About the Certified Healthcare Professions Commission
The Certified Health Care Professions Commission is a group of seven (7) members appointed by the Governor of Indiana. These members come from a variety of backgrounds, including nurse aides, registered nurses who have experience training nurse aides, nursing facility administrators, and individuals who use nursing services in Indiana.
The commission is responsible for the following:
- Considering and making determinations concerning the qualifications of individuals who apply to become a Certified Nurse Aide (CNA), Qualified Medication Aide (QMA), or a Home Health Aide (HHA)
- Renewing registrations and certifications
- Considering and making determinations concerning qualifications for instructors or nurse aide training programs and qualified medication aide training programs
- Considering and making determinations concerning curriculum for CNA, QMA, and HHA training programs
- Reviewing evidence concerning allegations against a CNA, QMA, or HHA submitted by the IDOH
- Allowing the CNA, QMA, or HHA to provide a written or oral statement to the Commission regarding the evidence the IDOH presented
- Directing the IDOH to enter a finding in the registry against a CNA, QMA, or HHA, if appropriate, after reviewing the evidence and statement
Governor-Appointed Commission Members |
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|---|---|---|---|
Position |
Appointed Member |
Term Starts |
Term Ends |
| Nurse Aide/Qualified Medication Aide/Home Health Aide | Shannon Harris | Sept. 1, 2025 | Aug. 31, 2029 |
| Nurse Aide/Qualified Medication Aide/Home Health Aide | James Sizemore | Sept. 1, 2025 | Aug. 31, 2029 |
| Registered Nurse | Kelly Parker | Sept. 1, 2025 | Aug. 31, 2029 |
| Registered Nurse | Janet Terrill | Sept. 1, 2025 | Aug. 31, 2029 |
| Registered Nurse with Experience Training Nurse Aides | Rebecca Bartle | Sept. 1, 2025 | Aug. 31, 2029 |
| Health Facility Administrator | Monica Jill Dirbas | Sept. 1, 2025 | Aug. 31, 2029 |
| Consumer | Lisa Kelley | Feb. 19, 2026 | Oct. 31, 2029 |
| Date | Agenda | Memoranda | Recording |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 16, 2025 | Agenda | Memoranda | Link |
| Oct. 27, 2025 | Agenda | Memoranda | Link |
| Nov. 19, 2025 | Agenda | Memoranda | Link |
| Dec. 19, 2025 | Agenda | Memoranda | Link |
| Jan. 20, 2026 | Agenda | Memoranda | Link Pt.1 | Pt. 2 |
| Feb. 17, 2026 | Agenda | Memoranda | Link |
| March 17, 2026 | Agenda | Memoranda | Link |
| April 21, 2026 | Agenda | Memoranda | Link |
| May 19, 2026 | Agenda | Memoranda | Link |
| June 16, 2026 | Agenda | Memoranda | Link |
| July 21, 2026 | Agenda | Memoranda | Link |
| Aug. 18, 2026 | Agenda | Memoranda | Link |
Subscribe to Commission Updates
To receive notifications when a nurse aide’s certification has a new finding placed on it, please click here to submit a helpdesk ticket (choose Aide Registry for category and Listserv Subscription Request for sub-category). Emails will contain CNAs, QMAs, and HHAs who have had new findings placed on the Indiana Aides Registry. If you have questions on an aide’s status, please email AideInvestigations@health.IN.gov.
To subscribe to receive links to attend the Commission meeting live, please go to Indiana Department of Health: Subscription Sign Up and select ‘public notices’. You will be informed of all public IDOH meetings, and a link will be provided for you to join each meeting, including the Certified Health Care Professions Commission.
