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Ind. Code § 16-42-19-20

Validity of prescriptions or drug orders

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State of Indiana v. Yvonne S. Morgan (2016)

Most recently applied in State of Indiana v. Yvonne S. Morgan (August 2016)

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25

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.

(c) A pharmacist may not knowingly fill an invalid prescription or drug order for a legend drug.

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