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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 22. (a) The board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter, including the following:
(1) Information collection and retrieval procedures for the INSPECT program, including the controlled substances to be included in the program required under section 17 of this chapter.
(2) Design for the creation of the data base required under section 18 of this chapter.
(3) Requirements for the development and installation of online electronic access by the board to information collected by the INSPECT program.
(4) Identification of emergency situations or other circumstances in which a practitioner may prescribe, dispense, and administer a prescription drug specified in section 17 of this chapter without a written prescription or on a form other than a form specified in section 17(a)(4) of this chapter.
(5) Requirements for a practitioner providing treatment for a patient at an opioid treatment program operating under IC 12-23-18 to check the INSPECT program:
(A) before initially prescribing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or a controlled substance to a patient; and
(B) periodically during the course of treatment that uses ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or a controlled substance.
(b) The board may:
(1) set standards for education courses for individuals authorized to use the INSPECT program;
(2) identify treatment programs for individuals addicted to controlled substances monitored by the INSPECT program; and
(3) work with impaired practitioner associations to provide intervention and treatment.
(c) The executive director of the Indiana professional licensing agency may hire a person to serve as the director of the INSPECT program, with the approval of the chairperson of the board.
(d) The board shall do the following:
(1) Establish a procedure for a practitioner to request a waiver from the requirements of section 19(k) of this chapter if the practitioner does not have access to the Internet at the practitioner's place of business.
(2) Review a practitioner's written request for a waiver from the requirements of section 19(k) of this chapter and determine whether the practitioner should be granted a waiver.
(3) Upon determination by the board under subdivision (2) that a practitioner should be granted a waiver under this subsection, issue the practitioner a waiver.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 25. Professions and Occupations § 25-26-24-22 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-25-professions-and-occupations/in-code-sect-25-26-24-22/
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