1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) or section 1.1 of this chapter, an administrative rule adopted under IC 13-14-9 expires January 1 of the seventh year after the year in which the rule takes effect, unless the rule contains an earlier expiration date. The expiration date of a rule under this section is extended each time that a rule amending an unexpired rule takes effect. The rule, as amended, expires on January 1 of the seventh year after the year in which the amendment takes effect.

2. (b) An administrative rule that:

   1. (1) was adopted under a provision of IC 13 that has been repealed by a recodification of IC 13 ;
   2. (2) is in force on December 31, 1995; and

   3. (3) is not amended by a rule that takes effect after December 31, 1995, and before January 1, 2002;

      expires not later than January 1, 2002.

3. (c) The determination of whether an administrative rule expires under this chapter shall be applied at the level of an Indiana Administrative Code section.

As added by P.L.17-1996, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.146-2001, SEC.4; P.L.215-2005, SEC.18.