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Ind. Code § 11-10-4-6

Administration of drug for controlling mental or emotional disorder; requirements

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Roger Thompson v. Steven Conant (2014)

Most recently applied in Roger Thompson v. Steven Conant (March 2014)

As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.3

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:

(1) The particular drug must be prescribed by a physician who has examined the offender.

(2) The drug must be administered by either a physician or qualified medical personnel under the direct supervision of a physician.

(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.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.