of State Medical Boards.[1]
The Medical Licensing Board was established as the State Board of Medical Registration and Examination by an act of the Indiana General Assembly in 1897.[2] [3] Upon establishment, the board first issued licenses for physicians; it expanded to osteopaths in 1901.[4] It had responsibility for chiropractic until 1981 and for podiatry until 1993;[4] those areas are now governed by the Board of Chiropractic Examiners[5] and the Podiatric Medicine Board,[6] respectively.
In 1945, the word "State" was dropped from the board's name, making it the Board of Medical Registration and Examination of Indiana;[4] its current name, the Medical Licensing Board, was adopted in 1975.[4]
The board is made up of seven members, appointed by the state governor, no more than four of which can be of the same political party.[4] [7] 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.[4]
The board is responsible for licensing the following:[4]
The board is governed by Article 22.5 of the Indiana Code,[10] and by the regulations in Title 844 of the Indiana Administrative Code.[11]