Indiana Code 16-42-19-20. Validity of prescriptions or drug orders
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Sec. 20. (a) Except as provided in section 30 of this chapter, a prescription or drug order for a legend drug is not valid unless the prescription or drug order is issued for a legitimate medical purpose by a practitioner acting in the usual course of the practitioner’s business.
(b) A practitioner may not knowingly issue an invalid prescription or drug order for a legend drug.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 16-42-19-20
- drug: means the following:
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- drug order: means an order that meets the following conditions:
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- practitioner: means any of the following:
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- prescription: means :
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(c) A pharmacist may not knowingly fill an invalid prescription or drug order for a legend drug.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6-8-3.5.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.48-2015, SEC.2.