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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 5. (a) The state health commissioner or designated public health authority shall issue a standing order that concerns standard procedures for the prescribing of hormonal contraceptive patches and self-administered hormonal contraceptives by pharmacists and that is effective until the board adopts rules under this chapter.
(b) Before issuing a standing order under subsection (a), the state health commissioner or designated public health authority shall:
(1) consult with appropriate medical experts; and
(2) receive approval of the medical licensing board of Indiana.
(c) The standing order issued under this section must require a pharmacist who elects to prescribe hormonal contraceptive patches and self-administered hormonal contraceptives to do the following:
(1) Complete a training program approved by the board that is related to prescribing hormonal contraceptive patches and self-administered hormonal contraceptives. The board may adopt a training program developed by another state.
(2) Provide a self-screening risk assessment tool that the woman must use before the pharmacist's prescribing of the hormonal contraceptive patch or self-administered hormonal contraceptive.
(3) Refer the woman to a primary care practitioner or the women's health care practitioner upon prescribing and dispensing the hormonal contraceptive patch or self-administered hormonal contraceptive.
(4) Provide the woman with a written record of the hormonal contraceptive patch or the self-administered hormonal contraceptive prescribed and dispensed and advise the woman to consult with a primary care practitioner or women's health care practitioner.
(5) If the pharmacist works at a site which, in the regular course of business, has a provider who is a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant who is available to deliver patient care and who is capable of prescribing the hormonal contraceptive patch or self-administered hormonal contraceptive, suggest that the woman see the provider.
(6) Administer the screening protocols before issuing each prescription for a hormonal contraceptive patch or self-administered hormonal contraceptive.
(7) Provide that a prescription for a contraceptive patch or self-administered hormonal contraceptive may not be for more than a six (6) month period and that the pharmacist may not issue a prescription to the woman after twelve (12) months unless the woman has been seen by a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant in the previous twelve (12) month period.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 25. Professions and Occupations § 25-26-25-5 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-25-professions-and-occupations/in-code-sect-25-26-25-5/
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