Sec. 8. (a) The board shall adopt rules that require as a condition to renew a permit under this chapter, that an applicant undergo, not more than once every three (3) years, a peer review conducted in a manner the board specifies.
(b) The rules adopted under subsection (a) must:
(1) be adopted reasonably in advance of the time when a peer review first becomes effective;
(2) include reasonable provision for compliance by an applicant showing that the applicant has in the preceding three (3) years undergone a peer review that is a satisfactory equivalent to the peer review required under this section;
(3) require the firm to submit a copy of the results of its most recently accepted peer review to the board either directly or through the administering entity;
(4) require, with respect to peer reviews under subdivision (2), that the peer review be subject to review by an oversight body established or sanctioned by the board that shall:
(A) comply with IC 25-2.1-9-4; and
(B) periodically report to the board on the effectiveness of the review program and provide to the board a listing of firms that have participated in a peer review program; and
(5) subject to section 9 of this chapter and IC 25-2.1-9-4, require, with respect to peer reviews under subdivision (2), that:
(A) the proceedings, records, and work papers of a review committee are privileged and are not subject to discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal process or introduction into evidence in a civil action, arbitration, administrative proceeding, or Indiana board of accountancy proceeding; and
(B) a member of the review committee or individual who was involved in the peer review process is not permitted or required to testify in a civil action, arbitration, administrative proceeding, or board proceeding to matters:
(i) produced, presented, disclosed or discussed during, or in connection with, the peer review process; or
(ii) that involve findings, recommendations, evaluations, opinions, or other actions of the committee or a committee member.
As added by P.L.30-1993, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.190-2007, SEC.10; P.L.197-2011, SEC.78; P.L.168-2016, SEC.5.
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