Indiana Code 11-10-4-6. Administration of drug for controlling mental or emotional disorder; requirements
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Sec. 6. The administration of a drug by the department for the purpose of controlling a mental or emotional disorder is subject to the following requirements:
(2) The drug must be administered by either a physician or qualified medical personnel under the direct supervision of a physician.
(1) The particular drug must be prescribed by a physician who has examined the offender.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 11-10-4-6
- in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- qualified medical personnel: has the meaning set out in IC 11-10-3-1. See Indiana Code 11-10-4-1
(3) The offender must be periodically observed, during the duration of the drug’s effect, by qualified medical personnel.
(4) A drug may be administered for a period longer than seventy-two (72) hours only if the administration is part of a psychotherapeutic program of treatment prescribed and detailed in writing by a physician.
(5) A drug may be administered for the purpose of controlling substance abuse, including a federal Food and Drug Administration approved long acting, nonaddictive medication for the treatment of opioid or alcohol dependence.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.187-2015, SEC.2; P.L.209-2015, SEC.2.