Indiana-2012-SB0330-Enrolled

    SECTION 1. IC 4-22-2-37.1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.229-2011, SECTION 58, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 37.1. (a) This section applies to a rulemaking action resulting in any of the following rules:
        (1) An order adopted by the commissioner of the Indiana department of transportation under IC 9-20-1-3(d) or IC 9-21-4-7(a) and designated by the commissioner as an emergency rule.
        (2) An action taken by the director of the department of natural resources under IC 14-22-2-6(d) or IC 14-22-6-13.
        (3) An emergency temporary standard adopted by the occupational safety standards commission under IC 22-8-1.1-16.1.
        (4) An emergency rule adopted by the solid waste management board under IC 13-22-2-3 and classifying a waste as hazardous.
        (5) A rule, other than a rule described in subdivision (6), adopted by the department of financial institutions under IC 24-4.5-6-107 and declared necessary to meet an emergency.
        (6) A rule required under IC 24-4.5-1-106 that is adopted by the department of financial institutions and declared necessary to meet an emergency under IC 24-4.5-6-107.
        (7) A rule adopted by the Indiana utility regulatory commission to

address an emergency under IC 8-1-2-113.
        (8) An emergency rule adopted by the state lottery commission under IC 4-30-3-9.
        (9) A rule adopted under IC 16-19-3-5 or IC 16-41-2-1 that the executive board of the state department of health declares is necessary to meet an emergency.
        (10) An emergency rule adopted by the Indiana finance authority under IC 8-21-12.
        (11) An emergency rule adopted by the insurance commissioner under IC 27-1-23-7 or IC 27-1-12.1.
        (12) An emergency rule adopted by the Indiana horse racing commission under IC 4-31-3-9.
        (13) An emergency rule adopted by the air pollution control board, the solid waste management board, or the water pollution control board under IC 13-15-4-10(4) or to comply with a deadline required by or other date provided by federal law, provided:
            (A) the variance procedures are included in the rules; and
            (B) permits or licenses granted during the period the emergency rule is in effect are reviewed after the emergency rule expires.
        (14) An emergency rule adopted by the Indiana election commission under IC 3-6-4.1-14.
        (15) An emergency rule adopted by the department of natural resources under IC 14-10-2-5.
        (16) An emergency rule adopted by the Indiana gaming commission under IC 4-32.2-3-3(b), IC 4-33-4-2, IC 4-33-4-3, IC 4-33-4-14, IC 4-33-22-12, or IC 4-35-4-2.
        (17) An emergency rule adopted by the alcohol and tobacco commission under IC 7.1-3-17.5, IC 7.1-3-17.7, or IC 7.1-3-20-24.4.
        (18) An emergency rule adopted by the department of financial institutions under IC 28-15-11.
        (19) An emergency rule adopted by the office of the secretary of family and social services under IC 12-8-1-12.
        (20) An emergency rule adopted by the office of the children's health insurance program under IC 12-17.6-2-11.
        (21) An emergency rule adopted by the office of Medicaid policy and planning under IC 12-15-41-15.
        (22) An emergency rule adopted by the Indiana state board of animal health under IC 15-17-10-9.
        (23) An emergency rule adopted by the board of directors of the

Indiana education savings authority under IC 21-9-4-7.
        (24) An emergency rule adopted by the Indiana board of tax review under IC 6-1.1-4-34 (repealed).
        (25) An emergency rule adopted by the department of local government finance under IC 6-1.1-4-33 (repealed).
        (26) An emergency rule adopted by the boiler and pressure vessel rules board under IC 22-13-2-8(c).
        (27) An emergency rule adopted by the Indiana board of tax review under IC 6-1.1-4-37(l) (repealed) or an emergency rule adopted by the department of local government finance under IC 6-1.1-4-36(j) (repealed) or IC 6-1.1-22.5-20.
        (28) An emergency rule adopted by the board of the Indiana economic development corporation under IC 5-28-5-8.
        (29) A rule adopted by the department of financial institutions under IC 34-55-10-2.5.
        (30) A rule adopted by the Indiana finance authority:
            (A) under IC 8-15.5-7 approving user fees (as defined in IC 8-15.5-2-10) provided for in a public-private agreement under IC 8-15.5;
            (B) under IC 8-15-2-17.2(a)(10):
                (i) establishing enforcement procedures; and
                (ii) making assessments for failure to pay required tolls;
            (C) under IC 8-15-2-14(a)(3) authorizing the use of and establishing procedures for the implementation of the collection of user fees by electronic or other nonmanual means; or
            (D) to make other changes to existing rules related to a toll road project to accommodate the provisions of a public-private agreement under IC 8-15.5.
        (31) An emergency rule adopted by the board of the Indiana health informatics corporation under IC 5-31-5-8.
        (32) An emergency rule adopted by the department of child services under IC 31-25-2-21, IC 31-27-2-4, IC 31-27-4-2, or IC 31-27-4-3.
        (33) An emergency rule adopted by the Indiana real estate commission under IC 25-34.1-2-5(15).
        (34) A rule adopted by the department of financial institutions under IC 24-4.4-1-101 and determined necessary to meet an emergency.
        (35) An emergency rule adopted by the state board of pharmacy regarding returning unused medication under IC 25-26-23.
        (36) An emergency rule adopted by the department of local

government finance under IC 6-1.1-12.6 or IC 6-1.1-12.8.
        (37) An emergency rule adopted by the office of the secretary of family and social services or the office of Medicaid policy and planning concerning the following:
            (A) Federal Medicaid waiver program provisions.
            (B) Federal programs administered by the office of the secretary.
         (38) An emergency rule adopted by the Indiana board of accountancy or the executive director of the Indiana professional licensing agency under IC 25-2.1-2-16.
    (b) The following do not apply to rules described in subsection (a):
        (1) Sections 24 through 36 of this chapter.
        (2) IC 13-14-9.
    (c) After a rule described in subsection (a) has been adopted by the agency, the agency shall submit the rule to the publisher for the assignment of a document control number. The agency shall submit the rule in the form required by section 20 of this chapter and with the documents required by section 21 of this chapter. The publisher shall determine the format of the rule and other documents to be submitted under this subsection.
    (d) After the document control number has been assigned, the agency shall submit the rule to the publisher for filing. The agency shall submit the rule in the form required by section 20 of this chapter and with the documents required by section 21 of this chapter. The publisher shall determine the format of the rule and other documents to be submitted under this subsection.
    (e) Subject to section 39 of this chapter, the publisher shall:
        (1) accept the rule for filing; and
        (2) electronically record the date and time that the rule is accepted.
    (f) A rule described in subsection (a) takes effect on the latest of the following dates:
        (1) The effective date of the statute delegating authority to the agency to adopt the rule.
        (2) The date and time that the rule is accepted for filing under subsection (e).
        (3) The effective date stated by the adopting agency in the rule.
        (4) The date of compliance with every requirement established by law as a prerequisite to the adoption or effectiveness of the rule.
    (g) Subject to subsection (h), IC 14-10-2-5, IC 14-22-2-6, IC 22-8-1.1-16.1, and IC 22-13-2-8(c), and except as provided in subsections (j), (k), and (l), a rule adopted under this section expires

not later than ninety (90) days after the rule is accepted for filing under subsection (e). Except for a rule adopted under subsection (a)(13), (a)(24), (a)(25), or (a)(27), the rule may be extended by adopting another rule under this section, but only for one (1) extension period. The extension period for a rule adopted under subsection (a)(28) may not exceed the period for which the original rule was in effect. A rule adopted under subsection (a)(13) may be extended for two (2) extension periods. Subject to subsection (j), a rule adopted under subsection (a)(24), (a)(25), or (a)(27) may be extended for an unlimited number of extension periods. Except for a rule adopted under subsection (a)(13), for a rule adopted under this section to be effective after one (1) extension period, the rule must be adopted under:
        (1) sections 24 through 36 of this chapter; or
        (2) IC 13-14-9;
as applicable.
    (h) A rule described in subsection (a)(8), (a)(12), (a)(19), (a)(20), (a)(21), (a)(29), or (a)(37), or (a)(38) expires on the earlier of the following dates:
        (1) The expiration date stated by the adopting agency in the rule.
        (2) The date that the rule is amended or repealed by a later rule adopted under sections 24 through 36 of this chapter or this section.
    (i) This section may not be used to readopt a rule under IC 4-22-2.5.
    (j) A rule described in subsection (a)(24) or (a)(25) expires not later than January 1, 2006.
    (k) A rule described in subsection (a)(28) expires on the expiration date stated by the board of the Indiana economic development corporation in the rule.
    (l) A rule described in subsection (a)(30) expires on the expiration date stated by the Indiana finance authority in the rule.
    (m) A rule described in subsection (a)(5) or (a)(6) expires on the date the department is next required to issue a rule under the statute authorizing or requiring the rule.