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Ind. Code § 16-42-25-5

Records of dispensing biologic product; time frame; exception

As added by P.L.96-2014, SEC.6.

Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), in order to ensure medical records are complete and accurate, a pharmacist shall, not later than ten (10) calendar days after dispensing a biologic product, record the name and manufacturer of the biologic product dispensed using:

(1) an interoperable electronic health records system shared with the prescribing practitioner, to the extent a system is in place between the pharmacist and the practitioner; or

(2) if an electronic health records system is not in place between the pharmacist and the prescribing practitioner, any prevailing means available to communicate to the prescribing practitioner the name and manufacturer of the biologic product dispensed.

(b) The pharmacist is not required to report to or communicate with the prescribing practitioner under subsection (a)(2) if:

(1) there is no federal Food and Drug Administration approved interchangeable biological product for the prescribed biological product; or

(2) the refill prescription is not changed from the product originally dispensed.

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