IC 4-15-10.5-12: Jurisdiction

Sec. 12. (a) Except as provided in sections 1 and 2 of this chapter, the office has jurisdiction over all administrative proceedings concerning agency administrative actions under:

(1) IC 4-21.5; or

(2) any other statute that requires or allows the office to take action.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), the office is the ultimate authority in any administrative proceeding under its jurisdiction. Judicial review under IC 4-21.5 shall be taken directly from a final decision of the office.

(c) The office is not the ultimate authority if:

(1) a particular agency or agency action is exempted under Indiana law; or

(2) an agency is required by federal mandate, as a condition of federal funding, to conduct or render a final order in an adjudication.