2011 Indiana Code
TITLE 9. MOTOR VEHICLES
ARTICLE 14. BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES
CHAPTER 4. DRIVER LICENSING MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARD

IC 9-14-4
Chapter 4. Driver Licensing Medical Advisory Board

IC 9-14-4-0.3
References to driver licensing advisory committee; transfer of property, assets, obligations, liabilities
Sec. 0.3. (a) After June 30, 2003, any reference in a statute or rule referring to the driver licensing advisory committee is considered a reference to the board.
(b) On July 1, 2003, the board becomes the owner of all the personal property and assets and assumes the obligations and liabilities of the driver licensing advisory committee, as abolished by P.L.208-2003.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.210.

IC 9-14-4-1
Creation
Sec. 1. The commissioner shall create a driver licensing medical advisory board.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.208-2003, SEC.3.

IC 9-14-4-2
Members
Sec. 2. The board consists of five (5) members, of whom:
(1) two (2) members must have unlimited licenses to practice medicine in Indiana, including one (1) neurologist with expertise in epilepsy; and
(2) one (1) member must be licensed as an optometrist.
The board members serve at the pleasure of the commissioner.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.208-2003, SEC.4.

IC 9-14-4-3
Travel expenses; per diem salaries
Sec. 3. A board member is entitled to be reimbursed for travel expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of the member's duties and is also entitled to receive a salary per diem as prescribed by the budget agency.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.208-2003, SEC.5.

IC 9-14-4-4
Duties
Sec. 4. The board shall provide the commissioner and the office of traffic safety created by IC 9-27-2-2 with assistance in the administration of Indiana driver licensing laws, including:
(1) providing guidance to the commissioner in the area of licensing drivers with health or other problems that may adversely affect a driver's ability to operate a vehicle safely;
(2) recommending factors to be used in determining qualifications and ability for issuance and retention of a driver's license; and (3) recommending and participating in the review of license suspension, restriction, or revocation appeal procedures, including reasonable investigation into the facts of the matter.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.208-2003, SEC.6; P.L.210-2005, SEC.17.

IC 9-14-4-5
Requests for assistance
Sec. 5. The commissioner may request assistance from any of the board members at any time.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.208-2003, SEC.7.

IC 9-14-4-6
Immunity from civil action
Sec. 6. A member of the board is exempt from a civil action arising or thought to arise from an action taken in good faith as a member of the board.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.208-2003, SEC.8.

IC 9-14-4-7
Practice of medicine
Sec. 7. The evaluation of medical reports for the commissioner by a member of the board does not constitute the practice of medicine. This chapter does not authorize a person to engage in the practice of the healing arts or the practice of medicine as defined by law.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.208-2003, SEC.9.