2.
(a)A pharmacist may administer an
immunization to an individual under a drug order or prescription.
(b)Subject to subsection (c), a pharmacist may administer
immunizations for the following to a group of individuals under a drug
order, under a prescription, or according to a protocol approved by a
physician:
(2)Shingles (herpes zoster).
(4)Tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (whooping cough).
(5)Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection.
(7)Measles, mumps, and rubella.
(11)Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib).
(c)A pharmacist may administer an immunization under subsection
(b)if the following requirements are met:
(1)The physician specifies in the drug o
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2. (a) A pharmacist may administer an
immunization to an individual under a drug order or prescription.
(b) Subject to subsection (c), a pharmacist may administer
immunizations for the following to a group of individuals under a drug
order, under a prescription, or according to a protocol approved by a
physician:
(1) Influenza.
(2) Shingles (herpes zoster).
(3) Pneumonia.
(4) Tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (whooping cough).
(5) Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection.
(6) Meningitis.
(7) Measles, mumps, and rubella.
(8) Varicella.
(9) Hepatitis A.
(10) Hepatitis B.
(11) Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib).
(12) Coronavirus disease.
(c) A pharmacist may administer an immunization under subsection
(b) if the following requirements are met:
(1) The physician specifies in the drug order, prescription, or
protocol the group of individuals to whom the immunization may
be administered.
(2) The physician who writes the drug order, prescription, or
protocol is licensed and actively practicing with a medical office
in Indiana and not employed by a pharmacy.
(3) The pharmacist who administers the immunization is
responsible for notifying, not later than fourteen (14) days after
the pharmacist administers the immunization, the physician who
authorized the immunization and the individual's primary care
physician that the individual received the immunization.
(4) If the physician uses a protocol, the protocol may apply only
to an individual or group of individuals who:
(A) except as provided in clause (B), are at least eleven (11)
years of age; or
(B) for the pneumonia immunization under subsection (b)(3),
are at least fifty (50) years of age.
(5) Before administering an immunization to an individual
according to a protocol approved by a physician, the pharmacist
must receive the consent of one (1) of the following:
(A) If the individual to whom the immunization is to be
administered is at least eleven (11) years of age but less than
eighteen (18) years of age, the parent or legal guardian of the
individual.
(B) If the individual to whom the immunization is to be
administered is at least eighteen (18) years of age but has a
legal guardian, the legal guardian of the individual.
(C) If the individual to whom the immunization is to be
administered is at least eighteen (18) years of age but has no
legal guardian, the individual.
A parent or legal guardian who is required to give consent under
this subdivision must be present at the time of immunization.
(d) If the Indiana department of health or the department of
homeland security determines that an emergency exists, subject to IC 16-41-9-1.7(a)(2), a pharmacist may administer any immunization in
accordance with:
(1) the requirements of subsection (c)(1) through (c)(3); and
(2) any instructions in the emergency determination.
(e) A pharmacist or pharmacist's designee shall provide
immunization data to the immunization data registry (IC 16-38-5) in a
manner prescribed by the Indiana department of health unless:
(1) the individual receiving the immunization;
(2) the parent of the individual receiving the immunization, if the
individual receiving the immunization is less than eighteen (18)
years of age; or
(3) the legal guardian of the individual receiving the
immunization, if a legal guardian has been appointed;
has completed and filed with the pharmacist or pharmacist's designee
a written immunization data exemption form, as provided in IC 16-38-5-2.
(f) If an immunization is administered under a protocol, then the
name, license number, and contact information of the physician who
wrote the protocol must be posted in the location where the
immunization is administered. A copy of the protocol must be available
for inspection by the individual receiving the immunization.
(g) A pharmacist may administer an immunization that is provided
according to a standing order, prescription, or protocol issued under
this section or IC 16-19-4-11 by the state health commissioner or the
commissioner's designated public health authority who is a licensed
prescriber. If a pharmacist has received a protocol to administer an
immunization from a physician and that specific immunization is
covered by a standing order, prescription, or protocol issued by the
state health commissioner or the commissioner's designated public
health authority, the pharmacist must administer the immunization
according to the standing order, prescription, or protocol issued by the
state health commissioner or the commissioner's designated public
health authority.