§ 16-42-25-5 — Records of dispensing biologic product; time frame; exception

Indiana § 16-42-25-5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 16: HEALTH
• Art. 42: REGULATION OF FOOD, DRUGS, AND
• Ch. 25: Drugs: Biosimilar Biological Products

Text

(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.

Legislative History

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