Every program with clinicals, from nursing and radiography to respiratory therapy, surgical technology, medical lab, PTA and OTA, dental hygiene, EMS and medical assisting, answers to each clinical site’s own requirement list. This page collects verified Indiana facts for program directors and clinical coordinators, including the Indiana State Board of Nursing (Indiana Professional Licensing Agency) and Ivy Tech Community College, with a link to each official source, and shows how Drug Free Schools helps.
Indiana facts for program directors
- Board of Nursing. The Indiana State Board of Nursing accredits all Indiana nursing programs that prepare students for initial RN or LPN licensure. (source)
- Licensure background check. Under IC 25-1-1.1-4, applicants for certain initial Indiana licenses, with nursing license types listed on IPLA's background check page, must complete a national criminal history background check. (source)
- Licensure background check. IPLA directs applicants to schedule digital fingerprinting appointments with IdentoGO. (source)
- Community and technical colleges. Ivy Tech Community College says it graduates the highest number of associate-level nurses in the nation. (source)
Checked 18 October 2026 against each official source. Rules change; confirm with the agency, your accreditor and your clinical sites.
What this means for your program
Each clinical site sends its own requirement list, and each list changes. When a TB result, flu shot or CPR card lapses mid-term, the site can pull the student until it is fixed. Tracking every item to its date, and seeing who is not cleared before rotations start, keeps placements on schedule. Your clinical sites and affiliation agreements still decide the exact list; the free requirements checklist covers what programs most often collect.
How Drug Free Schools helps Indiana programs
One clinical compliance tracking portal for every program at your school ($30 per student, one time; every upload reviewed within 24 hours), plus drug screens on campus or at any Quest location, name-based background checks and on-campus N95 fit testing. See pricing.
Drug Free Schools does not take fingerprints. Our background checks are name-based. If the Indiana State Board of Nursing (Indiana Professional Licensing Agency) or a clinical site requires a fingerprint check, students use the provider it names, such as Fieldprint, IdentoGO or the local police department.
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Frequently asked questions
Who approves nursing programs in Indiana?
The Indiana State Board of Nursing (Indiana Professional Licensing Agency). Its list of approved nursing programs is on the board’s website.
What does Indiana require on criminal history for nursing licensure?
Under IC 25-1-1.1-4, applicants for certain initial Indiana licenses, with nursing license types listed on IPLA's background check page, must complete a national criminal history background check. That licensure step is separate from the name-based background check students complete before clinicals.
What is Indiana’s community and technical college system?
Ivy Tech Community College says it graduates the highest number of associate-level nurses in the nation.
Do you take fingerprints?
No. Our background checks are name-based. If the Indiana State Board of Nursing (Indiana Professional Licensing Agency) or a clinical site requires fingerprints, students use the provider it names, such as Fieldprint or IdentoGO, or their local police department.
Sources
This page summarizes Indiana agency and official pages as checked on 18 October 2026, with a link to each source. Rules change; confirm with the agency, your school, your accreditor and your clinical sites. Nothing on this page is legal advice. Quest Diagnostics, Fieldprint and IdentoGO are trademarks of their respective owners.