Indiana State Board of Dentistry

COVID-19 Actions

Temporary Waiver from E-Prescribing Requirement: If a practitioner believes they may be eligible for a waiver from the e-prescribing requirements effective Jan. 1, 2021; they may visit the State Board of Pharmacy’s website to apply for a waiver. More information, including the reasons for which a waiver may be approved can be found HERE.

Waiver of Distance Learning CE Caps:Pursuant to Executive Order 20-21, the limitation on how many hours of Continuing Education may be completed via distance learning has been suspended. The requirements of IC 24-14-3-8 & IC 25-13-2-6 have been waived to allow for a dentist or dental hygienist to utilize distance learning to complete their Containing Education requirements for licensure renewal. A copy of the order may be found HERE.

PLA Remote Work: In response to COVID-19 and the impact it is having on the State of Indiana, the Professional Licensing Agency will have the majority of our staff working remotely in the coming weeks. While routine operations of the agency will continue, please note that there may be disruptions or delays in the processing of your requests. Please prioritize the usage of email to communicate with our staff whenever possible and scan any documents that need to be processed. We appreciate your patience and flexibility as we work best to protect our staff and serve Hoosiers in these ever-changing times.

Important notice regarding changes to the law affecting Continuing Education requirements for Controlled Substance Registrants and Re-registrants:

Effective July 1st, 2019, pursuant to Senate Enrolled Act 225-2018, a practitioner who is licensed by a board and applies for registration or re-registration to distribute or dispense a controlled substance must have completed two (2) hours of continuing education during the previous two (2) years addressing the topic of opioid prescribing and opioid abuse.

For more information and a copy of Senate Enrolled Act 225-2018, please visit the Indiana General Assembly website at iga.in.gov.

Please review the information below regarding on-going mandatory query laws:

• Registration for the INSPECT database: IC 35-48-7-11.3
  • Beginning January 1, 2019, a practitioner who is permitted to distribute, dispense, prescribe, conduct research with respect to, or administer ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or a controlled substance in the course of the practitioner's professional practice or research in the United States must be certified under section 11.1(d)(4) of this chapter to receive information from the INSPECT program.
• Mandatory Query of the INSPECT database in certain instances: IC 35-48-7-11.1
  • Beginning July 1, 2018, A practitioner who has had the information from the database integrated into the patient's electronic health records.
  • Beginning January 1, 2019, a practitioner who provides services to the patient in the emergency department of a hospital licensed under IC 16-21 or a pain management clinic.
  • Beginning January 1, 2020, a practitioner who provides services to the patient in a hospital licensed under IC 16-21.
  • Beginning January 1, 2021, all practitioners.

Senate Enrolled Act 221 is effective July 1^st, 2018 with subsequent rolling effective dates for mandatory query when prescribing in certain circumstances. 

The full text of the bill can be found at the following link: iga.in.gov

For more information or to sign up your facility for the Statewide Integration Initiative, visit the INSPECT website at the following address: https://www.in.gov/pla/inspect

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Staff Information

Cindy Vaught, Board Director
Dana Brooks, Assistant Director
Lisa Wise, Litigation Specialist/Customer Service Representative
Rejina Henderson-Stigger, Customer Service Representative
Kiera Poindexter, Customer Service Representative
Tiffany Rawlings, Customer Service Representative
Christopher May, Customer Service Representative
Vacant, Customer Service Representative
 

Professional Licensing Agency
Attn: Indiana State Board of Dentistry
402 W. Washington Street, Room W072
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204

Staff Phone: (317) 234-2054
Staff Email: pla8@pla.in.gov
Agency Fax: (317) 233-4236