Section 864IAC1.1-1-1. Definitions; abbreviations

   (a) The following definitions apply throughout this title:

(1) "Act" means the Registration Act, IC 25-31, creating a board to regulate the practice of engineering in Indiana.

(2) "Engineer" means professional engineer as defined in IC 25-31-1-2(b).

(3) "Registrant" means an individual engineer to whom a certificate of registration has been granted under the Act.

(4) "EI" means an engineering intern as defined in IC 25-31-1-2(c).

(5) "Applicant" means any individual whose application has been received by the board for consideration to be registered as an engineer or for enrollment as an EI in the state of Indiana.

(6) "ABET" means the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.

(7) "Approved engineering curriculum" means an ABET accredited four (4) years or more engineering program.

(8) "The date of registration" means the date that licensure was approved by the board.

(9) "Comity" means a principle by which the board licenses persons to practice engineering under IC 25-31-1-21 on the basis of engineering licenses issued by other states.

  (b) The terms defined in IC 25-31-1-2 shall have the same definitions when used in this title. (State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers; Rule 1, Sec 1; filed Feb 29, 1980, 3:40 p.m.: 3 IR 626; filed Oct 17, 1986, 2:20 p.m.: 10 IR 434; filed Jun 21, 1988, 4:00 p.m.: 11 IR 3904; filed Sep 24, 1992, 9:00 a.m.: 16 IR 725; filed Mar 28, 1995, 2:00 p.m.: 18 IR 2103; readopted filed Jun 21, 2001, 9:01 a.m.: 24 IR 3824; readopted filed Jul 19, 2007, 12:56 p.m.: 20070808-IR-864070063RFA; readopted filed Jul 29, 2013, 1:25 p.m.: 20130828-IR-864130228RFA)