Sec. 31.5. (a) Subject to rules adopted under subsection (c), a
pharmacist intern or a pharmacist student may administer an immunization to an individual under a
drug order or
prescription.
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 25-26-13-31.5
- Board: means the Indiana board of pharmacy. See Indiana Code 25-26-13-2
- Drug: means :
Indiana Code 25-26-13-2
- Drug order: means a written order in a hospital or other health care institution for an ultimate user for any drug or device, issued and signed by a practitioner, or an order transmitted by other means of communication from a practitioner, which is immediately reduced to writing by the pharmacist, registered nurse, or other licensed health care practitioner authorized by the hospital or institution. See Indiana Code 25-26-13-2
- Pharmacist: means a person licensed under this chapter. See Indiana Code 25-26-13-2
- Pharmacist intern: means a person who is:
Indiana Code 25-26-13-2
- Prescription: means a written order or an order transmitted by other means of communication from a practitioner to or for an ultimate user for any drug or device containing:
Indiana Code 25-26-13-2
(c) The board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish requirements applying to a pharmacist intern or a pharmacist student who administers an immunization to an individual or group of individuals. The rules adopted under this section:
(1) must provide for the direct supervision of the pharmacist intern or pharmacist student by a pharmacist, a physician, a physician assistant, an advanced practice registered nurse, or a registered nurse; and
(2) may not be less stringent than the requirements applying to a pharmacist who administers an immunization to an individual as provided under section 31.2 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.113-2013, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.129-2018, SEC.38; P.L.207-2021, SEC.37.
