Section 852IAC1-13-1. License revocation; duties of licensees

   In any case where a practitioner's license has been revoked, said person shall do the following:

(1) Promptly notify, or cause to be notified in the manner and method specified by the board, all patients then in the care of the practitioner, or those persons responsible for the patient's care, of the revocation and of the practitioner's consequent inability to act for or on their behalf in the practitioner's professional capacity. Such notice shall advise all patients to seek the services of another practitioner in good standing of their own choice.

(2) Promptly notify, or cause to be notified, all health care facilities where such practitioner has privileges, of the revocation accompanied by a list of all patients then in the care of such practitioner.

(3) Notify in writing, by first class mail, the following organizations and governmental agencies of the revocation of licensure:

(A) Indiana family and social services administration.

(B) Social Security Administration.

(C) The boards or equivalent agency of each state in which the person is licensed to practice optometry.

(D) The Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry.

(4) Make reasonable arrangements with said practitioner's active patients for the transfer of all patient records, studies, and test results, or copies thereof, to a succeeding practitioner employed by the patient or by those responsible for the patient's care.

(5) Within thirty (30) days after the date of license revocation, the practitioner shall file an affidavit with the board showing compliance with the provisions of the revocation order and with this rule, which time may be extended by the board. Such affidavit shall also state all other jurisdictions in which the practitioner is still licensed.

(6) Proof of compliance with this section shall be a condition precedent to filing any application for licensure.

(Indiana Optometry Board; 852 IAC 1-13-1; filed May 11, 1987, 9:00 a.m.: 10 IR 1878; readopted filed Jul 10, 2001, 3:00 p.m.: 24 IR 4238; filed Feb 10, 2003, 3:30 p.m.: 26 IR 2373; readopted filed Dec 1, 2009, 9:13 a.m.: 20091223-IR-852090781RFA; readopted filed Jun 16, 2010, 12:14 p.m.: 20100630-IR-852090781RFA)