Licensing Trends

The following workbook has been developed to display the active license counts as reported by the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency as of July 1 of each reporting year. These data could be reviewed in conjunction with the supply reports that are available within the “Library” tab that is accessible on the Bowen Portal menu. 

Visit the PLA’s resources to review the full report.

Over the last several decades, the State of Indiana has committed to collecting supplemental information from health professionals through survey questions administered during online license renewal. The collection of supplemental information, such as practice location and future employment plans, from health professionals during license renewal is a best practice for informing health workforce planning.  This data has been used to inform various initiatives, including identification of health workforce shortages (such as federal Health Professional Shortage Area designations), health workforce incentive programs (such as State Loan Repayment Program),  Medicaid provider analysis and recruitment, Indiana Primary Care Needs Assessments, and various technical reports and policy briefs on Indiana’s health professionals. ​

Until 2019, the survey questions collecting supplemental information from health professionals during the biennial license renewal process were voluntary, limiting the representation in reported responses. In 2018, IC 25-1-2-10 transitioned collection of specified supplemental information from voluntary to mandatory for licensees of selected health professional boards. These requirements help to ensure an accurate and comprehensive representation of actively practicing health professionals in Indiana. Below is an outline of the information required to be provided by licensees, and the health professional boards that are included in this requirement. ​

Information required to be provided by health professionals:

  • The practitioner’s specialty or field of practice
  • The practitioner’s educational and training background
  • Information concerning the practitioner’s current practice:
    • The location or address
    • The setting type
    • The average hours worked weekly
    • The health care services provided
    • For a practitioner that is a prescriber (as defined in IC 25-1-9.5-4), whether the practitioner delivers health care services through telehealth (as defined in IC 25-1-9.5-6).

Licensees of the following boards are required to provide demographic information under IC 25-1-2-10: 

  • The Medical Licensing Board​ of Indiana
  • Indiana State Board of Nursing​
  • State Board of Dentistry​
  • Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board​
  • State Psychology Board​
  • Indiana Board of Pharmacy​
  • Indiana Board of Physical Therapy
  • Indiana Department of Health’s Consumer Services and Health Care Regulation Commission

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Professions covered by IC 25-1-2-10

Professions not covered by IC 25-1-2-10