Indiana Administrative Code
Title 856 - INDIANA BOARD OF PHARMACY
Article 2 - CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
Rule 6 - Issuance, Filling and Filing Prescriptions
Section 6-2 - Persons entitled to issue prescriptions

Universal Citation: 856 IN Admin Code 6-2

Current through March 20, 2024

Authority: IC 35-48-3-1

Affected: IC 35-48-3-9

Sec. 2.

(a) A prescription for a controlled substance may be issued only by an individual practitioner who is:

(1) authorized to prescribe controlled substances by the state; and

(2) either registered or exempted from registration pursuant to 856 IAC 2-3-5(b) or 856 IAC 2-3-6.

(b) A prescription issued by an individual practitioner may be communicated to a pharmacist by an individual practitioner or a practitioner's authorized agent.

(c) Controlled substances prescriptions issued by individual practitioners in adjoining states to Indiana or other states are considered valid prescriptions if the practitioner issuing the prescription has a current and valid Drug Enforcement Administration certificate registration number. It is the pharmacist's responsibility as with all controlled substances prescriptions, to be sure beyond reasonable doubt in his or her professional judgment that the practitioner is issuing the prescription in good faith and has a valid Drug Enforcement Administration certificate of registration.

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