§ 25-26-13-16 — Pharmacist's professional judgment; honoring and refusal to honor prescriptions; immunity

(a) A pharmacist shall exercise the
pharmacist's professional judgment in the best interest of the patient's
health when engaging in the practice of pharmacy.
(b) A pharmacist has a duty to honor all prescriptions from a
practitioner or from a physician, podiatrist, dentist, advanced practice
registered nurse, physician assistant, or veterinarian licensed under the
laws of another state. Before honoring a prescription, the pharmacist
shall take reasonable steps to determine whether the prescription has
been issued in compliance with the laws of the state where it
originated. The pharmacist is immune from criminal prosecution or
civil liability if the pharmacist, in good faith, refuses to honor a
prescription because, in the pharmacist's professional judgment, the
honoring of the prescription would:
(1) be contrary to law;
(2) be against the best interest of the patient;
(3) aid or abet an addiction or habit; or
(4) be contrary to the health and safety of the patient.
As added by Acts 1977, P.L.276, SEC.1. Amended by
P.L.156-1986, SEC.3; P.L.28-2020, SEC.1; P.L.114-2020,
SEC.10.