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Atlas entry · Indiana

Indiana's Physician Assistance Program

Last verified July 29, 2026 · Checked against an official source

Physician & Clinician Mental Health

Verified facts

Program
Physician Assistance Program (PAP)
Organization
Indiana State Medical Association
Location
Statewide, Indiana

Reported by the program

The program describes the following on its official information, reviewed on July 29, 2026.

What it is
The Indiana State Medical Association's Physician Assistance Program helps physicians who are dealing with difficulties in their personal or professional lives, on the premise that an untreated psychiatric, substance use, or stress disorder can eventually affect a doctor's practice if it isn't addressed.
Confidentiality
The association says that under federal law, state law, and its own program policies, all participant information is confidential, and that peer review laws let a physician get help without risking license discipline as long as they follow the program's treatment recommendations.
How it's run
A Commission on Physician Assistance oversees the program and meets quarterly, supported by a medical consultant and staffed by two licensed clinical social workers and an administrative assistant. The listed contact number is 317-261-2060.

shrinkiatry context

Indiana's Physician Assistance Program sits with the physician and clinician mental health entries in Maine, Nebraska, Florida, Hawaii, New York, and Texas, and it shows the common pattern: the program is run by the state medical society, it's confidential, and it's separated from discipline so that a doctor can ask for help before a problem reaches the practice. For the Atlas, it's the Indiana physician health entry.

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Sources

  1. Indiana State Medical Association, Physician Assistance Program. https://www.ismanet.org/ISMA/Education/PAP/Physician_Assistance_Program.aspx
  2. Federation of State Physician Health Programs, Indiana. https://www.fsphp.org/indiana

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