Indiana § 25-26-25-5 Standing order; requirements

Indiana Statutes

§ 25-26-25-5 — Standing order; requirements

Indiana § 25-26-25-5

Title 25PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Art. 26PHARMACISTS, PHARMACIES, DRUG STORES

Ch. 25Hormonal Contraceptives

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(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 app

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(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.