Indiana Code 25-22.5-13-3. Rules by boards concerning opioid controlled substances
(1) board, concerning physician assistants;
Terms Used In Indiana Code 25-22.5-13-3
- Board: refers to the medical licensing board of Indiana. See Indiana Code 25-22.5-1-1.1
- Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
- Physician: means any person who holds the degree of doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy or its equivalent and who holds a valid unlimited license to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine in Indiana. See Indiana Code 25-22.5-1-1.1
(3) state board of dentistry, concerning dentists; and
(4) Indiana state board of nursing, concerning advanced practice registered nurses;
shall adopt rules necessary to complement the rules for prescribing opioid controlled substances for pain management treatment adopted by the board under sections 1 and 2 of this chapter.
(b) Before December 31, 2015, each board specified in subsection (a) shall provide a report in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 to the legislative council providing a status report on efforts to adopt the rules required by subsection (a). The status report must include:
(1) a copy of the board’s rulemaking docket required by IC 4-22-2-22.5; and
(2) a reasonable estimate of the timetable for action required under IC 4-22-2-22.5(d)(8).
As added by P.L.185-2013, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.54-2015, SEC.2; P.L.129-2018, SEC.27.